Company data
Dollar General Corporation employees and revenue per employee
DG · Discount Stores · $26.2B market cap
Dollar General Corporation had 194,000 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, down 0.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $42.7B, up 5.2% from a year earlier, or $220K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
194,000
-0.1% YoY
Revenue
$42.7B
+5.2% YoY
Revenue / employee
$220K
Peer median $252K
Rank in industry
5 of 7
Discount Stores
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 194,000 | $42.7B | $220K | -0.1% | +5.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 194,200 | $40.6B | $209K | +4.5% | +5.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 185,800 | $38.7B | $208K | +9.3% | +2.2% |
| Feb 2023 | 170,000 | $37.8B | $223K | +4.3% | +10.6% |
| Jan 2022 | 163,000 | $34.2B | $210K | +3.2% | +1.4% |
| Jan 2021 | 158,000 | $33.7B | $214K | +10.5% | +21.6% |
| Jan 2020 | 143,000 | $27.8B | $194K | +5.9% | +8.3% |
| Feb 2019 | 135,000 | $25.6B | $190K | +4.7% | +9.2% |
| Feb 2018 | 129,000 | $23.5B | $182K | +6.6% | +6.8% |
| Feb 2017 | 121,000 | $22.0B | $182K | — | — |
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Dollar General Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Discount Stores.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 341,000 | $275.2B | $807K | Efficient growth |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 35,000 | $21.5B | $613K | Hiring ahead |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 2.10M | $713.2B | $340K | Leaner |
| TGT Target Corporation | 415,000 | $104.8B | $252K | Contracting |
| DG Dollar General Corporation | 194,000 | $42.7B | $220K | Leaner |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. | 13,000 | $2.65B | $204K | Efficient growth |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. | 150,000 | $19.4B | $129K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Dollar General Corporation
- How many employees does Dollar General Corporation have?
- Dollar General Corporation reported 194,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on March 20, 2026. That is down 0.1% from a year earlier.
- What is Dollar General Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Dollar General Corporation brought in $42.7B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $220K per employee. That ranks 5 of 7 companies we track in Discount Stores, where the median is $252K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Dollar General Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 20, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell DG.