Dollar General said net sales for Q1 2025 increased 5.3% to $10.44 billion. Same-store sales rose 2.4%, with average transaction amount up 2.7% and customer traffic down 0.3%.

1. 01

   Dollar General said net sales for Q1 2025 increased 5.3% to $10.44 billion. Same-store sales rose 2.4%, with average transaction amount up 2.7% and customer traffic down 0.3%.

2. 02

   For Q1 2025, gross profit increased by 78 basis points, and as a percentage of net sales increased to 31.0%, the company said, citing lower shrink and higher inventory markups as primary factors. SG&A was 25.4% as a percentage of net sales compared to 24.7% in the comparable prior-year period, an increase of 77 basis points.

3. 03

   Dollar General said cash flows from operating activities for Q1 2025 were $847.2 million, an increase of $183.3 million compared to the prior-year period. For the same period, repayments of long-term obligations were $505.3 million and cash dividends paid were $129.8 million.

4. 04

   The company said it plans to open approximately 575 new stores in 2025 (as well as up to 15 stores in Mexico), for a total of 4,885 real estate projects, and projects 2025 capital expenditures of approximately $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion.

Key figures

Quarter ended May 2, 2025

Revenue

$10.4B

Operating income

$576M

Net income

$392M

EPS

$1.78

Gross profit

$3.2B

Operating cash flow

$847M

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