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Costco Wholesale vs Dollar General: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Costco Wholesale brought in $275.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Dollar General $42.7B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +8.2% at Costco Wholesale and +5.2% at Dollar General on the year before, so Costco Wholesale grew faster. Costco Wholesale kept 2.9% of its revenue as net profit, Dollar General 3.5%. Free cash flow was $7.8B at Costco Wholesale and $2.4B at Dollar General.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

COSTDG
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (August 31, 2025)FY2025 (January 30, 2026)
Revenue$275.2B$42.7B
Revenue growth+8.2%+5.2%
Net income$8.1B$1.5B
Net margin2.9%3.5%
Free cash flow$7.8B$2.4B
Free cash flow margin2.8%5.6%
Earnings per share (diluted)$18.21$6.85
Cash$14.2B$1.1B
Debt$5.8B$4.6B
Price to earnings50.718.2
Market value$409.2B$27.5B
Dividend yield0.53%1.89%
Rank by revenue in sector#3 of 778 · Consumer discretionary#21 of 778 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
COST FY2018: $141.6BCOST FY2019: $152.7BCOST FY2020: $166.8BCOST FY2021: $195.9BCOST FY2022: $227BCOST FY2023: $242.3BCOST FY2024: $254.5BCOST FY2025: $275.2BDG FY2018: $25.6BDG FY2019: $27.8BDG FY2020: $33.7BDG FY2021: $34.2BDG FY2022: $37.8BDG FY2023: $38.7BDG FY2024: $40.6BDG FY2025: $42.7BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
COST $275.2BDG $42.7B
Net income
COST FY2018: $3.1BCOST FY2019: $3.7BCOST FY2020: $4BCOST FY2021: $5BCOST FY2022: $5.8BCOST FY2023: $6.3BCOST FY2024: $7.4BCOST FY2025: $8.1BDG FY2018: $1.6BDG FY2019: $1.7BDG FY2020: $2.7BDG FY2021: $2.4BDG FY2022: $2.4BDG FY2023: $1.7BDG FY2024: $1.1BDG FY2025: $1.5BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
COST $8.1BDG $1.5B
Net margin
COST FY2018: 2.2%COST FY2019: 2.4%COST FY2020: 2.4%COST FY2021: 2.6%COST FY2022: 2.6%COST FY2023: 2.6%COST FY2024: 2.9%COST FY2025: 2.9%DG FY2018: 6.2%DG FY2019: 6.2%DG FY2020: 7.9%DG FY2021: 7.0%DG FY2022: 6.4%DG FY2023: 4.3%DG FY2024: 2.8%DG FY2025: 3.5%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
COST 2.9%DG 3.5%
Revenue growth
COST FY2019: +7.9%COST FY2020: +9.2%COST FY2021: +17.5%COST FY2022: +15.8%COST FY2023: +6.8%COST FY2024: +5.0%COST FY2025: +8.2%DG FY2019: +8.3%DG FY2020: +21.6%DG FY2021: +1.4%DG FY2022: +10.6%DG FY2023: +2.2%DG FY2024: +5.0%DG FY2025: +5.2%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
COST +8.2%DG +5.2%
Free cash flow
COST FY2018: $2.8BCOST FY2019: $3.4BCOST FY2020: $6.1BCOST FY2021: $5.4BCOST FY2022: $3.5BCOST FY2023: $6.7BCOST FY2024: $6.6BCOST FY2025: $7.8BDG FY2018: $1.4BDG FY2019: $1.5BDG FY2020: $2.8BDG FY2021: $1.8BDG FY2022: $424MDG FY2023: $691.6MDG FY2024: $1.7BDG FY2025: $2.4BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
COST $7.8BDG $2.4B

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Costco Wholesale and Dollar General

Which is bigger by revenue, Costco Wholesale or Dollar General?

Costco Wholesale is bigger by revenue: $275.2B in fiscal 2025, against $42.7B for Dollar General in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Costco Wholesale or Dollar General?

Costco Wholesale had a net margin of 2.9% in fiscal 2025; Dollar General had 3.5% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Costco Wholesale or Dollar General?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +8.2% at Costco Wholesale and +5.2% at Dollar General.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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