BJ's Wholesale Club vs Dollar General
Dollar General reported revenue of $42.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.0 times BJ's Wholesale Club's $21.5 billion in fiscal 2025. BJ's Wholesale Club's revenue grew 4.7% in its latest year, and Dollar General's grew 5.2%. BJ's Wholesale Club had an operating margin of 3.8%, against 5.2% at Dollar General. Free cash flow was $328 million at BJ's Wholesale Club and $2.4 billion at Dollar General. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and January 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| BJ's Wholesale Club | Dollar General | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 30, 2026 |
| Revenue | $21.5B | $42.7B |
| Revenue growth | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.8% | 4.8% |
| Gross margin | 18.6% | 30.7% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow | $328M | $2.4B |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| Return on capital | 23.7% | 13.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.5x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $287M | $520M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.1% | 0.4% |
| Last close | $106.36 | $128.42 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.3× | 16.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $39.9 million | sold $9.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the BJ's Wholesale Club and Dollar General pages.