ROSS STORES, INC.
ROST· Nasdaq· Retail-Family Clothing Stores
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 9.7%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +12.7%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2026
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 324.4M
- Revenue
- $22.8B
- Free cash flow
- $2.2B
- Owner earnings
- $2.0B
Valuation · FY2026
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2026
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 11.9%
- Net
- 9.4%
- Free cash flow
- 9.7%
- Owner earnings
- 8.9%
- Stock pay
- 0.8%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2026
- 65.7%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2026
- 34.7%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 37.8%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 6.8%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 12.7%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 6.5%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 14.7%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 94.1%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 9.9%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 28.7%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 3.7%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 6.4%
Financial health · FY2026
- Cash and investments
- $4.6B
- Total debt
- $1.5B
- Net cash
- $3.1B
- Debt/Equity
- 0.2x
- Debt/FCF
- 0.7x
Shareholder returns · FY2026
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 24.6%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -1.8%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$22.8B
+6.5% a year over 9 years
FY2017FY2026
Margins
Operating11.9%Net9.4%
FY2026
FY2017FY2026
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$2.2BOwner earnings$2.0B
Free cash flow +6.4% a year
FY2017FY2026
Diluted shares
324.4M
-17.9% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2017FY2026
Return on invested capital
65.7%
FY2026
FY2017FY2026
Net cash
$3.1B
$3.1B more cash than debt
FY2017FY2026
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $12.9B | $14.1B | $15.0B | $16.0B | $12.5B | $18.9B | $18.7B | $20.4B | $21.1B | $22.8B |
| Revenue growth | 7.8% | 9.9% | 6.0% | 7.0% | -21.9% | 50.9% | -1.2% | 9.0% | 3.7% | 7.7% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.6% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 11.9% |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $85.4M | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 9.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 0.7% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.83 | $3.55 | $4.26 | $4.60 | $0.24 | $4.87 | $4.38 | $5.56 | $6.32 | $6.61 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | – | – | – | 69.0% | 71.2% | 65.5% | 65.7% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $1.6B | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.5B | $2.4B | $3.0B |
| Capital expenditure | $297.9M | $371.4M | $413.9M | $555.5M | $405.4M | $557.8M | $654.1M | $762.8M | $720.1M | $819.3M |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $2.2B |
| Stock-based compensation | $74.6M | $87.4M | $95.6M | $95.4M | $101.6M | $134.2M | $121.9M | $145.5M | $156.3M | $175.4M |
| Owner earnings? | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.0B | $913.4M | $1.6B | $1.5B | $2.0B |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.19 | $3.41 | $4.43 | $4.47 | $5.19 | $3.34 | $3.00 | $5.19 | $4.95 | $6.80 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $214.6M | $247.5M | $337.2M | $369.8M | $101.4M | $405.1M | $431.3M | $454.8M | $488.7M | $528.1M |
| Share repurchases | $700.0M | $875.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $132.5M | $650.0M | $950.0M | $950.0M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Diluted shares | 395.0M | 384.3M | 372.7M | 361.2M | 354.6M | 353.7M | 345.2M | 337.4M | 331.0M | 324.4M |
| Share count change? | -2.8% | -2.7% | -3.0% | -3.1% | -1.8% | -0.2% | -2.4% | -2.3% | -1.9% | -2.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $4.8B | $4.9B | $4.6B | $4.9B | $4.7B | $4.6B |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $512.0K | $0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total debt | $396.5M | $397.0M | $312.4M | $312.9M | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.2B | $1.5B |
| Net debt | -$715.1M | -$893.8M | -$1.1B | -$1.0B | -$2.3B | -$2.5B | -$2.1B | -$2.4B | -$2.5B | -$3.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.7B | $3.0B | $3.3B | $3.4B | $3.3B | $4.1B | $4.3B | $4.9B | $5.5B | $6.2B |
Latest filings
| 2026-09-01 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-08-20 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-06-02 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-05-21 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-07 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-03-31 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-03-03 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-12-10 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-11-20 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-09-10 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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