Ross Stores has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.6%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.1% per year. Ross Stores's return on equity is 36.7%, and it has net margins of 9.7%.
Key information
11.61%
Earnings growth rate
13.62%
EPS growth rate
Specialty Retail Industry Growth
3.62%
Revenue growth rate
6.13%
Return on equity
36.73%
Net Margin
9.74%
Last Earnings Update
02 May 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Ross Stores makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1ROST Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
02 May 26
23,776
2,316
4,879
0
31 Jan 26
22,751
2,145
4,701
0
01 Nov 25
22,027
2,086
4,228
0
02 Aug 25
21,498
2,063
4,112
0
03 May 25
21,256
2,082
4,041
0
01 Feb 25
21,129
2,091
4,330
0
02 Nov 24
21,239
2,114
5,271
0
03 Aug 24
21,093
2,072
4,931
0
04 May 24
20,740
1,991
4,588
0
03 Feb 24
20,377
1,875
4,247
0
28 Oct 23
19,569
1,712
4,022
0
29 Jul 23
19,209
1,607
3,904
0
29 Apr 23
18,857
1,545
3,764
0
28 Jan 23
18,696
1,512
3,687
0
29 Oct 22
18,502
1,432
3,427
0
30 Jul 22
18,511
1,475
3,459
0
30 Apr 22
18,733
1,585
3,510
0
29 Jan 22
18,916
1,723
3,756
0
30 Oct 21
18,145
1,594
3,411
0
31 Jul 21
17,325
1,340
3,563
0
01 May 21
15,205
868
3,364
0
30 Jan 21
12,532
85
3,345
0
31 Oct 20
12,695
304
3,229
0
01 Aug 20
12,790
543
2,955
0
02 May 20
14,085
934
3,028
0
01 Feb 20
16,039
1,661
3,171
0
02 Nov 19
15,733
1,646
2,901
0
03 Aug 19
15,434
1,614
2,858
0
04 May 19
15,192
1,590
2,820
0
02 Feb 19
14,984
1,587
2,786
0
03 Nov 18
14,944
1,597
2,726
0
04 Aug 18
14,723
1,533
2,682
0
05 May 18
14,417
1,460
2,626
0
03 Feb 18
14,135
1,363
2,576
0
28 Oct 17
13,577
1,213
2,489
0
29 Jul 17
13,335
1,183
2,462
0
29 Apr 17
13,084
1,148
2,434
0
28 Jan 17
12,867
1,118
2,396
0
29 Oct 16
12,607
1,081
2,321
0
30 Jul 16
12,303
1,052
2,274
0
30 Apr 16
12,091
1,029
2,240
0
30 Jan 16
11,940
1,021
2,212
0
31 Oct 15
11,722
1,005
2,170
0
01 Aug 15
11,538
982
2,137
0
Quality Earnings: 1ROST has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1ROST's current net profit margins (9.7%) are lower than last year (9.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1ROST's earnings have grown by 11.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1ROST's earnings growth over the past year (11.2%) is below its 5-year average (11.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1ROST earnings growth over the past year (11.2%) did not outperform the Specialty Retail industry 11.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1ROST's Return on Equity (36.7%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/25 13:35
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/25 00:00
Earnings
2026/05/02
Annual Earnings
2026/01/31
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Ross Stores, Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.