Ross Stores, Inc. ROST

236.12 0.72 0.31% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$75.2B
P/E
28.3×
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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Gross margin

Ross Stores, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 29.7%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (27.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 21.5% (fiscal 2021) to 29.0% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is below the Apparel Retail industry median of 41.9% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 35.0%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 27.7% (0.07)
FY2025 27.8% 0.42
FY2024 27.4% 1.96
FY2023 25.4% (2.13)
FY2022 27.5% 6.04
FY2021 21.5% (6.58)
FY2020 28.1% (0.34)
FY2019 28.4% (0.54)
FY2018 29.0% 0.25
FY2017 28.7% 0.53

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 33.8% 4.22
Apr 2026 29.6% 2.42
Jan 2026 27.2% (0.81)
Oct 2025 28.0% 0.38
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 21.5% High 29.0%
Ten-year median 27.9%
Current reading's percentile 42

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 63.7%
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 56.1%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 44.6%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 43.3%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 39.6%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 38.5%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 37.5%
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 32.0%
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 29.7%
Apparel Retail industry median 41.9%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 35.0%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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