Ross Stores, Inc. ROST

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

Ross Stores, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 13.8%, up 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.51% (fiscal 2021) to 14.5% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 2.50% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.34%.

Operating margin, annual

Annual

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 11.9% (0.34)
FY2025 12.2% 0.92
FY2024 11.3% 0.67
FY2023 10.7% (1.68)
FY2022 12.3% 10.82
FY2021 1.51% (11.87)
FY2020 13.4% (0.24)
FY2019 13.6% (0.87)
FY2018 14.5% 0.48
FY2017 14.0% 0.41

Quarterly

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 17.6% 4.24
Apr 2026 13.4% 1.11
Jan 2026 12.3% 0.69
Oct 2025 11.6% 0.04
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.51% High 14.5%
Ten-year median 12.9%
Current reading's percentile 33

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 17.8%
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 13.8%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 13.7%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 13.6%
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 12.7%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 11.3%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 11.0%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 8.11%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 7.86%
Apparel Retail industry median 2.50%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.34%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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