Ross Stores, Inc. ROST
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0.31%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $75.2B
- P/E
- 28.3×
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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 | Free account |
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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