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) Return on assets

Ross Stores, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 17.5%, up 3.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (14.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.77% (fiscal 2021) to 26.9% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 2.85% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.87%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 14.1% (0.23)
FY2025 14.3% 0.79
FY2024 13.5% 2.35
FY2023 11.2% (1.89)
FY2022 13.1% 12.30
FY2021 0.77% (20.77)
FY2020 21.5% (5.38)
FY2019 26.9% 2.21
FY2018 24.7% 2.75
FY2017 22.0% 0.60

Against its own ten years

Low 0.77% High 26.9%
Ten-year median 17.8%
Current reading's percentile 42

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 17.7%
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 17.5%
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 17.3%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 15.5%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 11.6%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 10.4%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 9.98%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 7.63%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 7.38%
Apparel Retail industry median 2.85%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 0.87%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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