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Ross Stores, Inc. ROST

Consumer Cyclical  —  Apparel Retail
236.12 0.72 0.31% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$75.2B
P/E
28.3×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y) Revenue Champion (3y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Return on invested capital

Ross Stores, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 60.6%, up 6.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (54.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.0% (fiscal 2021) to 65.7% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 6.41% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.17%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 54.4% 0.41
FY2025 54.0% (4.65)
FY2024 58.6% 14.98
FY2023 43.7% (21.99)
FY2022 65.7% 53.61
FY2021 12.0% (34.46)
FY2020 46.5% (11.34)
FY2019 57.8% (1.56)
FY2018 59.4% 3.98
FY2017 55.4% 7.18

Against its own ten years

Low 12.0% High 65.7%
Ten-year median 54.2%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 65.8%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 62.6%
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 60.6%
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 36.4%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 35.6%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 22.6%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 21.4%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 19.3%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 16.4%
Apparel Retail industry median 6.41%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.17%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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