Ross Stores, Inc.
ROST Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail
Ross Stores, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $22.8 billion, up 7.67% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 13.3%, EPS grew 70.7%, free cash flow grew 33.8% and total debt fell 32.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three.
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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 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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
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 | 2.95% |
| 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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