Ross Stores (ROST) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores' (ROST) quarterly Change in Account Payables came in at -$252.3 million in Q1 2026, down 7.03% year-on-year from -$271.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 157.92% quarter-over-quarter from $435.6 million in Q4 2025.

Ross Stores (ROST) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ross Stores' Change in Account Payables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$252.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Account Payables fell 7.03% year-over-year to -$252.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $285.2 million, a 84.43% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $285.2 million, up 84.43% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables retreated to -$252.3 million in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from $435.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Account Payables topped out at $435.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$324.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Account Payables is $46.6 million (2023), against an average of -$16.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Account Payables tumbled 968.35% in 2022 and jumped 285.12% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Account Payables stood at -$164.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 169.5% to $114.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.92% to $118.8 million in 2024, then surged by 266.64% to $435.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 157.92% to -$252.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Change in Account Payables figures stand at -$252.3 million (Q1 2026), $435.6 million (Q4 2025), and $34.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 282.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn -252.32 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 36.47 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn -26.95 Mn
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn -291.00 Mn
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn -
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn -
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn -26.06 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn -55.66 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -252.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -252.32 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 435.62 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 435.62 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 34.76 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 34.76 Mn
May 3, 2025 67.18 Mn
May 3, 2025 67.18 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -235.73 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -235.73 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 118.82 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 118.82 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 92.21 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 92.21 Mn
May 4, 2024 179.38 Mn
May 4, 2024 179.38 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -324.43 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -324.43 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 114.33 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 114.33 Mn