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Ross Stores (ROST) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Ross Stores filings provide 18 years of Change in Inventory readings, the most recent being -$498.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 20.12% to -$498.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $186.5 million, a 26.1% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at $186.5 million, down 26.1% from a year prior.
  • Change in Inventory hit -$498.0 million in Q1 2026 for Ross Stores, down from $520.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $520.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$498.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was $43.3 million (2022), compared with a mean of $23.5 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Change in Inventory: up 240.77% in 2023, down 1616.25% in 2023.
  • Ross Stores' Change in Inventory stood at -$222.9 million in 2022, then soared by 240.77% to $313.7 million in 2023, then rose by 17.47% to $368.5 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 41.23% to $520.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 195.68% to -$498.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were -$498.0 million (Q1 2026), $520.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$61.4 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.