Growth Metrics

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

Ross Stores' Change in Inventory history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$498.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 20.12% year-over-year to -$498.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $186.5 million, down 26.1%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $186.5 million, 26.1% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory reached -$498.0 million in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, 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.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $23.5 million, with a median of $43.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Change in Inventory was 240.77% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 1616.25% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROST's Change in Inventory are -$498.0 million (Q1 2026), $520.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$61.4 million (Q3 2025).