Ross Stores (ROST) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores' Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$498.0 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 20.12% year-over-year to -$498.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $186.5 million, a 26.1% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $186.5 million, down 26.1% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory slipped to -$498.0 million in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from $520.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $520.5 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$498.0 million in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $43.3 million (2022), against an average of $23.5 million.
• Biggest YoY gain for Change in Inventory was 240.77% in 2023; the steepest drop was 1616.25% in 2023.
• Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$222.9 million in 2022, then surged by 240.77% to $313.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.47% to $368.5 million in 2024, then soared by 41.23% to $520.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 195.68% to -$498.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Change in Inventory figures stand at -$498.0 million (Q1 2026), $520.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$61.4 million (Q3 2025).