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

Ross Stores posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$498.0 million for Q1 2026, down 20.12% year-on-year from -$623.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 195.68% on a QoQ basis from $520.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ross Stores (ROST) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$498.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 20.12% year-over-year to -$498.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $186.5 million (down 26.1% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $186.5 million, down 26.1% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$498.0 million, down 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.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Inventory reached 240.77% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 1616.25% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it 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.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$498.0 million (Q1 2026), $520.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$61.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 170.45 Bn 164.22 Bn 4.48 Bn 382.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 72.20 Bn 67.61 Bn 1.80 Bn -498.00 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.76 Bn 18.53 Bn 1.26 Bn 132.30 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 15.75 Bn 13.95 Bn 2.00 Bn -328.77 Mn
5 Gap 7.85 Bn 4.85 Bn 1.42 Bn -112.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.44 Bn 5.75 Bn 599.20 Mn -142.03 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.17 Bn 4.97 Bn 281.24 Mn -49.63 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn -308.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn -130.99 Mn
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.78 Bn 2.54 Bn 651.06 Mn -197.27 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -498.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -498.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 520.49 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 520.49 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -61.36 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -61.36 Mn
May 3, 2025 225.34 Mn
May 3, 2025 225.34 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -414.59 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -414.59 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 368.55 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 368.55 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 28.86 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 28.86 Mn
May 4, 2024 269.48 Mn
May 4, 2024 269.48 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -421.59 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -421.59 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 313.75 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 313.75 Mn