Ross Stores (ROST) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores' (ROST) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 12.27% in Q1 2026, down 10.0% year-on-year from 13.63% in Q1 2025, and up 5.97% quarter-over-quarter from 11.58% in Q4 2025.

Ross Stores (ROST) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ross Stores' EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.27% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 10.0% year-over-year to 12.27% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 11.9%, a 34.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 11.9%, down 34.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin improved to 12.27% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 11.58% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 12.47% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 65.73% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 59.43% (2024), against an average of 27.5%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin slumped 638 bps in 2022 and jumped 7458 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 65.12% in 2022, then rose by 7 bps to 60.32% in 2023, then jumped by 120 bps to 11.91% in 2024, then retreated by 3 bps to 11.58% in 2025, then climbed by 6 bps to 12.27% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST EBITDA Margin figures stand at 12.27% (Q1 2026), 11.58% (Q4 2025), and 11.54% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 11.77%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 12.27%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -51.06%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 22.31%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.73%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 4.87%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 9.43%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 16.27%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 7.97%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn 34.57%

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 12.27%
Nov 1, 2025 11.58%
Aug 2, 2025 11.54%
May 3, 2025 12.17%
Feb 1, 2025 12.36%
Nov 2, 2024 11.91%
Aug 3, 2024 12.47%
May 4, 2024 12.17%
Feb 3, 2024 -59.43%
Oct 28, 2023 -60.32%
Jul 29, 2023 -60.27%
Apr 29, 2023 -62.41%
Jan 28, 2023 -64.15%
Oct 29, 2022 -65.12%
Jul 30, 2022 -63.14%
Apr 30, 2022 -63.40%
Jan 29, 2022 -65.73%
Oct 30, 2021 -61.69%
Jul 31, 2021 -57.30%
May 1, 2021 -57.01%