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

Ross Stores' (ROST) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 12.78% in Q1 2026, down 25.0% year-on-year from 17.04% in Q1 2025, and up 4.93% quarter-over-quarter from 12.18% in Q4 2025.

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

Ross Stores' EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.78% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 25.0% year-over-year to 12.78% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 12.49%, a 56.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 12.49%, down 56.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin grew to 12.78% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 12.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 13.29% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 9.43% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 12.13% (2025), against an average of 11.89%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin tumbled 344 bps in 2022 and surged 227 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 9.88% in 2022, then increased by 22 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 12.75% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 12.18% in 2025, then increased by 5 bps to 12.78% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST EBT Margin figures stand at 12.78% (Q1 2026), 12.18% (Q4 2025), and 12.13% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 12.02%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 12.78%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.00%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 22.34%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.87%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 4.10%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 9.85%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 16.26%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 8.45%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn -7.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 12.78%
Nov 1, 2025 12.18%
Aug 2, 2025 12.13%
May 3, 2025 12.86%
Feb 1, 2025 13.04%
Nov 2, 2024 12.75%
Aug 3, 2024 13.29%
May 4, 2024 13.11%
Feb 3, 2024 13.22%
Oct 28, 2023 12.05%
Jul 29, 2023 12.05%
Apr 29, 2023 10.84%
Jan 28, 2023 11.15%
Oct 29, 2022 9.88%
Jul 30, 2022 11.04%
Apr 30, 2022 10.37%
Jan 29, 2022 9.43%
Oct 30, 2021 11.02%
Jul 31, 2021 13.69%
May 1, 2021 13.81%