Ross Stores (ROST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.14 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.64% year-over-year to 0.14; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.24 (down 19.87% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.24, down 19.87% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.14, down from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.82 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.21 in Q2 2022.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.38 across 5 years, with a median of 0.3 in 2022.
• The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 6567874.57% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 225.58% in 2022.
• Ross Stores' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2022, then surged by 37.18% to 0.42 in 2023, then decreased by 12.11% to 0.37 in 2024, then slumped by 41.76% to 0.21 in 2025, then slumped by 33.24% to 0.14 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.21 (Q4 2025), and 0.28 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.