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

Ross Stores' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.14 for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.67% year-over-year to 0.14 in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.24, a 19.88% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.24, down 19.88% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.14 in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.82 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.3 (2022), against an average of 0.38.
• Biggest YoY gain for FCF Payout Ratio was 6567874.57% in 2022; the steepest drop was 225.58% in 2022.
• Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.3 in 2022, then soared by 37.18% to 0.42 in 2023, then slipped by 12.11% to 0.37 in 2024, then sank by 41.76% to 0.21 in 2025, then tumbled by 33.24% to 0.14 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.21 (Q4 2025), and 0.28 (Q3 2025).