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

Ross Stores (ROST) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 33.83% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Gross Margin rose 622.0% year-over-year to 33.83%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at 29.67% (up 205.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 27.71%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin climbed to 33.83% in Q3 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 29.61% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 33.83% in Q3 2026 and bottomed at 24.7% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 27.46% across 5 years, with a median of 27.62% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Gross Margin plunged 319 bps in 2022, then jumped 622 bps in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 25.0% in 2022, then advanced by 11 bps to 27.63% in 2023, then gained by 3 bps to 28.34% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 28.0% in 2025, then grew by 21 bps to 33.83% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 33.83%, 29.61%, and 27.19% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.