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

Ross Stores' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 27.19% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 66.0% year-over-year to 27.19% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 27.71%, a 7.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 27.71%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin slipped to 27.19% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 28.0% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 28.34% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 24.7% in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 27.35% (2024), against an average of 26.96%.
• Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 319 bps in 2022 and surged 265 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 25.0% in 2022, then gained by 11 bps to 27.63% in 2023, then rose by 3 bps to 28.34% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 28.0% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 27.19% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Gross Margin figures stand at 27.19% (Q1 2026), 28.0% (Q4 2025), and 27.62% (Q3 2025).