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

Ross Stores has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 27.19% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 66.0% year-over-year to 27.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 27.71% (down 7.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 27.71%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 27.19%, down from 28.0% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Gross Margin was 28.34% in Q4 2024, with the low at 24.7% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 26.96% across 5 years, with a median of 27.35% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin tumbled 319 bps — and 2024, when it soared 265 bps.
• Ross Stores' Gross Margin stood at 25.0% in 2022, then rose by 11 bps to 27.63% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 28.34% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 28.0% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 27.19% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 27.19% (Q1 2026), 28.0% (Q4 2025), and 27.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.