Ross Stores (ROST) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $990.1 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 18.2% year-over-year to $990.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $3.6 billion (down 74.44% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $3.6 billion, up 9.53% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $990.1 million, up from $920.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $5.2 billion in Q1 2024, with the low at $797.1 million in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $3.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.1 billion in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Expenses sank 83.97% — and 2026, when it climbed 18.2%.
• Ross Stores' Operating Expenses stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.27% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then advanced by 2.15% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 79.21% to $920.0 million in 2025, then increased by 7.62% to $990.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $990.1 million (Q1 2026), $920.0 million (Q4 2025), and $888.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.