Growth Metrics

Ross Stores (ROST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Ross Stores' Operating Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $990.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 18.2% year-over-year to $990.1 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $3.6 billion, down 74.44%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $3.6 billion, 9.53% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $990.1 million in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, up from $920.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $5.2 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of $797.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $3.3 billion, with a median of $4.1 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: plummeted 83.97% in 2025, then grew 18.2% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.27% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 2.15% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then plummeted by 79.21% to $920.0 million in 2025, then grew by 7.62% to $990.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROST's Operating Expenses are $990.1 million (Q1 2026), $920.0 million (Q4 2025), and $888.7 million (Q3 2025).