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

Ross Stores (ROST) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $1.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Operating Expenses rose 14.33% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $3.9 billion (down 43.84% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $3.6 billion, up 9.53% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses improved to $1.0 billion in Q3 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from $975.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $5.2 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $797.1 million in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $3.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.1 billion in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Expenses slumped 83.97% in 2025, then advanced 22.42% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then advanced by 5.27% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 2.15% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then plunged by 79.21% to $920.0 million in 2025, then rose by 10.44% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.0 billion, $975.9 million, and $990.1 million for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.