Growth Metrics

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

Ross Stores filings provide 18 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $990.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 18.2% to $990.1 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $3.6 billion, a 74.44% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at $3.6 billion, up 9.53% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $990.1 million in Q1 2026 for Ross Stores, 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.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $4.1 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $3.3 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: tumbled 83.97% in 2025 and later increased 18.2% in 2026.
  • Ross Stores' Operating Expenses 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.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $990.1 million (Q1 2026), $920.0 million (Q4 2025), and $888.7 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.