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

Ross Stores' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $990.1 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 18.2% year-over-year to $990.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $3.6 billion, a 74.44% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $3.6 billion, up 9.53% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses improved to $990.1 million in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from $920.0 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.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $4.1 billion (2022), against an average of $3.3 billion.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses sank 83.97% in 2025 and increased 18.2% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then gained by 5.27% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then climbed by 2.15% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then sank by 79.21% to $920.0 million in 2025, then rose by 7.62% to $990.1 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Operating Expenses figures stand at $990.1 million (Q1 2026), $920.0 million (Q4 2025), and $888.7 million (Q3 2025).