Ross Stores (ROST) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ross Stores (ROST) reported Operating Margin of 17.62% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 6.07 percentage points from 11.54% a year earlier and up 4.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ross Stores (ROST) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ross Stores' Operating Margin came in at 13.75%, up 1.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 11.90%, down 0.34 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +89.56 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at 12.24% in FY2025 (+0.91 pp), 11.32% in FY2024 (+0.68 pp), 10.65% in FY2023 (+71.18 pp) and -60.53% in FY2022 (+17.13 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.74 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 74.58 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 6.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 13.38% (Q1 2027), 12.27% (Q4 2026) and 11.58% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | JD.com | 31.91 Bn | -78.27 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 1.31% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 17.62% |
| May 2, 2026 | 13.38% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.27% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 11.58% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 11.54% |
| May 3, 2025 | 12.17% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 12.36% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 11.91% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 12.47% |
| May 4, 2024 | 12.17% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -59.43% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -60.32% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -60.27% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -62.41% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -64.15% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -65.12% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -63.14% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -63.40% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -65.73% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -61.69% |
Ross Stores Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ROST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ROST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ROST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();