Ross Stores (ROST) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Ross Stores (ROST) reported Payables of $2.62 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 18.9% from $2.21 billion a year earlier but down 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ross Stores (ROST) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Ross Stores posted Payables of $2.39 billion, up 12.2% from FY2025.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Payables came in at $2.13 billion in FY2025 (+8.7%), $1.96 billion in FY2024 (-2.7%), $2.01 billion in FY2023 (-15.3%) and $2.37 billion in FY2022 (+5.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Payables spans a low of $1.93 billion in fiscal Q3 2023 and a high of $2.65 billion in fiscal Q1 2027.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 10.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 22.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 27.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $2.65 billion (Q1 2027), $2.39 billion (Q4 2026) and $2.65 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 147.44 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 17.83 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 11.08 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 7.38 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 10 | JD.com | 31.91 Bn | -78.27 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 34.14 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.62 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 2.65 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.39 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.65 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.21 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.16 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 2.13 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.35 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 2.22 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 2.12 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 2.28 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 2.15 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.06 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 2.01 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 2.09 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.37 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 2.65 Bn |
API Access
Ross Stores Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=ROST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=ROST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();