Ross Stores (ROST) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores (ROST) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.17 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Payout Ratio fell 35.68% year-over-year to 0.17; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at 0.21 (down 16.31% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.25, up 5.32% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio fell to 0.17 in Q3 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 0.32 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.17 in Q3 2026.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.25 across 5 years, with a median of 0.25 in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Payout Ratio soared 932490.8% in 2022, then slumped 35.68% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then decreased by 19.36% to 0.25 in 2023, then decreased by 1.7% to 0.25 in 2024, then grew by 3.18% to 0.26 in 2025, then tumbled by 34.8% to 0.17 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.17, 0.22, and 0.2 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.