Ross Stores (ROST) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Ross Stores has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 25.41% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 17.0% year-over-year to 25.41%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 25.41% (up 17.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 26.03%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 25.41%, down from 26.41% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 26.41% in Q4 2025, with the low at 124.4% in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 67.09% across 5 years, with a median of 119.74% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 758 bps — and 2025, when it surged 14732 bps.
• Ross Stores' Return on Capital Employed stood at 123.13% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 124.4% in 2023, then soared by 86 bps to 17.34% in 2024, then soared by 252 bps to 26.41% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 25.41% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 25.41% (Q1 2026), 26.41% (Q4 2025), and 25.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.