Growth Metrics

Ross Stores (ROST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Ross Stores' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.25% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.25%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.25%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.26%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.25% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, down from 0.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.26% in Q4 2025 to a low of 1.24% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.67%, with a median of 1.2% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: dropped -8bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 147bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.23% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 1.24% in 2023, then surged by 86bps to 0.17% in 2024, then surged by 252bps to 0.26% in 2025, then fell by -4bps to 0.25% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROST's Return on Capital Employed are 0.25% (Q1 2026), 0.26% (Q4 2025), and 0.26% (Q3 2025).