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

Ross Stores' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.41% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 17.0% year-over-year to 25.41% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 25.41%, a 17.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 26.03%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed eased to 25.41% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 26.41% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 26.41% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 124.4% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 119.74% (2022), against an average of 67.09%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 758 bps in 2022 and jumped 14732 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 123.13% in 2022, then dropped by 1 bps to 124.4% in 2023, then jumped by 86 bps to 17.34% in 2024, then jumped by 252 bps to 26.41% in 2025, then slipped by 4 bps to 25.41% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 25.41% (Q1 2026), 26.41% (Q4 2025), and 25.78% (Q3 2025).