Growth Metrics

Ross Stores (ROST) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Ross Stores' Return on Equity history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.36% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.36%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.36%, down 3.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.37%, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity reached 0.36% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, down from 0.36% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.43% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.35% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.38%, with a median of 0.38% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Equity: surged 40bps in 2022, then decreased -7bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.35% in 2022, then rose by 9bps to 0.38% in 2023, then grew by 7bps to 0.41% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 0.36% in 2025, then decreased by -1bps to 0.36% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROST's Return on Equity are 0.36% (Q1 2026), 0.36% (Q4 2025), and 0.36% (Q3 2025).