Ross Stores (ROST) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026)

Ross Stores' (ROST) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 13.04% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Ross Stores (ROST) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ross Stores' Return on Invested Capital history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.01%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.03%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.92% in Q3 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2024), against an average of 0.18%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital slumped 43 bps in 2022 and advanced 26 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.92% in 2022, then jumped by 99 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then soared by 273 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then climbed by 13 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 0.02%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 0.01%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn -0.13%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn -
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn -
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 0.19%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn -
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn -
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn -
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.01%
Nov 1, 2025 0.01%
Aug 2, 2025 0.01%
May 3, 2025 0.01%
Feb 1, 2025 0.01%
Nov 2, 2024 0.00%
Aug 3, 2024 -0.02%
May 4, 2024 -0.07%
Feb 3, 2024 -0.25%
Jul 30, 2022 -0.92%
Apr 30, 2022 -0.54%
Jan 29, 2022 -0.38%
Oct 30, 2021 -0.35%
Jul 31, 2021 -0.49%
May 1, 2021 -0.74%
Aug 3, 2019 -0.55%
May 4, 2019 -0.32%
Feb 2, 2019 -0.23%
Nov 3, 2018 -0.22%
Aug 4, 2018 -0.29%