Growth Metrics

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

Ross Stores' Return on Invested Capital history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.27% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.27%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.27%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.26%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.27% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, roughly flat from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.27% in Q3 2025 to a low of 1.38% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.73%, with a median of 1.3% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: dropped -15bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 156bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 1.38% in 2022, then grew by 5bps to 1.31% in 2023, then soared by 87bps to 0.17% in 2024, then soared by 255bps to 0.27% in 2025, then grew by 0bps to 0.27% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROST's Return on Invested Capital are 0.27% (Q1 2026), 0.27% (Q4 2025), and 0.27% (Q3 2025).