Growth Metrics

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

Ross Stores' Return on Sales history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.1% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.1%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.09%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.09%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales reached 0.1% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.1% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.07% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.09%, with a median of 0.09% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Sales was 2bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -3bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.07% in 2022, then rose by 21bps to 0.09% in 2023, then grew by 6bps to 0.1% in 2024, then dropped by -5bps to 0.09% in 2025, then rose by 6bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROST's Return on Sales are 0.1% (Q1 2026), 0.09% (Q4 2025), and 0.09% (Q3 2025).