Ross Stores (ROST) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Ross Stores' (ROST) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 23.86% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-on-year from 24.1% in Q1 2025, and down 4.48% quarter-over-quarter from 24.98% in Q4 2025.

Ross Stores (ROST) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ross Stores' Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.86% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 1.0% year-over-year to 23.86% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 24.53%, a 36.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 24.53%, up 36.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate slipped to 23.86% in Q1 2026 per ROST's latest filing, from 24.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 25.22% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 22.5% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.14% (2022), against an average of 24.13%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate tumbled 1534 bps in 2022 and jumped 182 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 24.14% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 24.62% in 2023, then declined by 1 bps to 24.42% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 24.98% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 23.86% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ROST Tax Rate figures stand at 23.86% (Q1 2026), 24.98% (Q4 2025), and 24.25% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 169.48 Bn 163.90 Bn 4.48 Bn 22.60%
2 Ross Stores 74.91 Bn 70.31 Bn 1.80 Bn 23.86%
3 Burlington Stores 21.30 Bn 20.55 Bn 1.26 Bn 19.57%
4 Lululemon Athletica 12.32 Bn 10.51 Bn 2.00 Bn 27.84%
5 Gap 6.81 Bn 4.25 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.67%
6 Victoria's Secret 6.71 Bn 6.55 Bn 585.00 Mn 10.94%
7 Urban Outfitters 5.96 Bn 5.55 Bn 542.57 Mn 20.68%
8 Boot Barn Holdings 4.50 Bn 4.30 Bn 281.24 Mn 25.22%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 4.04 Bn 3.43 Bn 682.63 Mn 27.60%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.94 Bn 2.70 Bn 651.06 Mn -11.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 23.86%
Jan 31, 2026 23.86%
Jan 31, 2026 23.86%
Nov 1, 2025 24.98%
Nov 1, 2025 24.98%
Nov 1, 2025 24.98%
Aug 2, 2025 24.25%
Aug 2, 2025 24.25%
Aug 2, 2025 24.25%
May 3, 2025 25.22%
May 3, 2025 25.22%
May 3, 2025 25.22%
Feb 1, 2025 23.87%
Feb 1, 2025 23.87%
Feb 1, 2025 23.87%
Nov 2, 2024 24.42%
Nov 2, 2024 24.42%
Nov 2, 2024 24.42%
Aug 3, 2024 24.97%
Aug 3, 2024 24.97%