Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) operating KPIs

ROSTNasdaqRetail-Family Clothing StoresFiscal year ends February 1

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 1, 2026Score 18/3089% above fair value

$228.28−4.02 (-1.73%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $72.92BP/E 27.6Yield 0.71%

KPIs

Operating metrics that drive Ross Stores's business · fiscal year ends Saturday nearest January 31 (52/53-week fiscal year; FY2025 ended January 31, 2026; Q2 FY2026 ended August 1, 2026)

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Ross Stores's fiscal year ends Saturday nearest January 31 (52/53-week fiscal year; FY2025 ended January 31, 2026; Q2 FY2026 ended August 1, 2026) — Q2 FY26 = May–Jul 2026.

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Metric	Q2 FY26 2026-08-01	Q1 FY26 2026-05-02	Q4 FY25 2026-01-31	Q3 FY25 2025-11-01	Q2 FY25 2025-08-02	Q1 FY25 2025-05-03	Q4 FY24 2025-02-01	Q3 FY24 2024-11-02	Q2 FY24 2024-08-03	Q1 FY24 2024-05-04	Q4 FY23 2024-02-03	Q3 FY23 2023-10-28

Total Ending Stores (Consolidated)3	2,328	2,282	2,267	2,273	2,233	2,205	2,186	2,192	2,148	2,127	2,109	2,112
Ross Dress for Less — Ending Stores3	1,952	1,917	1,904	1,909	1,873	1,847	1,831	1,836	1,795	1,775	1,764	1,765
Ross Dress for Less — New Stores Opened	35	13	0	36	28	16	0	43	21	11	0	43
Ross Dress for Less — Stores Closed	0	0	5	0	2	0	5	2	1	0	1	0
Ross Dress for Less — U.S. States Operated	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43
dd's DISCOUNTS — Ending Stores3	376	365	363	364	360	358	355	356	353	352	345	347
dd's DISCOUNTS — New Stores Opened	12	4	0	4	3	3	0	4	3	7	0	8
dd's DISCOUNTS — Stores Closed	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0
dd's DISCOUNTS — U.S. States Operated	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Total Gross New Stores Opened (Consolidated)	47	17	0	40	31	19		47	24	18

Comparable Store Sales Growth (14+ Complete Months Open)(%)5	10.0%	17.0%	9.0%	7.0%	2.0%	3.0%	3.0%	1.0%	4.0%	3.0%		5.0%
Comparable Store Traffic (Transactions) Growth(%)	7.0%	11.0%			1.0%
Comparable Store Average Basket Growth(%)	3.0%	6.0%			1.0%
Comparable Store Sales Dollar Increase($M)	534	841
Non-Comparable Store Sales Dollar Increase (New Stores)($M)	202	185
Total Consolidated Sales Growth (YoY)(%)	13.0%	21.0%	12.0%	10.0%	5.0%	3.0%		3.0%	7.0%	8.0%		7.9%

Packaway Inventory (% of Total Merchandise Inventory)(%)	36.0%	36.0%	37.0%	36.0%	38.0%	41.0%	41.0%	38.0%	39.0%	41.0%	40.0%	39.0%
Total Merchandise Inventory($M)4	3,087	2,977	2,631	3,129	2,609	2,670	2,445	2,859	2,491	2,462	2,192	2,614
Accounts Payable($M)	2,622	2,654	2,386	2,645	2,206	2,164	2,126	2,347	2,217	2,119	1,956	2,280
Confirmed Supplier Finance Program Obligations Outstanding($M)	230	215	208	189	187	162	159	149	183	162	147	141
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities($M)	744	697	667	690	655	616	627	637	640	612	672	665
Accrued Payroll and Benefits($M)	441	377	484	439	316	275	462	459	354	313	548	510

Off-Price Retail Segment Sales (Note J)($M)7	6,265	6,011	6,636	5,601	5,529	4,985	5,912	5,071	5,288	4,858	6,023	4,925
Segment Merchandise, Buying, and Distribution Costs (ASU 2023-07)($M)	3,783	3,874	4,477	3,686	3,669	3,255	4,009	3,317	3,477	3,181
Segment Store & Facility Occupancy Costs (ASU 2023-07)($M)	362	357	354	347	333	327	335	318	315	310
Segment Store-Related Operating Costs (ASU 2023-07)($M)	853	801	846	767	752	677	777	713	716	655
Other Segment Operating Expenses (ASU 2023-07)($M)	164	175	144	153	137	120	60.8	120	121	122
Segment Operating Income($M)	1,104	804	814	649	638	607	731	604	659	591
Segment Net Interest (Income) / Expense($M)	31.1	33.4	34.1	33.9	32.3	34.4	39.7	42.5	43.4	46	52.2	43.3
Segment Earnings Before Taxes($M)	1,135	838	848	682	671	641	771	647	703	637	796	593
Operating Income Margin (% of Sales)(%)	17.6%	13.4%	12.3%	11.6%	11.5%	12.2%	12.4%	11.9%	12.5%	12.2%
Cost of Goods Sold YoY Rate Change (bps of Sales)(bps)5	-625	-145		35	70			-70	-60	-140
Merchandise Margin YoY Change (bps)(bps)	110	85	10	-10	-30			-60	-80	-15
Distribution Costs YoY Change (bps of Sales)(bps)	100	-15	-20	60	55			-50	-70	-75
Domestic Freight Costs YoY Change (bps of Sales)(bps)		-10	-15					-40	-15
Store Occupancy Costs YoY Change / (Leverage) (bps of Sales)(bps)	-25	-60	-30					25
Buying Costs YoY Change (bps of Sales)(bps)	5	25	10					-65	-55	-50

Property and Equipment, Net($M)2	4,258	4,148	4,089	3,987	3,906	3,828	3,792	3,658	3,584	3,515	3,532	3,398
Gross Property and Equipment (At Cost)($M)4	9,608	9,385	9,231	9,012	8,827	8,640	8,523	8,304	8,130	7,978	7,913	7,675
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (Gross)($M)	5,310	5,116	5,057	4,959	4,883	4,562	4,521	4,428	4,342	4,269	4,220	4,110
Land and Buildings (Gross)($M)	1,838	1,838	1,836	1,833	1,822	1,494	1,494	1,488	1,486	1,482	1,487	1,491
Leasehold Improvements (Gross)($M)	1,901	1,871	1,861	1,788	1,727	1,719	1,701	1,638	1,607	1,602	1,577	1,504
Construction in Progress (Gross)($M)	559	560	477	432	395	864	807	750	695	624	629	570
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization($M)	5,351	5,237	5,143	5,025	4,921	4,812	4,731	4,646	4,546	4,463	4,381	4,277
Total Capital Expenditures by Purpose (MD&A Disaggregation)1
Non-Cash Accrued Property and Equipment Additions($M)	-0.90	54.7	35.5	3.90	3.50	29.2	45.9	5.60	-0.50	34.4	31.2	12.4
Operating Lease Right-of-Use (ROU) Assets($M)2	3,545	3,532	3,520	3,498	3,375	3,326	3,295	3,349	3,234	3,211	3,127	3,160
Total Operating Lease Liabilities (Current + Noncurrent)2
Current Operating Lease Liabilities($M)	752	736	728	724	716	702	703	699	691	680	684	680
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities($M)	2,968	2,969	2,967	2,948	2,836	2,798	2,764	2,821	2,710	2,693	2,603	2,640
ROU Assets Obtained in Exchange for New Operating Lease Liabilities($M)	195	189	196	302	225	203	117	285	192	248	132	160

Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash($M)3	4,357	4,199	4,662	4,128	3,913	3,849	4,797	4,415	4,733	4,718	4,935	4,562
Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents($M)	4,288	4,131	4,594	4,061	3,847	3,783	4,731	4,349	4,668	4,654	4,872	4,500
Total Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents($M)2	68.8	68.2	67.6	67	66.3	65.6	65.7	65.4	64.6	63.8	63	62.5
Restricted Cash — Current($M)	21.3	21.1	20.9	17.4	17.2	17.1	17.1	15	14.9		14.5
Restricted Cash — Noncurrent($M)	47.5	47	46.6	49.6	49	48.5	48.6	50.4	49.7		48.5
Revolving Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity($M)						1,300	1,300	1,300	1,300	1,300	1,300	1,300
Total Long-Term Debt Carrying Value (Current + Noncurrent)($M)11	1,019	1,018	1,518	1,517	1,516	1,516	2,215	2,214	2,463	2,462	2,461	2,460
Long-Term Debt, Noncurrent($M)	777	777	1,018	1,018	1,017	1,017	1,515	1,515	1,514	1,513	2,211	2,210
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt($M)	242	241	500	499	499	499	700	699	949	949	250	250
Fair Value of Senior Notes($M)	1,000	1,000	1,500	1,400	1,400	1,400	2,100	2,100	2,400	2,300	2,300	2,200
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts($M)	6.50	6.80	7.40	8	8.70	9.30	10.2	11.1	12.1	13.2	14.3	15.3
0.875% Senior Notes due April 2026 — Carrying Value($M)	0	0	500	499	499	499	499	498	498	498	497	497
4.700% Senior Notes due April 2027 — Carrying Value($M)	242	241	241	241	241	241	241	241	241	240	240	240
4.800% Senior Notes due April 2030 — Carrying Value($M)	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133	133
1.875% Senior Notes due April 2031 — Carrying Value($M)	497	497	497	497	497	497	496	496	496	496	496	496
5.450% Senior Notes due April 2050 — Carrying Value($M)	147	147	147	147	147	147	147	146	146	146	146	146
4.600% Senior Notes due April 2025 — Carrying Value (Repaid)($M)			0	0	0	0	700	699	699	699	698	698
3.375% Senior Notes due September 2024 — Carrying Value (Repaid)($M)					0	0	0	0	250	250	250	250
Repurchase of Common Stock (Cash Flow)($M)5	319	319	263	263	263	263	263	263	263	263	247	239
Quarterly Shares Repurchased Under Public Program	1,399,154	1,454,405	1,464,746	1,740,723	1,927,865	1,980,220	1,749,089	1,788,122	1,839,572	1,891,566	1,858,357	2,063,713
Quarterly Total Shares Purchased (Including Tax Withholding)	1,409,512	2,088,371	1,464,746	1,845,225	1,959,368	2,466,443	1,749,089	1,880,969	1,848,514	2,376,421	1,858,357	2,149,474
Quarterly Share Repurchase Average Price Paid per Share($)	228	217	179	151	136	131	150	147	143	140	133	116
Remaining Share Repurchase Authorization ($K)	1,912,500.00	2,231,250.00	0.00	262,500.00	525,000.00	787,500.00	1,050,020.00	1,312,520.00	1,575,020.00	1,837,520.00	0.00	246,600.00
Value of Shares Acquired for Employee Tax Withholding($M)	4.10	-128	6.40	-8.90	1.90	-54	6.30	-8	4.90	-64.3	6.30	-3.90
Cash Dividends Paid to Stockholders($M)1	143	144	131	132	132	133	121	122	123	123	113	113
Total Cash Dividends Declared($M)	143	144	131	132	132	133	121	122	123	123	113	113

Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense($M)6	47.3	59.1	47.2	44.9	43.9	39.3	39.1	38.7	38	40.4	34.1	38.9
Restricted Stock Awards SBC Expense($M)	25.4	24.5	25.7	24	27.2	26.3	25.1	22.8	21.7	23.2	23.4	23.5
Performance Share Awards SBC Expense($M)	20.7	33.4	20.4	19.8	15.6	11.9	12.8	14.8	15.3	16.1	9.60	14.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) SBC Expense($M)	1.20	1.20	1.10	1.20	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
Income Tax Benefit Recognized for Stock-Based Compensation($M)	7.10	10.2	7.10	7.30	7.20	6.60	7.40	7.20	7.10	7.90	6.40	7.90
Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation Cost($M)	228	271	210	236	278	260	229	201	236	278	217	199
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Outstanding(M)	2.98	3	3.81	3.69	3.91	3.59	4,157	3.72	3.90	4	4,395	4.01

Management Quarterly Comparable Store Sales Growth Guidance — High(%)3	5.0%	7.0%	4.0%	4.0%	3.0%	3.0%			3.0%
Management Quarterly Comparable Store Sales Growth Guidance — Low(%)	4.0%	6.0%	3.0%	3.0%	2.0%				2.0%
Management Quarterly Diluted EPS Guidance — High($)	8.77	17	7.36	6.46	0.25	0.16	1.64	1.41	1.49			1.21
Management Quarterly Diluted EPS Guidance — Low($)	8.61	13	7.02	6.38	0.22	0.11	1.57	1.35	1.43			1.16

Consolidated Total Sales($M)9	6,265	6,011	6,636	5,601	5,529	4,985	5,912	5,071	5,288	4,858	6,023	4,925
Cost of Goods Sold (Merchandise, Buying, Distribution & Occupancy)($M)	4,145	4,231	4,831	4,032	4,002	3,581	4,344	3,634	3,792	3,491	4,375	3,564
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A)($M)	1,016	976	990	920	889	797	838	833	836	776	903	811
Operating Income($M)	1,104	804	814	649	638	607	731	604	659	591
Net Interest (Income) / Expense($M)5	31.1	33.4	34.1	33.9	32.3	34.4	39.7	42.5	43.4	46	52.2	43.3
Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt($M)	9.20	10.3	10.6	10.6	10.6	17.5	18.9	20	21.1	21.2	21.1	21.2
Other Interest Expense($M)	0.30	0.30	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.40
Less: Capitalized Interest($M)	2.90	3.10	2.40	2	3	5.40	5.60	5	4.60	4.30	3.80	3.30
Interest Income on Cash & Short-Term Investments($M)	37.8	41.1	42.7	42.9	40.3	46.9	53.5	57.9	60.3	63.2	69.9	61.6
Cash Paid for Interest (Net of Capitalized Interest)($M)	0	19.8	0	19.8	0	35.9	0	40.2	0	40.2	0	40.2
Earnings Before Taxes($M)	1,135	838	848	682	671	641	771	647	703	637	796	593
Provision for Taxes on Earnings($M)	284	188	202	171	163	162	184	158	175	149	187	146
Net Earnings($M)	851	650	646	512	508	479	587	489	527	488	610	447
Depreciation and Amortization (Cash Flow)($M)	140	133	135	132	126	116	117	112	109	109	119	102
Additions to Property and Equipment (Cash Flow CapEx)($M)	251	209	201	209	202	207	206	180	198	136	222	177
Effective Income Tax Rate4
Cash Paid for Income Taxes (Net of Refunds)($M)	390	0.30	163	116	326	0.30	157	173	373	-0.40	155	153
Unrecognized Tax Benefits (UTB) Balance($M)	68	65.3	61.3	71.7	66.5	64.9	54.3	67.1	63.2	60	52.4	65.3
Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Tax Rate($M)	54.2	52	48.9	57.1	52.8	51.5	49.4	53.1	50.2	47.6	46.6	52.2
Accrued Interest and Penalties on Unrecognized Tax Benefits($M)	8.60	8.10	7.20	9.90	8.90	9	7.90	9	8	7	6.20	8.40

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Fiscal calendar: Ross Stores, Inc. operates on a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest January 31. Both Ross Stores' official filings and the workspace database (company_id = 234) name the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 as FY2025 (52 weeks), Q1 ended May 2, 2026 as FY2026Q1, and Q2 ended August 1, 2026 as FY2026Q2 (the latest reported quarter). FY2023 (ended February 3, 2024), FY2017 (ended February 3, 2018), and FY2012 (ended February 2, 2013) were 53-week fiscal years.
Core operational & off-price retail KPIs (Groups 1–6) cover: (1) Store Footprint, Brand Rollforward & Selling Square Footage across 2,328 total stores as of Q2 FY26 (1,952 Ross Dress for Less stores in 44 states, D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico; 376 dd's DISCOUNTS stores in 23 states) and 45.1 million selling sq. ft. at FY25 year-end; (2) Comparable Store Sales Growth (stores open >14 complete months: +10% in Q2 FY26, +16% in Q1 FY26, +9% in Q4 FY25, +5% in FY25), Traffic vs. Basket Growth (+7% traffic and +3% basket in Q2 FY26), Comp vs. Non-Comp Sales Dollar Increase, and Merchandise Category Sales Mix across all 6 departments (Home Accents and Bed and Bath 26%, Ladies 22%, Men's 15%, Accessories/Lingerie/Fine Jewelry/Cosmetics 15%, Shoes 13%, Children's 9% in FY25); (3) Off-Price Inventory Management led by Packaway Inventory (% of total merchandise inventory: 36% at Q2 FY26 and Q1 FY26, 37% at FY25 year-end, tracked continuously across 39 quarters FY16Q4–FY26Q2 and 12 years FY14–FY25), Confirmed Supplier Finance Program Obligations ($252M at Q2 FY26), and Unconditional Purchase Obligations ($4,405M at FY25); (4) ASU 2023-07 Segment Expense Disaggregation (Note J: Merchandise, buying, and distribution costs $13,262M, Occupancy costs $2,115M, Store-related costs $3,144M, Other segment expenses $1,520M in FY25), MD&A Margin Ratios (% of Sales), and YoY Basis-Point (bps) Cost Bridges; (5) Store Count by U.S. State/Territory across all 47 states/territories (led by California 491, Texas 321, Florida 253, Illinois 107, Arizona 96 at FY25); and (6) Distribution Centers, Packaway Warehouses & Corporate/Buying Office Network across 13 locations (Moreno Valley CA, Shafter CA, Fort Mill SC, Perris CA, Brookshire TX, Randleman NC, Buckeye AZ, Rock Hill SC, Carlisle PA, Riverside CA, NYC, Dublin CA, Los Angeles CA).
Groups 7–12 cover Property, Plant & Equipment, Capital Expenditures by Purpose (Distribution & Transportation $297M, New Stores $232M, Existing Stores $189M, IT/Corporate $101M in FY25) & ASC 842 Operating Leases (including $259.6M of leases executed not yet commenced at Q2 FY26), Liquidity, Senior Notes by Tranche (6 tranches totaling $2.0B carrying value at Q2 FY26 after repaying $700M 4.600% Notes in Q1 FY25 and $500M 0.875% Notes in Q1 FY26), Self-Insurance Reserves ($228.5M at Q2 FY26), Quarterly Share Repurchases & Average Price Paid ($227.86/sh on 1.41M shares in Q2 FY26; $1.91B remaining authorization), Workforce & EEO-1 Demographics (111,000 associates at FY25; 79% women and 81% people of color; 65%–86% managerial openings filled by internal promotions; 80% of store leaders started hourly; 102,607 EEO-1 headcount across 10 job categories & 53,500 new hires in FY24), Stock-Based Compensation & 401(k) Match, Environmental Sustainability (Scope 1, 2 & 3 GHG emissions & energy consumption in MWh/GJ across FY17–FY24), DEF 14A Governance (CEO pay ratio 1,730:1 in FY25, Pay vs. Performance, Deloitte auditor fees), 18 Monthly FRED U.S. Retail & Consumer Benchmarks, and Consolidated Financial Statements & Income Tax Disaggregation.
No parent-only standalone financial statements exist under U.S. GAAP (Form 10-K omits Schedule I), so no Consolidated − Standalone subtraction is performed. All values are strictly as published (with verbatim quotes on hover for text-extracted metrics). The only arithmetic shown in table cells is period splitting (Q4 = full year − 9M; quarterly cash flow = YTD − prior YTD), displayed in italic with the formula.

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Geographic Store Footprint by U.S. State & Territory (47 States/Territories, FY2015–FY2025) › Share of Total Stores Located in California
Liquidity, Senior Notes by Tranche, Self-Insurance Reserves & Shareholder Capital Return › Repurchase of Common Stock (Cash Flow) › Shares Acquired for Employee Tax Withholding
Workforce, Diversity, EEO-1 Demographics, Share-Based Compensation & Associate Benefits › Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense › Stock-Based Compensation Recognized in SG&A
Workforce, Diversity, EEO-1 Demographics, Share-Based Compensation & Associate Benefits › Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense › Stock-Based Compensation Recognized in Cost of Goods Sold

Data updated 2026-10-27.

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Store Footprint, Brand Rollforward & Selling Square Footage (Ross Dress for Less & dd's DISCOUNTS)

Comparable Store Sales, Traffic/Basket Drivers & Merchandise Category Mix

Off-Price Inventory Management (Packaway), Supplier Finance & Working Capital

Segment Expense Disaggregation (ASU 2023-07), Margin Ratios & Basis-Point Cost Bridges

Geographic Store Footprint by U.S. State & Territory (47 States/Territories, FY2015–FY2025)

Total Stores Across All U.S. States & Territories (Year-End)14 periods

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) operating KPIs

KPIs

Every KPI on its own page

Store Footprint, Brand Rollforward & Selling Square Footage (Ross Dress for Less & dd's DISCOUNTS)

Comparable Store Sales, Traffic/Basket Drivers & Merchandise Category Mix

Off-Price Inventory Management (Packaway), Supplier Finance & Working Capital

Segment Expense Disaggregation (ASU 2023-07), Margin Ratios & Basis-Point Cost Bridges

Geographic Store Footprint by U.S. State & Territory (47 States/Territories, FY2015–FY2025)

Distribution Centers, Packaway Warehouses & Corporate/Buying Office Network

Property, Plant & Equipment, Capital Expenditures by Purpose & ASC 842 Operating Leases

Liquidity, Senior Notes by Tranche, Self-Insurance Reserves & Shareholder Capital Return

Workforce, Diversity, EEO-1 Demographics, Share-Based Compensation & Associate Benefits

Environmental Sustainability (GHG & Energy), Executive Compensation (DEF 14A) & Guidance

U.S. Retail, Apparel & Consumer Macroeconomic Benchmarks (FRED / U.S. Census / BLS)

Consolidated Financial Statements, Return Ratios & Income Tax Disaggregation