ROSS STORES, INC. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
ROST on Nasdaq
Location
Dublin, CA
Fiscal year end
01 February
Latest financial report
07 Apr 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • ROST - ROSS STORES, INC. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 37%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-8.9%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 09 Mar 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-09) highlights Return On Equity 36.7%, Return On Assets 11.1%, and Operating Margin 12.3%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

79.6/100

Balanced Confidence high

Return On Equity

37%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

11%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.58x
Quick Ratio
0.99x
Debt to Equity
0.84x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Current Ratio

Watchpoints

Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 37% -8.9%
Return On Assets 11% -1.6%
Operating Margin 12% -2.8%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.58x -2.1%
Quick Ratio 0.99x -5%
Debt-to-equity 0.84x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 7.7%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 2.6%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 322,356,795 -2%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 322,333,000 -2%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $3,223,000 -2%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 322,220,000 -1.9%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 324,416,000 -2%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $22,750,559,000 +7.7%
Operating Income (Loss) $2,707,357,000 +4.7%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $2,842,157,000 +3.1%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $697,113,000 +4.6%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 6.66 +4.7%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 6.61 +4.6%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $4,594,392,000 -2.9%
Inventory, Net $2,630,970,000 +7.6%
Assets, Current $7,640,097,000 +1.3%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $4,088,760,000 +7.8%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $3,519,610,000 +6.8%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $300,270,000 +7.5%
Assets $15,548,737,000 +4.3%
Accounts Payable, Current $2,386,418,000 +12%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $484,407,000 +4.8%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $666,978,000 +6.5%
Liabilities, Current $4,827,180,000 +3.5%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $261,427,000 +40%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $2,966,877,000 +7.3%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $287,947,000 +7.5%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $4,726,154,000 +14%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $6,187,443,000 +12%
Liabilities and Equity $15,548,737,000 +4.3%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $175,354,000 +12%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 1,000,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 322,333,000 -2%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $4,661,973,000 -2.8%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $116,000 -80%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $1,120,941,000 +5.5%
Operating Lease, Liability $3,694,732,000 +6.6%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $2,145,044,000 +2.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $5,008,077,000 +5.9%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $9,231,444,000 +8.3%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $727,855,000 +3.5%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.045 +7.1%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $1,313,345,000 +4.2%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 4,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $54,099,000 -0.35%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $509,391,000 +14%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY