Consumer Discretionary · Apparel Retail
Ross Stores: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2026, Ross Stores had revenue of $22.8B, up 6.7% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $2.15B (9.4% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 5 years in a row, to $1.62. It has 20% fewer shares than in 2016.
Revenue, fiscal 2026
average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +7.7% vs 2025
- Ticker
- ROST · Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Sub-industry
- Apparel Retail
- Headquarters
- Dublin, California
- Founded
- 1982
- In the S&P 500 since
- December 21, 2009
- Latest fiscal year
- 2026, ended January 31, 2026
- SEC filer
- Ross Stores, Inc. · CIK 0000745732
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $6.49B in 2009 to $22.8B in 2026.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $0.58 in 2009 to $6.61 in 2026. Ten-year growth: 10.2% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised 5 years in a row, every year from 2022 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 13.2% a year.
Shares outstanding
20.2% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (406M → 324M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $2.21B in 2026, 9.7% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $22.8B | $2.15B | 9.4% | $6.61 | $1.62 | 324M | $3.03B | $819M | $2.21B |
| 2025 | $21.1B | $2.09B | 9.9% | $6.32 | $1.47 | 331M | $2.36B | $720M | $1.64B |
| 2024 | $20.4B | $1.87B | 9.2% | $5.56 | $1.34 | 337M | $2.51B | $763M | $1.75B |
| 2023 | $18.7B | $1.51B | 8.1% | $4.38 | $1.24 | 345M | $1.69B | $654M | $1.04B |
| 2022 | $18.9B | $1.72B | 9.1% | $4.87 | $1.14 | 354M | $1.74B | $558M | $1.18B |
| 2021 | $12.5B | $85.4M | 0.7% | $0.24 | $0.28 | 355M | $2.25B | $405M | $1.84B |
| 2020 | $16B | $1.66B | 10.4% | $4.60 | $1.02 | 361M | $2.17B | $555M | $1.62B |
| 2019 | $15B | $1.59B | 10.6% | $4.26 | $0.90 | 373M | $2.07B | $414M | $1.65B |
| 2018 | $14.1B | $1.36B | 9.6% | $3.55 | $0.64 | 384M | $1.68B | $371M | $1.31B |
| 2017 | $12.9B | $1.12B | 8.7% | $2.83 | $0.54 | 395M | $1.56B | $298M | $1.26B |
| 2016 | $11.9B | $1.02B | 8.5% | $2.51 | $0.47 | 406M | $1.33B | $367M | $959M |
| 2015 | $11B | $925M | 8.4% | $2.21 | $0.40 | 418M | $1.37B | $647M | $726M |
| 2014 | $10.2B | $837M | 8.2% | $1.94 | $0.26 | 432M | $1.02B | $551M | $471M |
| 2013 | $9.72B | $787M | 8.1% | $1.76 | $0.29 | 446M | $980M | $424M | $555M |
| 2012 | $8.61B | $657M | 7.6% | $1.43 | $0.23 | 460M | $820M | $416M | $404M |
| 2011 | $7.87B | $555M | 7.1% | $1.16 | $0.17 | 480M | $673M | $199M | $474M |
| 2010 | $7.18B | $443M | 6.2% | $0.89 | $0.12 | 500M | $888M | $158M | $730M |
| 2009 | $6.49B | $305M | 4.7% | $0.58 | $0.10 | 525M | $583M | $224M | $359M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
Stock splits
Found in the filings; per-share figures and share counts on this page are on today’s share basis.
- 2-for-1 split · first reflected in a filing of September 9, 2015
- 2-for-1 split · first reflected in a filing of March 27, 2012
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.