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Ross Stores ROST Gross margin

Gross margin at other companies

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25%+0.1pp
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31.4%+0.9pp
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AmazonAMZN
50.6%+1.4pp
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36.7%+0.9pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.0B+20.6%
Gross profit$1.8B+26.8%
Operating income$804.0M+32.6%
Net income$650.0M+35.6%
EPS (diluted)$2.02+37.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.2B+9.1%
Total debt$4.7B-5.8%
Total equity$6.3B+13.1%
Total assets$15.6B+8.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$836.0M+104%
CapEx$209.0M+0.8%
Free cash flow$627.1M+210%

Valuation

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Market cap$74.82B+60.7%
Enterprise value$75.35B+57.8%
P/E32.3×+9.9×
P/S3.2×+1.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin12.2%0.0pp
Net margin9.7%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity39%-0.6pp
Debt / equity0.7×-0.2×
Current ratio1.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ross Stores’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ross Stores’s 10-Q, filed June 2, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ross Stores's gross margin?
Ross Stores (ROST) reported gross margin of 28.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Ross Stores's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Ross Stores's gross margin increased by 1.1% year-over-year, from 27.8% to 28.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Ross Stores's gross margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ross Stores's gross margin has grown at a 0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 110% to 110.6%.
What does gross margin mean?
How much of every sales dollar is left after the direct cost of what was sold.
How do you interpret gross margin?
Higher and stable gross margins indicate pricing power and a durable cost structure. A declining trend signals input-cost pressure, pricing competition, or a shift toward lower-margin products.
How does gross margin compare across companies?
Highly comparable within an industry, less so across industries — software runs 70%+ while distributors run in single digits. Track the trend more than the absolute level across sectors.