Financing Cash Flow
Ross Stores Financing Cash Flow increased by 4.0% to -$386.97M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.5%, from -$377.41M to -$386.97M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 19.4% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$142.83M | -$272.82M | -$344.32M | -$392.43M | -$380.67M | -$338.27M | -$351.48M | -$335.03M | -$380.64M | -$339.13M | -$355.74M | -$352.97M | -$450.03M | -$380.01M | -$651.05M | -$377.41M | -$1.15B | -$402.33M | -$402.99M | -$386.97M |
| QoQ Change | — | -91.0% | -26.2% | -14.0% | +3.0% | +11.1% | -3.9% | +4.7% | -13.6% | +10.9% | -4.9% | +0.8% | -27.5% | +15.6% | -71.3% | +42.0% | -204.7% | +65.0% | -0.2% | +4.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -166.5% | -24.0% | -2.1% | +14.6% | +0.0% | -0.3% | -1.2% | -5.4% | -18.2% | -12.1% | -83.0% | -6.9% | -155.5% | -5.9% | +38.1% | -2.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ross Stores's financing cash flow?
- Ross Stores (ROST) reported financing cash flow of -$386.97M in Q4 2025.
- How has Ross Stores's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Ross Stores's financing cash flow decreased by 2.5% year-over-year, from -$377.41M to -$386.97M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ross Stores's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Ross Stores's financing cash flow has grown at a 19.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.15B to -$2.34B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.