Operating Cash Flow
Ross Stores Operating Cash Flow increased by 35.6% to $1.12B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 27.1%, from $882.56M to $1.12B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 14.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $752.82M | $592.58M | $158.26M | $235.20M | -$416.27M | $360.00M | $528.93M | $1.22B | $413.15M | $703.13M | $449.45M | $948.76M | $368.92M | $592.12M | $513.39M | $882.56M | $409.72M | $668.36M | $827.09M | $1.12B |
| QoQ Change | — | -21.3% | -73.3% | +48.6% | -277.0% | +186.5% | +46.9% | +130.0% | -66.0% | +70.2% | -36.1% | +111.1% | -61.1% | +60.5% | -13.3% | +71.9% | -53.6% | +63.1% | +23.7% | +35.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -155.3% | -39.2% | +234.2% | +417.3% | +199.3% | +95.3% | -15.0% | -22.0% | -10.7% | -15.8% | +14.2% | -7.0% | +11.1% | +12.9% | +61.1% | +27.1% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ross Stores's operating cash flow?
- Ross Stores (ROST) reported operating cash flow of $1.12B in Q4 2025.
- How has Ross Stores's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Ross Stores's operating cash flow increased by 27.1% year-over-year, from $882.56M to $1.12B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ross Stores's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Ross Stores's operating cash flow has grown at a 14.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.74B to $3.03B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.