What is Ross Stores's retained earnings?

Ross Stores (ROST) reported retained earnings of $4.92B in Q1 2026.

How has Ross Stores's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Ross Stores's retained earnings increased by 16.6% year-over-year, from $4.22B to $4.92B.

What is the long-term trend for Ross Stores's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ross Stores's retained earnings has grown at a 16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.19B to $4.73B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Ross Stores ROST Retained Earnings

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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$70.76B+65.4%

Enterprise value$71.29B+62.2%

P/E30.6×+10.0×

P/S3×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.1%+0.3pp

Operating margin12.2%0.0pp

Net margin9.7%-0.1pp

FCF margin11.1%+3.5pp

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

Reported directly by Ross Stores in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?: Ross Stores (ROST) reported retained earnings of $4.92B in Q1 2026.
How has Ross Stores's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Ross Stores's retained earnings increased by 16.6% year-over-year, from $4.22B to $4.92B.
What is the long-term trend for Ross Stores's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ross Stores's retained earnings has grown at a 16.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.19B to $4.73B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.