ROST Ross Stores margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 95

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 76

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 52

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 77

Gross margin

29.7%

Operating margin

13.7%

EBITDA margin

16%

Net margin

10.8%

The Ross Stores reports a gross margin of 29.7%, an operating margin of 13.7%, an EBITDA margin of 16%, and a net margin of 10.8%. Gross margin led the improvement across the available margins, expanding by 2.1 percentage points.

ROST margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Ross Stores's margins averaged 27.82% gross, 12.03% operating, 14.18% EBITDA, and 9.67% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

ROST margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

All available margins expanded year over year, led by gross margin with an increase of 2.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

2.1pp

Operating margin expansion

1.7pp

EBITDA margin expansion

1.8pp

Net margin expansion

1.2pp

ROST Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Ross Stores's gross margin averaged 27.82%. Ross Stores currently reports a gross margin of 29.7%, 1.9 percentage points above its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 29.7% in Aug 2026 and lowest at 26.7% in Oct 2023.

ROST Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Ross Stores's operating margin averaged 12.03%. The latest operating margin for Ross Stores is 13.7%, 1.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 13.7% in Aug 2026 and lowest at 10.8% in Oct 2023.

ROST EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, the average EBITDA margin for Ross Stores was 14.18%. Against its three-year average, Ross Stores's EBITDA margin is currently 16%, 1.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Ross Stores's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 12.9% in Oct 2023 to a high of 16% in Aug 2026.

ROST Net margin

Ross Stores's net margin averaged 9.67% during the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Ross Stores's current net margin is 10.8% and is 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Ross Stores's net margin peaked at 10.8% in Aug 2026 and reached a low of 8.7% in Oct 2023.

ROST margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 29.7%, ROST stands below the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Ross Stores's gross margin is 18% lower.

ROST margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Ross Stores's gross margin?

The current gross margin for ROST is 29.7% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What is Ross Stores's operating margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, ROST recorded an operating margin of 13.7%.

What is Ross Stores's EBITDA margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, ROST has an EBITDA margin of 16%.

What is Ross Stores's net margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, ROST has a net margin of 10.8%.

What are the average margins of ROST?

Ross Stores's average margins over the last 3 years were 27.8% gross, 12.0% operating, 14.2% EBITDA, and 9.7% net.

What are the highest historical margins of ROST?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by ROST were 29.7% gross in Aug 2026, 13.7% operating in Aug 2026, 16% EBITDA in Aug 2026, and 10.8% net in Aug 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of ROST?

Over the last 5 years, Ross Stores's lowest margins were 25.4% gross in Oct 2022, 10.4% operating in Oct 2022, 12.5% EBITDA in Oct 2022, and 7.7% net in Oct 2022.