Buyback yield (TTM)
1.62%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.35%
5Y share count change
-8.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.18B
Cumulative buybacks
$15.01B
Key takeaways
- Ross Stores (ROST) repurchased about $1.18B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.05× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +44.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 56% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Ross Stores (ROST)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Ross Stores (ROST)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Ross Stores (ROST)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Ross Stores (ROST)
Latest: $1.13B
Overview
The 2025 reading of Ross Stores (ROST) buyback spend is $1.13B – edged down 0.5% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Ross Stores buyback spend delivered a +44.8% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Ross Stores buyback spend peaked at $1.34B in 2019; the latest annual figure is $1.13B in 2025 (15.4% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $1.34B, reached in 2019; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
Ross Stores Buyback Spend 2025: $1.13B
Ross Stores posted buyback spend of $1.13B in 2025, edged down 0.5% below 2024.
Ross Stores Buyback Spend 2024: $1.14B
In 2024, Ross Stores reported buyback spend of $1.14B, grew 13.8% from 2023.
Ross Stores Buyback Spend 2023: $998.56M
Ross Stores buyback spend in 2023 was $998.56M, edged down 0.0% below 2022.
Ross Stores Buyback Spend 2022: $998.85M
2022's buyback spend for Ross Stores came in at $998.85M, surged 41.2% from 2021.
Ross Stores Buyback Spend 2021: $707.34M
Ross Stores buyback spend in 2021 was $707.34M.
See more financial history for Ross Stores (ROST).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.13B | $175.35M | $954.54M | 1.87% | 0.32B | -2.4% | |
| 2024 | $1.14B | $156.30M | $979.77M | 2.31% | 0.33B | -1.9% | |
| 2023 | $998.56M | $145.49M | $853.07M | 2.14% | 0.34B | -2.3% | |
| 2022 | $998.85M | $121.94M | $876.91M | 2.49% | 0.35B | -2.4% | |
| 2021 | $707.34M | $134.22M | $573.13M | 2.07% | 0.35B | -0.2% | |
| 2020 | $177.69M | $101.57M | $76.12M | 0.45% | 0.35B | -1.8% | |
| 2019 | $1.34B | $95.44M | $1.24B | 3.36% | 0.36B | -3.1% | |
| 2018 | $1.13B | $95.58M | $1.03B | 3.36% | 0.37B | -3.0% | |
| 2017 | $920.43M | $87.42M | $833.02M | 2.97% | 0.38B | -2.7% | |
| 2016 | $743.32M | $74.55M | $668.77M | 2.90% | 0.39B | -2.8% | |
| 2015 | $768.92M | $70.94M | $697.99M | 3.40% | 0.41B | -2.8% | |
| 2014 | $589.04M | $53.00M | $536.04M | 3.14% | 0.42B | -3.1% | |
| 2013 | $579.85M | $46.85M | $533.00M | 4.06% | 0.43B | -3.1% | |
| 2012 | $479.45M | $48.95M | $430.49M | 3.70% | 0.45B | -3.1% | |
| 2011 | $465.85M | $40.40M | $425.45M | 4.12% | 0.46B | -4.1% | |
| 2010 | $384.54M | $36.55M | $347.99M | 5.09% | 0.48B | -4.1% | |
| 2009 | $306.05M | $25.75M | $280.30M | 5.44% | 0.50B | -4.8% | |
| 2008 | $304.91M | $22.57M | $282.33M | 8.18% | 0.53B | -4.2% | |
| 2007 | $203.88M | $25.16M | $178.71M | 5.26% | 0.55B | -3.3% | |
| 2006 | $203.79M | $26.68M | $177.11M | 4.58% | 0.57B | -3.2% | |
| 2005 | $175.00M | $0.00 | $175.00M | 4.31% | 0.59B | -2.5% | |
| 2004 | $175.00M | $0.00 | $175.00M | 4.16% | 0.60B | -3.1% | |
| 2003 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | 3.57% | 0.62B | -3.1% | |
| 2002 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | 4.95% | 0.64B | -1.5% | |
| 2001 | $130.68M | $0.00 | $130.68M | 4.53% | 0.65B | -2.6% | |
| 2000 | $169.32M | $0.00 | $169.32M | 9.18% | 0.67B | -9.1% | |
| 1999 | $120.00M | $0.00 | $120.00M | — | 0.73B | -4.2% | |
| 1998 | $110.00M | $0.00 | $110.00M | — | 0.77B | -4.3% | |
| 1997 | $98.15M | $0.00 | $98.15M | — | 0.80B | -2.3% | |
| 1996 | $80.40M | $0.00 | $80.40M | — | 0.82B | — | |
| 1995 | $12.10M | $0.00 | $12.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $12.90M | $0.00 | $12.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $17.60M | $0.00 | $17.60M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $45.60M | $0.00 | $45.60M | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.13B
- 2024$1.14B
- 2023$998.56M
- 2022$998.85M
- 2021$707.34M
- 2020$177.69M
- 2019$1.34B
- 2018$1.13B
- 2017$920.43M
- 2016$743.32M
- 2015$768.92M
- 2014$589.04M
- 2013$579.85M
- 2012$479.45M
- 2011$465.85M
- 2010$384.54M
- 2009$306.05M
- 2008$304.91M
- 2007$203.88M
- 2006$203.79M
- 2005$175.00M
- 2004$175.00M
- 2003$150.00M
- 2002$150.00M
- 2001$130.68M
- 2000$169.32M
- 1999$120.00M
- 1998$110.00M
- 1997$98.15M
- 1996$80.40M
- 1995$12.10M
- 1994$12.90M
- 1993$17.60M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$45.60M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Ross Stores (ROST)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.05×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Ross Stores (ROST)
How Ross Stores splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Ross Stores, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.09B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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