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EBITDA Margin for Ross Stores (ROST) 1986-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

16.1%

YoY change

+1.03pp

Trough year (FY1986)

1.8%

Peak year (FY2017)

16.8%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Ross Stores (ROST) from 2017 to 2026

Latest: 16.5%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Ross Stores (ROST) from 2017 to 2026

Latest: +1.03pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Ross Stores (ROST) from 1986 to 2026

  • FY202516.5%+1.03pp
  • FY202415.5%+0.91pp
  • FY202314.6%+1.38pp
  • FY202213.2%-1.07pp
  • FY202114.2%+9.79pp
  • FY20204.5%-11.28pp
  • FY201915.7%-0.26pp
  • FY201816.0%-0.78pp
  • FY201716.8%+0.40pp
  • FY201616.4%+0.47pp
  • FY201515.9%+0.32pp
  • FY201415.6%+0.44pp
  • FY201315.1%+0.15pp
  • FY201215.0%+0.78pp
  • FY201114.2%+0.64pp
  • FY201013.6%+1.24pp
  • FY200912.3%+2.39pp
  • FY200810.0%+0.65pp
  • FY20079.3%+0.16pp
  • FY20069.1%+0.26pp
  • FY20058.9%+0.00pp
  • FY20048.9%-2.62pp
  • FY200311.5%+0.27pp
  • FY200211.2%+0.51pp
  • FY200110.7%-0.63pp
  • FY200011.4%-0.93pp
  • FY199912.3%+0.24pp
  • FY199812.0%+0.23pp
  • FY199711.8%+1.76pp
  • FY199610.1%+2.57pp
  • FY19957.5%+0.88pp
  • FY19946.6%-0.60pp
  • FY19937.2%-0.31pp
  • FY19927.5%+0.33pp
  • FY19917.2%+1.43pp
  • FY19905.7%-3.14pp
  • FY19898.9%+0.68pp
  • FY19888.2%+0.38pp
  • FY19877.8%+5.99pp
  • FY19861.8%-3.06pp
  • FY19854.9%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Ross Stores's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Ross Stores (ROST)

According to Ross Stores's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 16.1%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Ross Stores (ROST) EBITDA margin is 16.49% – expanded 1.0 percentage points year-over-year.

2017 marks the peak EBITDA margin at 16.79%, with the historical low of 1.84% recorded in 1986.

Ross Stores EBITDA Margin by Year

Ross Stores EBITDA Margin 2025: 16.5%

Ross Stores posted EBITDA margin of 16.49% in 2025, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2024.

Ross Stores EBITDA Margin 2024: 15.5%

In 2024, Ross Stores reported EBITDA margin of 15.46%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2023.

Ross Stores EBITDA Margin 2023: 14.6%

Ross Stores EBITDA margin in 2023 was 14.55%, expanded 1.4 percentage points from 2022.

Ross Stores EBITDA Margin 2022: 13.2%

2022's EBITDA margin for Ross Stores came in at 13.17%, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2021.

Ross Stores EBITDA Margin 2021: 14.2%

Ross Stores EBITDA margin in 2021 was 14.24%.

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