TTM
28.3%
YoY change
+0.17pp
Trough year (2020)
21.5%
Peak year (1999)
31.4%
Latest annual
27.9%
Gross Margin history chart for Ross Stores (ROST) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 27.9%
Gross Margin change chart for Ross Stores (ROST) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +0.17pp
Gross Margin history table for Ross Stores (ROST) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 27.9% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2024 | 27.8% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2023 | 27.4% | +1.96pp | ||
| 2022 | 25.4% | -2.12pp | ||
| 2021 | 27.5% | +6.04pp | ||
| 2020 | 21.5% | -6.58pp | ||
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2018 | 28.4% | -0.54pp | ||
| 2017 | 29.0% | +0.25pp | ||
| 2016 | 28.7% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2015 | 28.2% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.17pp | ||
| 2012 | 27.9% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2010 | 27.2% | +1.31pp | ||
| 2009 | 25.8% | +2.27pp | ||
| 2008 | 23.6% | +0.87pp | ||
| 2007 | 22.7% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2006 | 22.5% | +0.00pp | ||
| 2005 | 22.5% | -0.16pp | ||
| 2004 | 22.6% | -2.93pp | ||
| 2003 | 25.6% | +0.00pp | ||
| 2002 | 25.6% | -5.11pp | ||
| 2001 | 30.7% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2000 | 31.2% | -0.20pp | ||
| 1999 | 31.4% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1998 | 31.1% | +0.45pp | ||
| 1997 | 30.6% | +0.90pp | ||
| 1996 | 29.7% | +1.69pp | ||
| 1995 | 28.0% | +0.53pp | ||
| 1994 | 27.5% | -0.70pp | ||
| 1993 | 28.2% | -0.60pp | ||
| 1992 | 28.8% | -0.34pp | ||
| 1991 | 29.1% | +0.39pp | ||
| 1990 | 28.7% | -1.89pp | ||
| 1989 | 30.6% | +0.56pp | ||
| 1988 | 30.1% | +1.03pp | ||
| 1987 | 29.0% | +5.50pp | ||
| 1986 | 23.5% | -4.81pp | ||
| 1985 | 28.4% | — |
- 202527.9%+0.17pp
- 202427.8%+0.41pp
- 202327.4%+1.96pp
- 202225.4%-2.12pp
- 202127.5%+6.04pp
- 202021.5%-6.58pp
- 201928.1%-0.34pp
- 201828.4%-0.54pp
- 201729.0%+0.25pp
- 201628.7%+0.54pp
- 201528.2%+0.06pp
- 201428.1%+0.06pp
- 201328.0%+0.17pp
- 201227.9%+0.37pp
- 201127.5%+0.34pp
- 201027.2%+1.31pp
- 200925.8%+2.27pp
- 200823.6%+0.87pp
- 200722.7%+0.22pp
- 200622.5%+0.00pp
- 200522.5%-0.16pp
- 200422.6%-2.93pp
- 200325.6%+0.00pp
- 200225.6%-5.11pp
- 200130.7%-0.57pp
- 200031.2%-0.20pp
- 199931.4%+0.37pp
- 199831.1%+0.45pp
- 199730.6%+0.90pp
- 199629.7%+1.69pp
- 199528.0%+0.53pp
- 199427.5%-0.70pp
- 199328.2%-0.60pp
- 199228.8%-0.34pp
- 199129.1%+0.39pp
- 199028.7%-1.89pp
- 198930.6%+0.56pp
- 198830.1%+1.03pp
- 198729.0%+5.50pp
- 198623.5%-4.81pp
- 198528.4%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Ross Stores (ROST)
According to Ross Stores's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 28.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Ross Stores (ROST) most recent annual gross margin stands at 27.95% (2025) – expanded 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 31.44% in 1999 and its low of 21.49% in 2020.
Ross Stores Gross Margin by Year
Ross Stores Gross Margin 2025: 27.9%
In 2025, Ross Stores reported gross margin of 27.95%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2024.
Ross Stores Gross Margin 2024: 27.8%
Ross Stores gross margin in 2024 was 27.78%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2023.
Ross Stores Gross Margin 2023: 27.4%
2023's gross margin for Ross Stores came in at 27.36%, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2022.
Ross Stores Gross Margin 2022: 25.4%
Ross Stores posted gross margin of 25.40% in 2022, contracted 2.1 percentage points from 2021.
Ross Stores Gross Margin 2021: 27.5%
Ross Stores gross margin in 2021 was 27.53%.
See more financial history for Ross Stores (ROST).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Ross Stores (ROST), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 100.0% | |
| 57.4% | |
| 56.0% | |
| 50.6% | |
| 39.8% | |
| 33.1% | |
| 31.4% | |
| 19.1% |
- 100.0%
- 57.4%
- 56.0%
- 50.6%
- 39.8%
- 33.1%
- 31.4%
- 19.1%
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