Latest period
321M
YoY change
-2.4%
5Y CAGR
-1.9%
Peak year (FY1988)
842M
Latest annual
323M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Ross Stores (ROST) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 323M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Ross Stores (ROST) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -2.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for Ross Stores (ROST) from 1986 to 2026
| FY2025 | 323M | -2.4% | -8.05M | ||
| FY2024 | 331M | -1.9% | -6.45M | ||
| FY2023 | 337M | -2.3% | -7.79M | ||
| FY2022 | 345M | -2.4% | -8.51M | ||
| FY2021 | 354M | -0.2% | -885K | ||
| FY2020 | 355M | -1.8% | -6.56M | ||
| FY2019 | 361M | -3.1% | -11.5M | ||
| FY2018 | 373M | -3.0% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2017 | 384M | -2.7% | -10.6M | ||
| FY2016 | 395M | -2.8% | -11.4M | ||
| FY2015 | 406M | -2.8% | -11.7M | ||
| FY2014 | 418M | -3.1% | -13.5M | ||
| FY2013 | 432M | -3.1% | -14M | ||
| FY2012 | 446M | -3.1% | -14.4M | ||
| FY2011 | 460M | -4.1% | -19.6M | ||
| FY2010 | 480M | -4.1% | -20.4M | ||
| FY2009 | 500M | -4.8% | -25.2M | ||
| FY2008 | 525M | -4.2% | -23.3M | ||
| FY2007 | 549M | -3.3% | -19M | ||
| FY2006 | 568M | -3.2% | -18.6M | ||
| FY2005 | 586M | -2.5% | -15.3M | ||
| FY2004 | 601M | -3.1% | -19.2M | ||
| FY2003 | 621M | -3.1% | -19.6M | ||
| FY2002 | 640M | -1.5% | -9.44M | ||
| FY2001 | 650M | -2.6% | -17M | ||
| FY2000 | 667M | -9.1% | -66.7M | ||
| FY1999 | 733M | -4.2% | -32.2M | ||
| FY1998 | 766M | -4.3% | -34.4M | ||
| FY1997 | 800M | -2.3% | -19.2M | ||
| FY1996 | 819M | +4.1% | +32M | ||
| FY1995 | 787M | +1.6% | +12.5M | ||
| FY1994 | 775M | -4.1% | -33.5M | ||
| FY1993 | 808M | -1.9% | -16M | ||
| FY1992 | 824M | +4.1% | +32.8M | ||
| FY1991 | 791M | +7.3% | +53.7M | ||
| FY1990 | 738M | -4.1% | -31.3M | ||
| FY1989 | 769M | -8.6% | -72.6M | ||
| FY1988 | 842M | +0.6% | +5.24M | ||
| FY1987 | 836M | +3.5% | +28.6M | ||
| FY1986 | 808M | +13.8% | +97.8M | ||
| FY1985 | 710M | — | — |
- FY2025323M-2.4%
- FY2024331M-1.9%
- FY2023337M-2.3%
- FY2022345M-2.4%
- FY2021354M-0.2%
- FY2020355M-1.8%
- FY2019361M-3.1%
- FY2018373M-3.0%
- FY2017384M-2.7%
- FY2016395M-2.8%
- FY2015406M-2.8%
- FY2014418M-3.1%
- FY2013432M-3.1%
- FY2012446M-3.1%
- FY2011460M-4.1%
- FY2010480M-4.1%
- FY2009500M-4.8%
- FY2008525M-4.2%
- FY2007549M-3.3%
- FY2006568M-3.2%
- FY2005586M-2.5%
- FY2004601M-3.1%
- FY2003621M-3.1%
- FY2002640M-1.5%
- FY2001650M-2.6%
- FY2000667M-9.1%
- FY1999733M-4.2%
- FY1998766M-4.3%
- FY1997800M-2.3%
- FY1996819M+4.1%
- FY1995787M+1.6%
- FY1994775M-4.1%
- FY1993808M-1.9%
- FY1992824M+4.1%
- FY1991791M+7.3%
- FY1990738M-4.1%
- FY1989769M-8.6%
- FY1988842M+0.6%
- FY1987836M+3.5%
- FY1986808M+13.8%
- FY1985710M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Ross Stores (ROST)
According to Ross Stores's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 321M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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) diluted shares outstanding is 323M – edged down 2.4% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Ross Stores diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -1.9% – with a net decline across the window.
Between 1988 and 2025, Ross Stores diluted shares outstanding plunged 61.6%, falling from 842M to 323M.
842M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1988, against a low of 323M during 2025.
Ross Stores Shares Outstanding by Year
Ross Stores Shares Outstanding 2025: 323M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Ross Stores came in at 323M, edged down 2.4% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Ross Stores Shares Outstanding 2024: 331M
Ross Stores posted diluted shares outstanding of 331M in 2024, edged down 1.9% below 2023.
Ross Stores Shares Outstanding 2023: 337M
In 2023, Ross Stores reported diluted shares outstanding of 337M, edged down 2.3% below 2022.
Ross Stores Shares Outstanding 2022: 345M
Ross Stores diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 345M, edged down 2.4% below 2021.
Ross Stores Shares Outstanding 2021: 354M
Ross Stores diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 354M.
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