Ross Stores Inc

NAS : ROST

USA·Consumer Cyclical·Retail - Cyclical·Ordinary Shares

$236.89

+5.25 (+2.33%)Oct 16 close

Market Cap

$76.62B

Enterprise Value

$77.07B

P/E (TTM)

28.67

P/B

11.23

Net Cash / (Debt)

−$451M

52-Week Range

$156 — $255

5-Year Range

$70 — $255

Avg Volume (3M)

2.71M

ListingsNAS MEX LTS STU WBO

Dividend Yield (TTM)

0.73%

vs 5Y avg 1.04% · 10Y avg 0.92%

Dividend Yield (Forward)

0.75%

4 payments/yr (spacing)

Dividends / Share (TTM)

$1.74

Forward (annualized): $1.78

Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)

20.6%

Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)

19.6%

Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)

3Y9.3%5Y41.6%10Y13.2%

Consecutive Growth Years

as of 2025

Years Without a Cut

as of 2025

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)

2.53%

Div 0.74% + Net buyback 1.78%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)

2.5%

Dividends 0.7% + Net buybacks 1.8%

Net Buyback (TTM)

$1.31B

Gross $1.31B − Issuance $0

SBC (TTM)

$198M

Share-based compensation, dilution driver

Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is accelerating (10.2% latest vs 8.8% 3-yr avg).

Year	DPS (regular sum, USD)	Change	Hikes
2025	1.62	+10.2%	1
2024	1.47	+9.7%	1
2023	1.34	+8.1%	1
2022	1.24	+8.8%	1
2021	1.14	+300.0%	0
2020	0.285	-72.1%	1
2019	1.02	+13.3%	1
2018	0.90	+40.6%	1
2017	0.64	+18.5%	1
2016	0.54	+14.9%	1
2015	0.47	+17.5%	1
2014	0.40	+17.6%	1
2013	0.34	+21.4%	1
2012	0.28	+27.3%	1
2011	0.22	+37.5%	1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 129 regular payments.

Payment history (129 payments)

		As declared	Δ%	Type	Frequency	Declaration	Record	Pay date
2026-09-08	$0.445	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2026-08-20	2026-09-08	2026-09-30
2026-06-09	$0.445	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2026-05-20	2026-06-09	2026-06-30
2026-03-13	$0.445	–	+9.9%	Cash	quarterly	2026-03-03	2026-03-13	2026-03-31
2025-12-09	$0.405	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2025-11-19	2025-12-09	2025-12-31
2025-09-09	$0.405	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2025-08-20	2025-09-09	2025-09-30
2025-06-10	$0.405	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2025-05-21	2025-06-10	2025-06-30
2025-03-18	$0.405	–	+10.2%	Cash	quarterly	2025-03-04	2025-03-18	2025-03-31
2024-12-10	$0.3675	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2024-11-20	2024-12-10	2024-12-31
2024-09-10	$0.3675	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2024-08-21	2024-09-10	2024-09-30
2024-06-11	$0.3675	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2024-05-22	2024-06-11	2024-06-28
2024-03-14	$0.3675	–	+9.7%	Cash	quarterly	2024-03-05	2024-03-15	2024-03-29
2023-12-04	$0.335	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2023-11-15	2023-12-05	2023-12-29
2023-09-01	$0.335	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2023-08-16	2023-09-05	2023-09-29
2023-06-05	$0.335	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2023-05-17	2023-06-06	2023-06-30
2023-03-13	$0.335	–	+8.1%	Cash	quarterly	2023-02-28	2023-03-14	2023-03-31
2022-12-05	$0.31	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2022-11-16	2022-12-06	2022-12-30
2022-09-02	$0.31	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2022-08-17	2022-09-06	2022-09-30
2022-06-06	$0.31	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2022-05-18	2022-06-07	2022-06-30
2022-03-14	$0.31	–	+8.8%	Cash	quarterly	2022-03-01	2022-03-15	2022-03-31
2021-12-06	$0.285	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-11-17	2021-12-07	2021-12-31
2021-09-03	$0.285	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-08-18	2021-09-07	2021-09-30
2021-06-07	$0.285	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-05-19	2021-06-08	2021-06-30
2021-03-15	$0.285	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2021-03-03	2021-03-16	2021-03-31
2020-03-16	$0.285	–	+11.8%	Cash	quarterly	2020-03-03	2020-03-17	2020-03-31
2019-12-05	$0.255	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2019-11-20	2019-12-06	2019-12-31
2019-09-11	$0.255	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2019-08-21	2019-09-12	2019-09-30
2019-06-10	$0.255	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2019-05-22	2019-06-11	2019-06-28
2019-03-15	$0.255	–	+13.3%	Cash	quarterly	2019-03-05	2019-03-18	2019-03-29
2018-12-06	$0.225	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-11-19	2018-12-07	2018-12-28
2018-09-12	$0.225	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-08-22	2018-09-13	2018-09-28
2018-06-11	$0.225	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2018-05-24	2018-06-12	2018-06-29
2018-03-16	$0.225	–	+40.6%	Cash	quarterly	2018-03-06	2018-03-19	2018-03-30
2017-11-30	$0.16	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2017-11-15	2017-12-01	2017-12-29
2017-09-06	$0.16	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2017-08-17	2017-09-07	2017-09-29
2017-06-02	$0.16	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2017-05-17	2017-06-06	2017-06-30
2017-03-08	$0.16	–	+18.5%	Cash	quarterly	2017-02-28	2017-03-10	2017-03-31
2016-12-05	$0.135	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2016-11-17	2016-12-07	2016-12-30
2016-08-31	$0.135	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2016-08-18	2016-09-02	2016-09-30
2016-06-03	$0.135	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2016-05-18	2016-06-07	2016-06-30
2016-03-10	$0.135	–	+14.9%	Cash	quarterly	2016-03-01	2016-03-14	2016-03-31
2015-12-07	$0.1175	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2015-11-18	2015-12-09	2015-12-31
2015-09-02	$0.1175	–	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2015-08-19	2015-09-04	2015-09-30
2015-06-05	$0.1175	$0.235	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2015-05-20	2015-06-09	2015-06-30
2015-03-05	$0.1175	$0.235	+17.5%	Cash	quarterly	2015-03-02	2015-03-09	2015-03-31
2014-12-08	$0.1	$0.2	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2014-11-19	2014-12-10	2014-12-31
2014-09-03	$0.1	$0.2	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2014-08-20	2014-09-05	2014-09-30
2014-06-06	$0.1	$0.2	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2014-05-21	2014-06-10	2014-06-30
2014-03-06	$0.1	$0.2	+17.6%	Cash	quarterly	2014-02-27	2014-03-10	2014-03-31
2013-12-09	$0.085	$0.17	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-11-19	2013-12-11	2013-12-31
2013-09-04	$0.085	$0.17	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-08-21	2013-09-06	2013-09-30
2013-06-07	$0.085	$0.17	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2013-05-22	2013-06-11	2013-06-28
2013-02-20	$0.085	$0.17	+21.4%	Cash	quarterly	2013-02-08	2013-02-22	2013-03-29
2012-12-03	$0.07	$0.14	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2012-11-14	2012-12-05	2012-12-28
2012-08-29	$0.07	$0.14	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2012-08-16	2012-08-31	2012-09-28
2012-06-01	$0.07	$0.14	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2012-05-17	2012-06-05	2012-06-29
2012-02-15	$0.07	$0.14	+27.3%	Cash	quarterly	2012-02-03	2012-02-17	2012-03-30
2011-11-25	$0.055	$0.22	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2011-11-18	2011-11-29	2011-12-30
2011-08-31	$0.055	$0.22	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2011-08-18	2011-09-02	2011-09-30
2011-06-03	$0.055	$0.22	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2011-05-19	2011-06-07	2011-06-30
2011-02-16	$0.055	$0.22	+37.5%	Cash	quarterly	2011-02-04	2011-02-18	2011-03-31
2010-12-03	$0.04	$0.16	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2010-11-18	2010-12-07	2010-12-31
2010-08-31	$0.04	$0.16	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2010-08-19	2010-09-02	2010-09-30
2010-06-03	$0.04	$0.16	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2010-05-20	2010-06-07	2010-06-30
2010-02-17	$0.04	$0.16	+45.5%	Cash	quarterly	2010-02-05	2010-02-19	2010-03-31
2009-12-04	$0.0275	$0.11	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2009-11-19	2009-12-08	2009-12-31
2009-09-01	$0.0275	$0.11	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2009-08-20	2009-09-03	2009-09-30
2009-06-04	$0.0275	$0.11	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2009-05-21	2009-06-08	2009-06-30
2009-02-18	$0.0275	$0.11	+15.8%	Cash	quarterly	2009-02-05	2009-02-21	2009-03-31
2008-12-08	$0.0238	$0.095	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-11-21	2008-12-10	2009-01-02
2008-09-03	$0.0238	$0.095	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-08-21	2008-09-05	2008-10-01
2008-06-12	$0.0238	$0.095	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2008-05-22	2008-06-16	2008-07-01
2008-02-20	$0.0238	$0.095	+26.7%	Cash	quarterly	2008-01-23	2008-02-22	2008-03-31
2007-12-10	$0.0188	$0.075	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-11-20	2007-12-12	2008-01-02
2007-09-05	$0.0188	$0.075	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-08-28	2007-09-07	2007-10-01
2007-06-14	$0.0188	$0.075	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-05-24	2007-06-18	2007-07-02
2007-02-21	$0.0188	$0.075	+25.0%	Cash	quarterly	2007-01-24	2007-02-23	2007-03-30
2006-12-04	$0.015	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2006-11-15	2006-12-06	2007-01-02
2006-08-30	$0.015	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2006-08-17	2006-09-01	2006-10-02
2006-06-08	$0.015	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2006-05-18	2006-06-12	2006-06-30
2006-02-22	$0.015	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2006-01-25	2006-02-24	2006-03-31
2005-12-05	$0.015	$0.06	+20.0%	Cash	quarterly	2005-11-16	2005-12-07	2006-01-03
2005-08-30	$0.0125	$0.05	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2005-08-19	2005-09-01	2005-09-30
2005-06-09	$0.0125	$0.05	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2005-05-19	2005-06-13	2005-07-01
2005-02-23	$0.0125	$0.05	+17.6%	Cash	quarterly	2005-01-14	2005-02-25	2005-04-01
2004-12-06	$0.0106	$0.0425	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2004-11-17	2004-12-08	2005-01-03
2004-08-31	$0.0106	$0.0425	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2004-08-19	2004-09-02	2004-10-01
2004-06-10	$0.0106	$0.0425	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2004-05-20	2004-06-14	2004-07-01
2004-02-25	$0.0106	$0.0425	+47.6%	Cash	quarterly	2004-01-28	2004-02-27	2004-04-01
2003-11-28	$0.0072	$0.0576	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2003-10-17	2003-12-02	2004-01-02
2003-09-02	$0.0072	$0.0576	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2003-08-21	2003-09-04	2003-10-01
2003-06-12	$0.0072	$0.0576	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2003-05-21	2003-06-16	2003-07-01
2003-02-26	$0.0072	$0.0576	+21.0%	Cash	quarterly	2003-02-06	2003-02-28	2003-04-01
2002-12-09	$0.006	$0.0476	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2002-11-20	2002-12-11	2003-01-02
2002-08-30	$0.006	$0.0476	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2002-08-21	2002-09-04	2002-10-01
2002-06-13	$0.006	$0.0476	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2002-05-23	2002-06-17	2002-07-01
2002-02-27	$0.006	$0.0476	+11.7%	Cash	quarterly	2002-01-18	2002-03-01	2002-04-01
2001-12-10	$0.0053	$0.0426	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2001-11-29	2001-12-12	2002-01-02
2001-08-31	$0.0053	$0.0426	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2001-08-23	2001-09-05	2001-10-01
2001-06-14	$0.0053	$0.0426	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2001-05-31	2001-06-18	2001-07-02
2001-02-28	$0.0053	$0.0426	+13.3%	Cash	quarterly	2001-02-08	2001-03-02	2001-04-02
2000-11-29	$0.0047	$0.0376	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2000-11-16	2000-12-01	2001-01-02
2000-09-06	$0.0047	$0.0376	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2000-08-17	2000-09-08	2000-10-02
2000-06-15	$0.0047	$0.0376	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	2000-06-07	2000-06-19	2000-07-05
2000-03-01	$0.0047	$0.0376	+15.3%	Cash	quarterly	2000-02-03	2000-03-01	2000-04-03
1999-12-01	$0.0041	$0.0326	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1999-11-18	1999-12-03	2000-01-03
1999-09-02	$0.0041	$0.0652	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1999-08-26	1999-09-07	1999-10-04
1999-06-09	$0.0041	$0.0652	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1999-05-28	1999-06-11	1999-07-06
1999-03-03	$0.0041	$0.0652	+18.1%	Cash	quarterly	1999-01-28	1999-03-05	1999-04-05
1998-12-02	$0.0035	$0.0552	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1998-11-19	1998-12-04	1999-01-04
1998-09-08	$0.0035	$0.0552	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1998-07-30	1998-09-04	-
1998-06-10	$0.0035	$0.0552	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1998-05-28	1998-06-12	1998-07-06
1998-03-04	$0.0035	$0.0552	+22.1%	Cash	quarterly	1998-01-29	1998-03-06	1998-04-06
1997-12-03	$0.0028	$0.0452	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1997-11-20	1997-12-05	1998-01-05
1997-09-03	$0.0028	$0.0452	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1997-08-20	1997-09-05	1997-10-06
1997-06-11	$0.0028	$0.0452	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1997-05-22	1997-06-13	1997-07-07
1997-03-06	$0.0028	$0.0452	+28.4%	Cash	quarterly	1997-01-30	1997-03-10	1997-04-07
1996-12-04	$0.0022	$0.0704	+0.5%	Cash	quarterly	1996-11-21	1996-12-06	1997-01-06
1996-09-06	$0.0022	$0.07	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1996-08-17	1996-09-06	1996-10-07
1996-06-12	$0.0022	$0.07	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1996-05-23	1996-06-14	1996-07-01
1996-03-06	$0.0022	$0.07	+16.7%	Cash	quarterly	1996-02-15	1996-03-08	1996-04-01
1995-12-06	$0.0019	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1995-11-07	1995-12-08	1996-01-02
1995-09-06	$0.0019	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1995-08-17	1995-09-08	1995-10-02
1995-09-04	$0.0019	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1995-07-26	1995-08-31	-
1995-06-06	$0.0019	$0.06	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1995-05-17	1995-06-09	1995-07-03
1995-03-06	$0.0019	$0.06	+19.0%	Cash	quarterly	1995-01-27	1995-03-10	1995-04-03
1994-12-05	$0.0016	$0.0504	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1994-11-01	1994-12-09	1995-01-01
1994-09-02	$0.0016	$0.0504	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1994-08-25	1994-09-09	1994-10-01
1994-06-14	$0.0016	$0.0504	0.0%	Cash	quarterly	1994-06-07	1994-06-20	1994-07-01
1994-03-07	$0.0016	$0.0504	–	Cash	quarterly	1994-02-03	1994-03-11	1994-04-01

Splits (5)

Date	Ratio	Cumulative
1997-03-06	2:1	×32 to today
1999-09-23	2:1	×16 to today
2003-12-19	2:1	×8 to today
2011-12-16	2:1	×4 to today
2015-06-12	2:1	×2 to today