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Ross Stores return on equity (ROE)

Ross Stores's return on equity is 39.43%: net income of 2.66B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 6.74B USD.

Today
39.43%
Average, 5 years
37.53%
Low, 5 years
34.53%
High, 5 years
42.43%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 2.66B ÷ 6.74B = 39.43%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Ross Stores's return on equity so high?

Net margin
9.4%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
1.46×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.51×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
34.7%
FY2025
  • FY20259.4% × 1.46 × 2.51 = 34.7%
  • FY20249.9% × 1.42 × 2.71 = 37.9%
  • FY20239.2% × 1.42 × 2.94 = 38.5%
  • FY20228.1% × 1.39 × 3.13 = 35.3%
  • FY20219.1% × 1.39 × 3.36 = 42.4%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today39.43%2.66B6.74B
FY202531 Jan 202634.67%2.15B6.19B
FY202431 Jan 202537.95%2.09B5.51B
FY202331 Jan 202438.48%1.87B4.87B
FY202231 Jan 202335.26%1.51B4.29B
FY202131 Jan 202242.43%1.72B4.06B
FY202031 Jan 20212.59%85.38M3.29B
FY201931 Jan 202049.44%1.66B3.36B
FY201831 Jan 201948.02%1.59B3.31B
FY201731 Jan 201844.69%1.36B3.05B
FY201631 Jan 201740.67%1.12B2.75B
FY201531 Jan 201641.29%1.02B2.47B
FY201431 Jan 201540.57%924.72M2.28B
FY201331 Jan 201441.71%837.30M2.01B
FY201231 Jan 201344.53%786.76M1.77B
FY201131 Jan 201244.02%657.17M1.49B
FY201031 Jan 201141.63%554.80M1.33B
FY200931 Jan 201038.26%442.76M1.16B
FY200831 Jan 200930.66%305.44M996.37M
FY200731 Jan 200826.89%261.05M970.65M
FY200631 Jan 200726.56%241.63M909.83M
FY200531 Jan 200623.87%199.63M836.17M
FY200431 Jan 200522.19%169.90M765.57M
FY200331 Jan 200430.20%228.10M755.42M
FY200231 Jan 200331.28%201.18M643.19M
FY200131 Jan 200228.48%155.05M544.46M
FY200031 Jan 200132.46%151.75M467.55M
FY199931 Jan 200031.71%150.11M473.43M
FY199831 Jan 199931.50%133.80M424.70M
FY199731 Jan 199830.86%117.50M380.70M
FY199631 Jan 199724.60%80.90M328.80M
FY199531 Jan 199614.85%43.30M291.50M
FY199431 Jan 199514.45%36.80M254.60M
FY199331 Jan 199412.84%29.30M228.20M
FY199231 Jan 199316.22%34.00M209.60M
FY199131 Jan 199217.04%27.70M162.60M
FY199031 Jan 199113.48%16.60M123.10M
FY198931 Jan 199028.71%29.80M103.80M
FY198831 Jan 198923.01%26.30M114.30M
FY198731 Jan 19889.70%11.50M118.60M
FY198631 Jan 1987-48.76%-41.40M84.90M
FY198531 Jan 19865.62%7.10M126.30M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Ross Stores's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings