Ross Stores Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (ROST)

Ross Stores reported $2.21B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 34.87% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 9.70%.

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Ross Stores free cash flow by year

Ross Stores annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252026-01-31$2.21B$570.7M+34.87%+9.70%
20242025-02-01$1.64B−$114.8M−6.55%+7.75%
20232024-02-03$1.75B$716.4M+69.19%+8.60%
20222023-01-28$1.04B−$145.7M−12.34%+5.54%
20212022-01-29$1.18B−$659.5M−35.83%+6.24%
20202021-01-30$1.84B$224.4M+13.89%+14.69%
20192020-02-01$1.62B−$36.7M−2.22%+10.08%
20182019-02-02$1.65B$342.9M+26.17%+11.03%
20172018-02-03$1.31B$48.9M+3.88%+9.27%
20162017-01-28$1.26B$301.7M+31.45%+9.80%
20152016-01-30$959.3M$233.1M+32.10%+8.03%
20142015-01-31$726.2M$254.7M+54.02%+6.58%
20132014-02-01$471.5M−$83.7M−15.08%+4.61%
20122013-02-02$555.2M$151.4M+37.48%+5.71%
20112012-01-28$403.8M−$70.6M−14.88%+4.69%
20102011-01-29$474.4M−$255.5M−35.00%+6.03%
20092010-01-30$729.9M$370.9M+103.30%+10.16%
20082009-01-31$359.0M+5.54%

Ross Stores free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $1.84B to $2.21B, a compound annual growth rate of 3.70%. Ross Stores's latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, generated $627.1M in free cash flow, an increase of 209.91% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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