Ross Stores Cash Flow Statement
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Ross Stores free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Ross Stores generated $3.03 billion of operating cash flow and spent $819.3 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.21 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 34.9% from the prior year's $1.64 billion.
Ross Stores returned $1.58 billion to shareholders: $528.1 million in dividends and $1.05 billion in share repurchases, equal to 71% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.2 times.
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Ross Stores cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252026-01-31 | FY 20242025-02-01 | FY 20232024-02-03 | FY 20222023-01-28 | FY 20212022-01-29 | FY 20202021-01-30 | FY 20192020-02-01 | FY 20182019-02-02 | FY 20172018-02-03 | FY 20162017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.15B | 2.09B | 1.87B | 1.51B | 1.72B | 85.38M | 1.66B | 1.59B | 1.36B | 1.12B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +2.60% | +11.53% | +23.97% | -12.22% | +1917.51% | -94.86% | +4.63% | +16.49% | +21.93% | +9.50% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 509.39M | 446.79M | 419.43M | 394.65M | 360.66M | 364.25M | 350.89M | 330.36M | 313.16M | 302.51M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 175.35M | 156.30M | 145.49M | 121.94M | 134.22M | 101.57M | 95.44M | 95.58M | 87.42M | 74.55M |
| Change in Working Capital | 98.79M | -97.63M | -234.05M | -126.48M | -617.98M | 1.26B | 52.45M | 8.07M | -45.36M | 65.05M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.03B | 2.36B | 2.51B | 1.69B | 1.74B | 2.25B | 2.17B | 2.07B | 1.68B | 1.56B |
| Capital Expenditures | -819.27M | -720.10M | -762.81M | -654.07M | -557.84M | -405.43M | -555.48M | -413.90M | -371.42M | -297.88M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -819.27M | -637.46M | -762.81M | -654.07M | -557.84M | -405.43M | -554.97M | -410.41M | -354.75M | -296.18M |
| Dividends Paid | -528.09M | -488.72M | -454.81M | -431.30M | -405.12M | -101.40M | -369.79M | -337.19M | -247.53M | -214.64M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.05B | -1.05B | -950.00M | -950.00M | -650.00M | -132.47M | -1.27B | -1.07B | -875.00M | -700.00M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2.97B | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -700.00M | -250.00M | 0 | 0 | -65.00M | -775.01M | 0 | -85.00M | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.34B | -1.86B | -1.43B | -1.41B | -1.15B | 1.70B | -1.68B | -1.53B | -1.15B | -916.09M |
| Net Change in Cash | -134.49M | -138.98M | 323.20M | -370.14M | 28.61M | 3.54B | -66.67M | 124.81M | 177.09M | 346.63M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.21B | 1.64B | 1.75B | 1.04B | 1.18B | 1.84B | 1.62B | 1.65B | 1.31B | 1.26B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Ross Stores's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ROST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?