Ross Stores Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Ross Stores free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026, Ross Stores generated $875.8 million of operating cash flow and spent $251.3 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $624.5 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 10.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 33.8% from the prior year's $466.6 million.
Ross Stores returned $461.4 million to shareholders: $142.6 million in dividends and $318.8 million in share repurchases, equal to 74% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.4 times.
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Ross Stores cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-08-01 | Q1 20262026-05-02 | Q4 20252026-01-31 | Q3 20252025-11-01 | Q2 20252025-08-02 | Q1 20252025-05-03 | Q4 20242025-02-01 | Q3 20242024-11-02 | Q2 20242024-08-03 | Q1 20242024-05-04 | Q4 20232024-02-03 | Q3 20232023-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 851.30M | 649.96M | 645.87M | 511.94M | 508.00M | 479.25M | 586.78M | 488.81M | 527.15M | 487.99M | 609.68M | 447.33M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +67.58% | +35.62% | +10.07% | +4.73% | -3.63% | -1.79% | -3.76% | +9.27% | +18.11% | +31.47% | +36.38% | +30.78% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 140.19M | 132.60M | 134.87M | 132.19M | 126.40M | 115.94M | 117.20M | 111.80M | 108.59M | 109.19M | 119.07M | 102.44M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 47.26M | 59.12M | 47.17M | 44.94M | 43.94M | 39.30M | 39.09M | 38.74M | 38.02M | 40.45M | 34.12M | 38.88M |
| Change in Working Capital | -146.22M | -83.87M | 245.69M | -84.86M | 96.12M | -158.15M | 178.86M | -249.73M | 63.35M | -90.10M | 97.16M | -199.41M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 875.76M | 836.01M | 1.12B | 827.09M | 668.36M | 409.71M | 882.56M | 513.39M | 592.12M | 368.92M | 948.75M | 449.45M |
| Capital Expenditures | -251.26M | -208.95M | -200.91M | -209.26M | -201.73M | -207.38M | -205.98M | -180.39M | -197.49M | -136.25M | -222.35M | -177.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -251.26M | -208.95M | -200.91M | -209.26M | -201.73M | -207.38M | -123.34M | -180.39M | -197.49M | -136.25M | -222.35M | -177.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -142.63M | -143.56M | -130.89M | -131.56M | -132.34M | -133.30M | -121.23M | -121.74M | -122.45M | -123.30M | -112.68M | -113.33M |
| Share Repurchases | -318.75M | -318.75M | -262.50M | -262.50M | -262.50M | -262.52M | -262.50M | -262.50M | -262.50M | -262.48M | -246.60M | -238.51M |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | -500.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -700.00M | 0 | -250.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -466.74M | -1.09B | -386.97M | -402.99M | -402.33M | -1.15B | -377.41M | -651.05M | -380.01M | -450.03M | -352.97M | -355.74M |
| Net Change in Cash | 157.76M | -462.81M | 533.84M | 214.84M | 64.30M | -947.47M | 381.80M | -318.05M | 14.63M | -217.36M | 373.43M | -83.29M |
| Free Cash Flow | 624.50M | 627.05M | 920.81M | 617.83M | 466.63M | 202.34M | 676.58M | 333.00M | 394.63M | 232.67M | 726.40M | 272.45M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Ross Stores's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?