Ross Stores Dividend

Q: What is the Ross Stores Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Ross Stores dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.19% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.09%. The payout ratio of Ross Stores in relation to the last financial year is 25.63%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 27.24%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Ross Stores dividend safe?

Ross Stores has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 5 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 5 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.20% . The average Ross Stores Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 41.56% . The average for the last 10 years is 13.17% .

$229.48

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Nasdaq, Sep 17, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US7782961038

Symbol

ROST

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NASDAQ-100, S&P 500

Sector

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

Industry

Specialty Retail

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Ross Stores Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Ross Stores Stock

Current dividend yield	4.04 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	2.51 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.92 %
Payout 3Y	1.88 %

When does Ross Stores pay a dividend?

The Ross Stores stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Ross Stores stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Ross Stores are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.445 $0.45	Sep 08 2026 Sep 08 2026 Sep 30 2026 Sep 08 26 Sep 30 26	Sep 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.445 $0.45	Jun 09 2026 Jun 09 2026 Jun 30 2026 Jun 09 26 Jun 30 26	Jun 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.445 $0.45	Mar 13 2026 Mar 13 2026 Mar 31 2026 Mar 13 26 Mar 31 26	Mar 31 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.405 $0.41	Dec 09 2025 Dec 09 2025 Dec 31 2025 Dec 09 25 Dec 31 25	Dec 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.405 $0.41	Sep 09 2025 Sep 09 2025 Sep 30 2025 Sep 09 25 Sep 30 25	Sep 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.405 $0.41	Jun 10 2025 Jun 10 2025 Jun 30 2025 Jun 10 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.405 $0.41	Mar 18 2025 Mar 18 2025 Mar 31 2025 Mar 18 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.3675 $0.37	Dec 10 2024 Dec 10 2024 Dec 31 2024 Dec 10 24 Dec 31 24	Dec 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.3675 $0.37	Sep 10 2024 Sep 10 2024 Sep 30 2024 Sep 10 24 Sep 30 24	Sep 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.3675 $0.37	Jun 11 2024 Jun 11 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jun 11 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.3675 $0.37	Mar 14 2024 Mar 14 2024 Mar 29 2024 Mar 14 24 Mar 29 24	Mar 29 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.335 $0.34	Dec 04 2023 Dec 04 2023 Dec 29 2023 Dec 04 23 Dec 29 23	Dec 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.335 $0.34	Sep 01 2023 Sep 01 2023 Sep 29 2023 Sep 01 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.335 $0.34	Jun 05 2023 Jun 05 2023 Jun 30 2023 Jun 05 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.335 $0.34	Mar 13 2023 Mar 13 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 13 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.31 $0.31	Dec 05 2022 Dec 05 2022 Dec 30 2022 Dec 05 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.31 $0.31	Sep 02 2022 Sep 02 2022 Sep 30 2022 Sep 02 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.31 $0.31	Jun 06 2022 Jun 06 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 06 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.31 $0.31	Mar 14 2022 Mar 14 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 14 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.285 $0.29	Dec 06 2021 Dec 06 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 06 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.285 $0.29	Sep 03 2021 Sep 03 2021 Sep 30 2021 Sep 03 21 Sep 30 21	Sep 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.285 $0.29	Jun 07 2021 Jun 07 2021 Jun 30 2021 Jun 07 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.285 $0.29	Mar 15 2021 Mar 15 2021 Mar 31 2021 Mar 15 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.285 $0.29	Mar 16 2020 Mar 16 2020 Mar 31 2020 Mar 16 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.255 $0.26	Dec 05 2019 Dec 05 2019 Dec 31 2019 Dec 05 19 Dec 31 19	Dec 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.255 $0.26	Sep 11 2019 Sep 11 2019 Sep 30 2019 Sep 11 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.255 $0.26	Jun 10 2019 Jun 10 2019 Jun 28 2019 Jun 10 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.255 $0.26	Mar 15 2019 Mar 15 2019 Mar 29 2019 Mar 15 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.225 $0.23	Dec 06 2018 Dec 06 2018 Dec 28 2018 Dec 06 18 Dec 28 18	Dec 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.225 $0.23	Sep 12 2018 Sep 12 2018 Sep 28 2018 Sep 12 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.225 $0.23	Jun 11 2018 Jun 11 2018 Jun 29 2018 Jun 11 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.225 $0.23	Mar 16 2018 Mar 16 2018 Mar 30 2018 Mar 16 18 Mar 30 18	Mar 30 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.16 $0.16	Nov 30 2017 Nov 30 2017 Dec 29 2017 Nov 30 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.16 $0.16	Sep 06 2017 Sep 06 2017 Sep 29 2017 Sep 06 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.16 $0.16	Jun 02 2017 Jun 02 2017 Jun 30 2017 Jun 02 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.16 $0.16	Mar 08 2017 Mar 08 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 08 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.135 $0.14	Dec 05 2016 Dec 05 2016 Dec 30 2016 Dec 05 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.135 $0.14	Aug 31 2016 Aug 31 2016 Sep 30 2016 Aug 31 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.135 $0.14	Jun 03 2016 Jun 03 2016 Jun 30 2016 Jun 03 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.135 $0.14	Mar 10 2016 Mar 10 2016 Mar 31 2016 Mar 10 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1175 $0.12	Dec 07 2015 Dec 07 2015 Dec 31 2015 Dec 07 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1175 $0.12	Sep 02 2015 Sep 02 2015 Sep 30 2015 Sep 02 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1175 $0.12	Jun 05 2015 Jun 05 2015 Jun 30 2015 Jun 05 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1175 $0.12	Mar 05 2015 Mar 05 2015 Mar 31 2015 Mar 05 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Dec 08 2014 Dec 08 2014 Dec 31 2014 Dec 08 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Sep 03 2014 Sep 03 2014 Sep 30 2014 Sep 03 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Jun 06 2014 Jun 06 2014 Jun 30 2014 Jun 06 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1 $0.1	Mar 06 2014 Mar 06 2014 Mar 31 2014 Mar 06 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.085 $0.09	Dec 09 2013 Dec 09 2013 Dec 31 2013 Dec 09 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.085 $0.09	Sep 04 2013 Sep 04 2013 Sep 30 2013 Sep 04 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.085 $0.09	Jun 07 2013 Jun 07 2013 Jun 28 2013 Jun 07 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.085 $0.09	Feb 20 2013 Feb 20 2013 Mar 29 2013 Feb 20 13 Mar 29 13	Mar 29 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.07 $0.07	Dec 03 2012 Dec 03 2012 Dec 28 2012 Dec 03 12 Dec 28 12	Dec 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.07 $0.07	Aug 29 2012 Aug 29 2012 Sep 28 2012 Aug 29 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.07 $0.07	Jun 01 2012 Jun 01 2012 Jun 29 2012 Jun 01 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.07 $0.07	Feb 15 2012 Feb 15 2012 Mar 30 2012 Feb 15 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.055 $0.06	Nov 25 2011 Nov 25 2011 Dec 30 2011 Nov 25 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.055 $0.06	Aug 31 2011 Aug 31 2011 Sep 30 2011 Aug 31 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.055 $0.06	Jun 03 2011 Jun 03 2011 Jun 30 2011 Jun 03 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.055 $0.06	Feb 16 2011 Feb 16 2011 Mar 31 2011 Feb 16 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.04 $0.04	Dec 03 2010 Dec 03 2010 Dec 31 2010 Dec 03 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.04 $0.04	Aug 31 2010 Aug 31 2010 Sep 30 2010 Aug 31 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.04 $0.04	Jun 03 2010 Jun 03 2010 Jun 30 2010 Jun 03 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.04 $0.04	Feb 17 2010 Feb 17 2010 Mar 31 2010 Feb 17 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0275 $0.03	Dec 04 2009 Dec 04 2009 Dec 31 2009 Dec 04 09 Dec 31 09	Dec 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0275 $0.03	Sep 01 2009 Sep 01 2009 Sep 30 2009 Sep 01 09 Sep 30 09	Sep 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0275 $0.03	Jun 04 2009 Jun 04 2009 Jun 30 2009 Jun 04 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0275 $0.03	Feb 18 2009 Feb 18 2009 Mar 31 2009 Feb 18 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0238 $0.02	Dec 08 2008 Dec 08 2008 Jan 02 2009 Dec 08 08 Jan 02 09	Jan 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0238 $0.02	Sep 03 2008 Sep 03 2008 Oct 01 2008 Sep 03 08 Oct 01 08	Oct 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0238 $0.02	Jun 12 2008 Jun 12 2008 Jul 01 2008 Jun 12 08 Jul 01 08	Jul 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0238 $0.02	Feb 20 2008 Feb 20 2008 Mar 31 2008 Feb 20 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0188 $0.02	Dec 10 2007 Dec 10 2007 Jan 02 2008 Dec 10 07 Jan 02 08	Jan 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0188 $0.02	Sep 05 2007 Sep 05 2007 Oct 01 2007 Sep 05 07 Oct 01 07	Oct 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0188 $0.02	Jun 14 2007 Jun 14 2007 Jul 02 2007 Jun 14 07 Jul 02 07	Jul 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0188 $0.02	Feb 21 2007 Feb 21 2007 Mar 30 2007 Feb 21 07 Mar 30 07	Mar 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.015 $0.02	Dec 04 2006 Dec 04 2006 Jan 02 2007 Dec 04 06 Jan 02 07	Jan 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.015 $0.02	Aug 30 2006 Aug 30 2006 Oct 02 2006 Aug 30 06 Oct 02 06	Oct 02 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.015 $0.02	Jun 08 2006 Jun 08 2006 Jun 30 2006 Jun 08 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.015 $0.02	Feb 22 2006 Feb 22 2006 Mar 31 2006 Feb 22 06 Mar 31 06	Mar 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.015 $0.02	Dec 05 2005 Dec 05 2005 Jan 03 2006 Dec 05 05 Jan 03 06	Jan 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0125 $0.01	Aug 30 2005 Aug 30 2005 Sep 30 2005 Aug 30 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0125 $0.01	Jun 09 2005 Jun 09 2005 Jul 01 2005 Jun 09 05 Jul 01 05	Jul 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0125 $0.01	Feb 23 2005 Feb 23 2005 Apr 01 2005 Feb 23 05 Apr 01 05	Apr 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0106 $0.01	Dec 06 2004 Dec 06 2004 Jan 03 2005 Dec 06 04 Jan 03 05	Jan 03 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0106 $0.01	Aug 31 2004 Aug 31 2004 Oct 01 2004 Aug 31 04 Oct 01 04	Oct 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0106 $0.01	Jun 10 2004 Jun 10 2004 Jul 01 2004 Jun 10 04 Jul 01 04	Jul 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0106 $0.01	Feb 25 2004 Feb 25 2004 Apr 01 2004 Feb 25 04 Apr 01 04	Apr 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0072 $0.01	Nov 28 2003 Nov 28 2003 Jan 02 2004 Nov 28 03 Jan 02 04	Jan 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0072 $0.01	Sep 02 2003 Sep 02 2003 Oct 01 2003 Sep 02 03 Oct 01 03	Oct 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0072 $0.01	Jun 12 2003 Jun 12 2003 Jul 01 2003 Jun 12 03 Jul 01 03	Jul 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0072 $0.01	Feb 26 2003 Feb 26 2003 Apr 01 2003 Feb 26 03 Apr 01 03	Apr 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0059 $0.01	Dec 09 2002 Dec 09 2002 Jan 02 2003 Dec 09 02 Jan 02 03	Jan 02 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0059 $0.01	Aug 30 2002 Aug 30 2002 Oct 01 2002 Aug 30 02 Oct 01 02	Oct 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0059 $0.01	Jun 13 2002 Jun 13 2002 Jul 01 2002 Jun 13 02 Jul 01 02	Jul 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0059 $0.01	Feb 27 2002 Feb 27 2002 Apr 01 2002 Feb 27 02 Apr 01 02	Apr 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0053 $0.01	Dec 10 2001 Dec 10 2001 Jan 02 2002 Dec 10 01 Jan 02 02	Jan 02 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0053 $0.01	Aug 31 2001 Aug 31 2001 Oct 01 2001 Aug 31 01 Oct 01 01	Oct 01 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0053 $0.01	Jun 14 2001 Jun 14 2001 Jul 02 2001 Jun 14 01 Jul 02 01	Jul 02 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0053 $0.01	Feb 28 2001 Feb 28 2001 Apr 02 2001 Feb 28 01 Apr 02 01	Apr 02 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Ross Stores pay?

Ross Stores most recently paid a dividend of $0.45. Ross Stores paid a Dividend of $1.62 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $224.80 at Sep 16 2026, the current dividend yield is 0.72% (calculation: $1.62 / $224.80 = 0.72%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Ross Stores Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Ross Stores dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.19% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.09%.

The payout ratio of Ross Stores in relation to the last financial year is 25.63%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 27.24%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Ross Stores
Current dividend yield	0.72%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.19%
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.09%
Payout 1Y	25.63%
Payout 3Y	27.24%

Is the Ross Stores dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Ross Stores dividend safe?

Ross Stores has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 5 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 5-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.20%. The average Ross Stores Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 41.56%. The average for the last 10 years is 13.17%.

Metric	Ross Stores
Increased	5 Years
Continuity	5 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	10.20%
Growth 5Y	41.56%
Growth 10Y	13.17%

Continuity

Ross Stores has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 5 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 5-times.

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Ross Stores Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Ross Stores stock (ISIN: US7782961038) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Ross Stores 27.39% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Ross Stores stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Ross Stores (symbol: ROST) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 27.02 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.93 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Ross Stores stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 26.57 according to P/E ratio and 2.74 according to P/S.

Metric	Ross Stores
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	27.39%
P/E TTM	27.02
P/S TTM	2.93
P/E forward	26.57
P/S forward	2.74

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