Ross Stores dividend history

Ross Stores's dividend was $1.62 a share in fiscal 2026, up 10.2% on the year before. That was 24.6% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2021.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $1.2B
Dividends (TTM): $549M
Returned to shareholders: 61%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $3B
Diluted share count: −1.8%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.3%; dividends 0.7% + buybacks 1.6% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 21%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 15.9%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Ross Stores: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jan 2010	2011Jan 2011	2012Jan 2012	2013Feb 2013	2014Feb 2014	2015Jan 2015	2016Jan 2016	2017Jan 2017	2018Feb 2018	2019Feb 2019	2020Feb 2020	2021Jan 2021	2022Jan 2022	2023Jan 2023	2024Feb 2024	2025Feb 2025	2026Jan 2026	LTMAug 2026
Dividend per share	—	$0.175	$0.235	$0.295	$0.255	$0.400	$0.470	$0.540	$0.640	$0.900	$1.02	$0.285	$1.14	$1.24	$1.34	$1.47	$1.62	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	+34.3%	+25.5%	−13.6%	+56.9%	+17.5%	+14.9%	+18.5%	+40.6%	+13.3%	−72.1%	+300.0%	+8.8%	+8.1%	+9.7%	+10.2%	—
Dividends paid	55	77	102	126	148	168	192	215	248	337	370	101	405	431	455	489	528	549
Share buybacks	300	375	450	450	550	550	700	700	875	1,075	1,275	132	650	950	950	1,050	1,050	1,163
Dividends ÷ net income	12.5%	13.9%	15.5%	16.0%	17.7%	18.2%	18.8%	19.2%	18.2%	21.2%	22.3%	118.8%	23.5%	28.5%	24.3%	23.4%	24.6%	20.6%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Ross Stores's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Ross Stores.