Does ROST pay a dividend?

Yes. Ross Stores, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.66% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.70 per share.

How much does ROST pay in dividends?

$1.70 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next ROST ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for ROST. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

ROST Dividend

Ross Stores, Inc.

NASDAQConsumer CyclicalStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.66%
Annual dividend: $1.70
Payout ratio: 0.23
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $251.81
Market cap: $80.8B

Is ROST a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.66% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.23 means roughly 23% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 1995, 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.
Raised for 5 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

ROST dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

Peak $1.62 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for ROST, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 9, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.4450	Quarterly
March 13, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.4450	Quarterly
December 9, 2025	December 31, 2025	$0.4050	Quarterly
September 9, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.4050	Quarterly
June 10, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.4050	Quarterly
March 18, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.4050	Quarterly
December 10, 2024	December 31, 2024	$0.3675	Quarterly
September 10, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.3675	Quarterly
June 11, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.3675	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	March 29, 2024	$0.3675	Quarterly
December 4, 2023	December 29, 2023	$0.3350	Quarterly
September 1, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.3350	Quarterly
June 5, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.3350	Quarterly
March 13, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.3350	Quarterly
December 5, 2022	December 30, 2022	$0.3100	Quarterly
September 2, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.3100	Quarterly
June 6, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.3100	Quarterly
March 14, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.3100	Quarterly
December 6, 2021	December 31, 2021	$0.2850	Quarterly
September 3, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.2850	Quarterly
June 7, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.2850	Quarterly
March 15, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.2850	Annual
March 16, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.2850	Quarterly
December 5, 2019	December 31, 2019	$0.2550	Quarterly
September 11, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.2550	Quarterly
June 10, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.2550	Quarterly
March 15, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.2550	Quarterly
December 6, 2018	December 28, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
September 12, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
June 11, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
March 16, 2018	March 30, 2018	$0.2250	Quarterly
November 30, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.1600	Quarterly
September 6, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 2, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 8, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 5, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.1350	Quarterly
August 31, 2016	September 30, 2016	$0.1350	Quarterly
June 3, 2016	June 30, 2016	$0.1350	Quarterly
March 10, 2016	March 31, 2016	$0.1350	Quarterly
December 7, 2015	December 31, 2015	$0.1175	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does ROST pay a dividend?: Yes. Ross Stores, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.66% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.70 per share.
How much does ROST pay in dividends?: $1.70 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next ROST ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for ROST. Dates appear here once the company declares them.