Ross Stores has retired 56.4% of its shares since 1999, from 732,842,976 to 319,453,110.
At $236.89 a share, a market value of $75.7B. FCF yield 3.7%, P/E 28.5, trailing twelve months to August 2026.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1999-04-02 | 732,842,976 | 10-K405 | cover page |
| 2000 | 2000-03-31 | 674,323,656 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2001 | 2001-04-06 | 644,401,416 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2002 | 2002-03-29 | 632,820,560 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2003-03-28 | 616,901,560 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2004-03-22 | 602,509,756 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2005-03-25 | 590,938,572 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2006-03-24 | 573,994,456 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2007-03-16 | 556,092,672 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2008-03-14 | 532,729,332 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2009-03-13 | 506,992,348 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2010 | 2010-01-30 | 491,716,000 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2011-03-10 | 470,399,976 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2012-03-08 | 453,040,332 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2013-03-14 | 440,037,780 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2014-03-12 | 425,938,590 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2015-03-09 | 414,978,552 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2016-03-07 | 401,287,592 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2017-03-06 | 391,895,145 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2018-03-12 | 378,713,373 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2019-03-11 | 368,247,009 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2020-03-09 | 355,896,821 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2021-03-08 | 356,523,349 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2022-03-07 | 350,892,474 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2023-03-06 | 342,048,439 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2024-03-11 | 335,174,141 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2025-03-10 | 328,821,469 | 10-K | |
| 2026 | 2026-03-09 | 322,356,795 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Ross Stores on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Read the full storyCash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $236.89.
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Yes. Ross Stores has 1.2% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 319,453,110 as of August 14, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 9.6%.
Net of every new share it issued, Ross Stores has 413.4 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 56.4% of the company.
319,453,110 shares, as of August 14, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 732,842,976.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Ross Stores stock in 1999 owns 2.3 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Ross Stores ranks No. 57 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Biogen (57.1%), Star Group (56.7%), Signet Jewelers (56.0%), Service Corp International (56.0%).
Every answer is computed from Ross Stores' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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