Profile & Summary Monthly Data Quarterly Data Annual Data


Annual Sales Data
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Net Sales (1,000’s) $ 6,486,139 $ 5,975,212 $ 5,570,210 $ 4,944,179 $ 4,239,990
YoY % Chg 8.6% 7.3% 12.7% 16.6% 8.1%
Same-Store Sales Chg 2.0% 1.0% 4.0% 6.0% -1.0%

Ross Stores - Annual Sales Growth



Annual Earnings Data
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Net Income (1,000’s) $ 305,441 $ 261,051 $ 241,634 $ 199,632 $ 169,902
YoY % Chg 17.0% 8.0% 21.0% 17.5% -25.3%
Diluted EPS $ 2.33 $ 1.90 $ 1.70 $ 1.36 $ 1.13
YoY % Chg 22.6% 11.8% 25.0% 20.4% -23.1%

Ross Stores - Annual Earnings Growth



Annual Margin Data
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Gross Margin 23.6% 22.7% 22.5% 22.1% 22.5%
Operating Margin 7.6% 7.0% 7.0% 6.6% 7.0%
Profit Margin 4.7% 4.4% 4.3% 4.0% 4.0%

Ross Stores - Annual Gross Margins
Ross Stores - Annual Profit Margins



Annual Store Operating Data
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Store Count 956 890 797 734 649
Selling Sq Ft (1,000s) 22,500 21,100 18,600 17,300 15,300
Employees 40,000 39,100 35,800 33,200 30,100
Net Sales per Store (1,000’s) $ 7,027 $ 7,084 $ 7,277 $ 7,150 $ 6,968
Net Sales per Sq Ft $ 298 $ 301 $ 305 $ 304 $ 297
Net Sales per Employee $ 163,998 $ 159,552 $ 161,455 $ 156,214 $ 149,559

Ross Stores - Annual Store Count Growth
Ross Stores - Annual Sales per Store
Ross Stores - Annual Sales per Sq Ft



Annual Advertising Data
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Advertising Spend (1,000s) $ 53,900 $ 50,200 $ 45,500 $ 44,200 $ 41,500
YoY % Chg 7.4% 10.3% 2.9% 6.5% 6.7%
as % of Net Sales 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0%

Ross Stores - Annual Advertising Spending


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