Ross Stores, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

ROST · Apparel - Retail · $73.3B market cap

Ross Stores, Inc. had 107,000 employees at the end of fiscal Feb 2025, down 0.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $21.1B, up 3.7% from a year earlier, or $197K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

107,000

-0.9% YoY

Revenue

$21.1B

+3.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$197K

Peer median $160K

Rank in industry

1 of 5

Apparel - Retail

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Jan 2017
92131170'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 164Staff 136

Hover a year for the numbers.

ROST employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Feb 2025107,000$21.1B$197K-0.9%+3.7%
Feb 2024108,000$20.4B$189K+6.9%+9.0%
Jan 2023101,000$18.7B$185K+1.0%-1.2%
Jan 2022100,000$18.9B$189K+6.7%+50.9%
Jan 202193,700$12.5B$134K+1.3%-21.9%
Feb 202092,500$16.0B$173K+5.0%+7.0%
Feb 201988,100$15.0B$170K+6.5%+6.0%
Feb 201882,700$14.1B$171K+5.2%+9.9%
Jan 201778,600$12.9B$164K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
92,500'2093,700'21100,000'22101,000'23108,000'24107,000'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$173K'20$134K'21$189K'22$185K'23$189K'24$197K'25

Ross Stores, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Apparel - Retail.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
107,000$21.1B$197KLeaner
GAP
The Gap, Inc.
79,000$15.4B$195K—
TJX
The TJX Companies, Inc.
377,000$60.4B$160KEfficient growth
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
83,309$11.6B$139KEfficient growth
AEO
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
45,000$5.50B$122KEfficient growth
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Questions about Ross Stores, Inc.

How many employees does Ross Stores, Inc. have?
Ross Stores, Inc. reported 107,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Feb 2025, in the annual report it filed on April 1, 2025. That is down 0.9% from a year earlier.
What is Ross Stores, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Ross Stores, Inc. brought in $21.1B of revenue in fiscal Feb 2025, which is $197K per employee. That ranks 1 of 5 companies we track in Apparel - Retail, where the median is $160K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Ross Stores, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed April 1, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ROST.