Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

Ross Stores Employees

Ross Stores had 111,000 employees as of January 31, 2026. The number of employees increased by 4,000 or 3.74% compared to the previous year.

• Employees: 111,000
• Change (1Y): 4,000
• Growth (1Y): 3.74%
• Revenue / Employee: $204,960
• Profits / Employee: $19,325
• Market Cap: 71.93B

Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Jan 31, 2026	111,000	4,000	3.74%
Feb 1, 2025	107,000	-1,000	-0.93%
Feb 3, 2024	108,000	7,000	6.93%
Jan 28, 2023	101,000	1,000	1.00%
Jan 29, 2022	100,000	6,300	6.72%
Jan 30, 2021	93,700	1,200	1.30%
Feb 1, 2020	92,500	4,400	4.99%
Feb 2, 2019	88,100	5,400	6.53%
Feb 3, 2018	82,700	4,100	5.22%
Jan 28, 2017	78,600	800	1.03%
Jan 30, 2016	77,800	6,400	8.96%
Jan 31, 2015	71,400	5,100	7.69%
Feb 1, 2014	66,300	8,800	15.30%
Feb 2, 2013	57,500	3,600	6.68%
Jan 28, 2012	53,900	4,400	8.89%
Jan 29, 2011	49,500	3,900	8.55%
Jan 30, 2010	45,600	5,600	14.00%
Jan 31, 2009	40,000	900	2.30%
Feb 2, 2008	39,100	3,300	9.22%
Feb 3, 2007	35,800	2,600	7.83%
Jan 28, 2006	33,200	3,100	10.30%
Jan 29, 2005	30,100	3,500	13.16%
Jan 31, 2004	26,600	4,100	18.22%
Feb 1, 2003	22,500	1,500	7.14%
Feb 2, 2002	21,000	1,200	6.06%
Feb 3, 2001	19,800	-900	-4.35%
Jan 29, 2000	20,700	600	2.99%
Jan 30, 1999	20,100	3,100	18.24%
Jan 31, 1998	17,000	2,147	14.45%
Feb 1, 1997	14,853	2,918	24.45%
Feb 3, 1996	11,935	1,361	12.87%
Jan 28, 1995	10,574	1,625	18.16%
Jan 29, 1994	8,949	793	9.72%
Jan 30, 1993	8,156	759	10.26%
Feb 1, 1992	7,397	233	3.25%
Jan 31, 1990	7,164	1,110	18.33%
Jan 31, 1989	6,054	774	14.66%
Jan 31, 1988	5,280	-	-

Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.