Ross Stores (ROST) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Ross Stores (ROST) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $40,226 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $431,531 reinvested (22.1% a year), or $378,847 taking the dividends as cash, $21,601 of it paid out along the way.
ROST became
$431,531
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
22.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$24,634
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Worst drop
-45.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ROST total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +27.5% | $2,517 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +20.4% | $2,993 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +10.4% | $2,728 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +20.6% | $2,521 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +2.9% | $2,147 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −6.0% | $2,035 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +5.8% | $535 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +41.3% | $1,868 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +4.8% | $1,623 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +23.5% | $1,125 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +23.0% | $945 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +15.3% | $832 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +27.0% | $668 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +39.9% | $612 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +14.9% | $504 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +52.0% | $348 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +49.7% | $271 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +45.3% | $175 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +17.8% | $187 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ROST total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Ross Stores (ROST) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $431,531 at the end of Oct 2026: 22.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ROST turned $10,000 into $40,226 with dividends reinvested, 14.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ROST returned 16.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ROST's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $378,847, including $21,601 of cash received; reinvesting added $52,685.
- ROST's best calendar year in that time was 2011 (52.0%) and its worst 2021 (-6.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Ross Stores (ROST) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ROST/total-return
ROST total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ROST 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $40,226 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $36,501 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ROST's total return since Dec 2007?
4215% in total, or 22.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 3472%.
How much of ROST's return came from dividends?
About 6% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $52,685 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ROST's worst year?
2021, at -6.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 28.7%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -45.6%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.