Seasonality
ROST seasonality — Ross Stores
Over the last 11 years, ROST's strongest month on average has been November (+10.4%) and its weakest March (-3.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.59% | +1.07% | 60% | +10.7% | -14.5% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.14% | -0.05% | 50% | +9.0% | -6.8% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.32% | -1.65% | 20% | +5.3% | -20.1% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.46% | +4.97% | 80% | +10.3% | -11.7% | 10 |
| May | -1.35% | -2.05% | 40% | +7.9% | -14.8% | 10 |
| Jun | -3.19% | -5.02% | 40% | +8.2% | -17.4% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.16% | +4.18% | 70% | +18.0% | -4.2% | 10 |
| Aug | +2.96% | +5.41% | 70% | +9.6% | -9.0% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.80% | +2.29% | 60% | +10.5% | -8.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.45% | -0.13% | 40% | +13.6% | -8.7% | 10 |
| Nov | +10.44% | +10.97% | 78% | +26.2% | -11.5% | 9 |
| Dec | +2.14% | +1.19% | 60% | +14.2% | -5.0% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — ROST
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | -8.2 | 18.0 | -9.0 | 2.1 | -2.2 | 1.2 | +28.3% | |
| 2025 | -0.5 | -6.8 | -8.9 | 8.8 | 0.8 | -8.9 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 11.0 | 2.1 | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -1.5 | -11.7 | 7.9 | 4.0 | -1.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 | -7.2 | 10.8 | -2.3 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | -6.5 | -4.0 | 0.6 | -2.9 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -7.3 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 6.1 | +19.2% |
| 2022 | -14.5 | -6.5 | -1.0 | 10.3 | -14.8 | -17.4 | 15.7 | 6.2 | -2.3 | 13.6 | 23.0 | -1.4 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | -9.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 9.2 | -3.5 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -8.1 | 4.0 | -3.6 | 4.8 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -20.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | -12.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | -8.7 | 26.2 | 14.2 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7 | 2.9 | -1.8 | 4.9 | -4.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | -0.0 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 5.9 | 0.2 | +39.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | -5.2 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -2.4 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 9.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 | -11.5 | -5.0 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -4.0 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -9.7 | -4.2 | 5.7 | 10.5 | -1.7 | 19.8 | 5.5 | +22.3% |
| 2016 | -2.9 |