Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

NASDAQ: ROST · USD

$228

-2.30 (-1.0%)· Recorded snapshot

StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-05-20

Our latest published analysis: ROST rated Sell

Ross Stores, Inc.'s published Sell conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$159 / share

Potential value

$197 / share

Upside to FV

-27.0%

from $228

Moat

6.5/10

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap	$70.4B
Revenue (ttm)	24.5B
Net income (ttm)	2.7B
EPS (ttm)	$8.27
Shares out	319.5M
P/E (trailing)	27.6x
P/E (forward)	26.6x
Dividend	$1.78 (0.78%)
Volume	1,009,370
Beta	0.84

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 24.5B
Net income (ttm): 2.7B
EPS (ttm): $8.27
P/E (trailing): 27.6x
P/E (forward): 26.6x
Market cap: $70.4B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	Trend
Period	2022-01-31	2023-01-31	2024-01-31	2025-01-31	2026-01-31	Trend
Revenue	$18.92B	$18.70B	$20.38B	$21.13B	$22.75B	+4.7%
Gross profit	$5.21B	$4.75B	$5.58B	$5.87B	$6.30B	+4.9%
Operating income	$2.33B	$2.07B	$2.55B	$2.82B	$2.88B	+5.4%
Net income	$1.72B	$1.51B	$1.87B	$2.09B	$2.15B	+5.6%
EPS (diluted)	$4.87	$4.38	$5.56	$6.32	$6.61	+7.9%
EBITDA	$2.69B	$2.46B	$2.97B	$3.27B	$3.39B	+5.9%
R&D	—	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A	$2.87B	$2.76B	$3.27B	$3.28B	$3.60B	+5.8%

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Base and Bull scenarios

Bull20%

Price target

$197.48

-9.3% from spot

The off-price value proposition captures massive market share from department stores, accelerating top-line growth and expanding margins above historical averages.

Accelerated store rollout succeeds
Margins expand beyond 12.26%

Base60%

Price target

$158.93

-27.0% from spot

Growth fades smoothly from 7.86% to 4.5% terminal, margins hold stable at 12.26%, and the current elevated multiple normalizes to 20x.

Revenue growth fades smoothly to 4.5%
Terminal multiple normalizes to 20x
Operating margin stays flat at 12.26%

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

The highlighted base cell is anchored to valuation synthesis sensitivity reference ($151.63). It is the reference value for this grid, not a separate standalone fair-value claim.

Ke ↓ / g →	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%	4.0%
6.8%	$183	$205	$232	$265	$265
7.8%	$152	$166	$183	$205	$232
8.8%	$129	$140	$152	$166	$183
9.8%	$113	$120	$129	$140	$152
10.8%	$99.8	$106	$113	$120	$129

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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EPS estimate—

Revenue estimate—

Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E26.6

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/E32.9

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROE42.6

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC33.6

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Benchmarks · 1M

All ROST indicators

Market & fundamental data

Available fields

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Currency

USD

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000745732
Company name	Ross Stores, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	778296103
Earnings date	2026-11-19
Earnings time	amc
Employees	111,000
Employees change	4,000
Employees growth	3.74%
Enterprise value	$73.2B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-08-01
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	January
Founded	1982
In index	SP500, NASDAQ100
Industry	Apparel Retail
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US7782961038
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-31
Last earnings date	2026-08-20
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2015-06-12
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$72.8B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-19
Options	Yes
Price	$227.80
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
SIC code	5651
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	ROST
U.S. state	California
Website	https://www.rossstores.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	29.74x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	38.41x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	24.81x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	24.11x
Earnings yield	3.63%
EV/Earnings	27.72x
EV/EBIT	23.65x
EV/EBITDA	20.16x
EV/FCF	26.42x
EV/Sales	3.01x
FCF / EV yield	3.78%
FCF yield	3.81%
Forward EV/Sales	2.79x
Forward P/E	26.73x
Forward P/S	2.77x
Graham number	62.64365
Graham upside	-72.69%
Industry forward P/E	21.87x
Industry P/E	20.3x
Lynch fair value	$121.47
Lynch upside	-47.04%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	28.27x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	21.16x
P/B ratio	10.91x
P/E ratio	27.55x
P/FCF ratio	26.26x
P/OCF ratio	20.02x
P/S ratio	2.99x
PEG ratio	1.96x
Price / tangible book value	10.87x
Price/EBITDA ratio	20.03x
Sector forward P/E	24.39x
Sector P/E	30.5x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	12.72%
EBITDA margin	14.92%
Effective tax rate	24.09%
FCF margin	11.38%
Gross margin	33.38%
Operating margin	12.72%
Pretax margin	14.29%
Profit margin	10.85%
Profit per employee	$23,956
Profitable quarters	25
Profitable years	35
Revenue per employee	$220,827
ROA	12.78%
ROA (5Y)	10.57%
ROCE	28.09%
ROE	42.63%
ROE (5Y)	40.2%
ROIC	33.59%
ROIC (5Y)	32.72%
SBC / revenue	0.81%
Tax / revenue	3.44%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	31.19%
EPS growth (Q)	70.51%
EPS growth (QoQ)	31.68%
EPS growth 10Y	12.15%
EPS growth 3Y	20.62%
EPS growth 5Y	17.05%
EPS growth quarters	4
EPS growth years	3
FCF growth	66.23%
FCF growth (Q)	33.83%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-0.41%
FCF growth 3Y	10.15%
FCF growth 5Y	-1.5%
Gross profit growth	16.6%
Gross profit growth (Q)	19.84%
Gross profit growth 3Y	11.37%
Gross profit growth 5Y	7.54%
Net income growth	28.9%
Net income growth (Q)	67.58%
Net income growth (QoQ)	30.98%
Net income growth 3Y	18.29%
Net income growth 5Y	14.69%
Net income growth quarters	4
Net income growth years	3
OCF growth	47.96%
OCF growth (Q)	31.03%
OCF growth (QoQ)	4.75%
OCF growth 10Y	9.22%
OCF growth 3Y	8.55%
OCF growth 5Y	1.38%
Operating income growth	20.82%
Operating income growth (Q)	33.27%
Operating income growth 3Y	15.55%
Operating income growth 5Y	7.95%
Revenue growth	14.02%
Revenue growth (Q)	13.31%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	4.23%
Revenue growth 10Y	7.14%
Revenue growth 3Y	8.46%
Revenue growth 5Y	7.19%
Revenue growth quarters	6
Revenue growth years	3

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-870.4M
Depreciation and amortization	$539.8M
EBIT	$3.1B
EBITDA	$3.7B
EPS	$8.27
FCF per share	$8.73
Financing cash flow	$-2.3B
Free cash flow	$2.8B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$2.6B
Gross profit	$8.2B
Income taxes	$843.8M
Investing cash flow	$-870.4M
Net borrowing	$-500M
Net cash flow	$443.6M
Net income	$2.7B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$3.5B
Operating income	$3.1B
Revenue	$24.5B
Stock-based compensation	$198.5M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	6.89
Book value per share	$21.09
Debt / EBITDA	0.98
Debt / equity	0.7
Debt / FCF	1.7
Interest coverage	98.25
Long-term assets	$8.1B
Long-term liabilities	$4.4B
Net cash (debt)	$-451M
Net cash / market cap	-0.62%
Net debt / EBITDA	0.12
Net debt / equity	0.07
Net debt / FCF	0.16
Piotroski F-Score	8
Property, plant and equipment	$7.8B
Shareholders' equity	$6.7B
Tangible book value	$6.7B
Tangible book value per share	$21.09
Total assets	$16B
Total cash	$4.3B
Total debt	$4.7B
Total liabilities	$9.2B
WACC	8.35%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.61
Current assets	$7.9B
Current liabilities	$4.9B
Current ratio	1.61
Inventory turnover	5.73
Net working capital	$-303.5M
Quick ratio	0.93
Working capital	$3B
Working capital turnover	8.87

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	1.83%
Dividend growth	9.95%
Dividend growth (10Y)	12.78%
Dividend growth (3Y)	9.78%
Dividend growth (5Y)	15.27%
Dividend growth years	5
Dividend payment date	2026-09-30
Dividend payment years	33
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$1.78
Dividend yield	0.78%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-08
FCF payout ratio	20.38%
Last dividend	$0.45
Payout ratio	21.53%
Shareholder yield	2.61%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	265.34%
10Y return CAGR	14.95%
10Y total return	302.65%
150-day SMA	$229.48
15Y price change	930.14%
15Y return CAGR	17.97%
15Y total return	1,092.71%
1D price change	-1%
1M price change	-3.59%
1M total return	-3.59%
1W price change	-4.05%
1W total return	-4.05%
1Y price change	41.63%
1Y return CAGR	42.84%
1Y total return	42.81%
20-day SMA	$230.40
200-day SMA	$222.03
20Y price change	2,972.07%
20Y return CAGR	19.89%
20Y total return	3,660.83%
3M price change	-6.46%
3M total return	-6.27%
3Y price change	101.83%
3Y return CAGR	27.61%
3Y total return	107.85%
50-day SMA	$231.23
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$257.00
52-week high date	2026-08-03
52-week low	$157.39
52-week low date	2025-10-31
5Y price change	105.71%
5Y return CAGR	16.79%
5Y total return	117.27%
6M price change	0.65%
6M total return	1.04%
All-time high	$257.00
All-time high date	2026-08-03
All-time low	$0.11
All-time low date	1987-10-26
Average true range (ATR)	$5.53
Average volume	2M
Beta (1Y)	0.15
Beta (2Y)	0.49
Beta (5Y)	0.84
Change from 52-week high	-11.36%
Change from 52-week low	44.74%
Change from all-time high	-11.42%
Change from all-time low	200,817.92%
Change from open	-0.09%
Day's gap	-0.91%
Dollar volume	$229.9M
High price	$229.36
Low price	$226.71
Monthly RSI	64.29
Open price	$228.00
Position in 52-week range	41.13%
Premarket change	-0.38%
Premarket close	$230.09
Premarket price	$229.22
Previous close	$230.09
Price vs 150-day SMA	-0.8%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-1.2%
Price vs 200-day SMA	2.53%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-1.55%
Relative volume	0.51
RSI	44.77
Sharpe ratio	1.34
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.93
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.55
Sortino ratio	2.46
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.74
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.99
Volume	1M
Weekly RSI	50.92
YTD price change	26.37%
YTD total return	27.13%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	311.8M
Float percentage	97.61%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.55%
Shares change (YoY)	-1.83%
Shares held by insiders	2.23%
Shares held by institutions	94.94%
Shares outstanding	319.5M
Short % of float	3.27%
Short % of shares	3.19%
Short ratio	5.2 days

Deeper analysis on ROST

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Frequently asked questions

About this ROST report

What is the latest published ROST stock rating?

Ross Stores, Inc. is shown with Sell in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-20. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full ROST analysis?

The full latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-20, lives at /stocks/ROST/analysis. The bare ticker page summarizes that read and links to each analysis tab; earlier editions remain under /analysis/archive.

What fair value is used for ROST?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-05-20 gives ROST a fair value of USD 159 and a potential value of USD 197. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

How often is the ROST page updated?

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SellROST · Fair value $159-27.0%

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Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	1.5
Management	6.9
Balance Sheet	6.0
Profitability	7.0
Revenue Growth	6.0
Risk Assessment	6.5
Competitive Moat	6.5
Earnings Quality	8.0
Capital Efficiency	7.5

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

Our latest published analysis: ROST rated Sell

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Profile and market data

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Financial statements

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Performance and technicals

Ownership and float

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