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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Stock

$251.96 +0.37% NASDAQ: ROST Consumer Cyclical

Ross Stores, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages a chain of off-price retail establishments focusing on apparel and home goods. These stores operate under two main brand names: Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$251.96
Market Cap$80.82B
P/E Ratio34.53
P/B Ratio11.93
P/S Ratio3.02
EPS (TTM)$6.61
52-Week High$251.96
52-Week Low$124.49
Dividend Yield0.78%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE34.67%
ROA13.80%
ROCE43.75%
Gross Margin11.90%
Operating Margin11.90%
Net Margin9.43%
Debt/Equity0.84
Current Ratio1.58

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$18.9B$18.7B$20.4B$21.1B$22.8B
Operating Profit$2.3B$2.0B$2.3B$2.6B$2.7B
Net Profit$1.7B$1.5B$1.9B$2.1B$2.1B
EPS$4.87$4.38$5.56$6.32$6.61
Op Margin12.3%10.7%11.3%12.2%11.9%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$13.6B$13.4B$14.3B$14.9B$15.5B
Total Liabilities$9.6B$9.1B$9.4B$9.4B$9.4B
Cash$4.9B$4.6B$4.9B$4.7B$4.6B
Borrowings$5.6B$5.7B$5.7B$5.7B$5.2B

Latest News

ROST: Raising target price to $243.00 Argus Research · Jul 15, 2026 Casey’s, Costco, and Other Consumer Stocks for Uncertain Times Barrons.com · Jul 14, 2026 Is Ross Stores (ROST) A Bargain As Earnings Estimates Rise? Simply Wall St. · Jul 14, 2026 Is Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Outpacing Its Retail-Wholesale Peers This Year? Zacks · Jul 13, 2026 Why Ross Stores (ROST) Outpaced the Stock Market Today Zacks · Jul 10, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$1.7B$1.7B$2.5B$2.4B$3.0B
Investing Cash Flow$-1.1B$-1.3B$-1.5B$-1.4B$-1.6B
Financing Cash Flow$-682.0M$-974.0M$-974.0M$-1.1B$-1.1B
Net Cash Flow$29.0M$-370.0M$323.0M$-139.0M$-134.0M
Free Cash Flow$1.2B$1.0B$1.8B$1.6B$2.2B

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1329.18
EV / EBITDA19.37
FCF Yield3.21%
Quick Ratio1.04
Interest Coverage82.03
Return 1Y77.52%
Return 3Y118.85%
Return 5Y112.21%

Ownership

Insiders Held2.13%
Institutions Held94.69%
Institutions Float Held96.75%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.24,856,7842026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC21,019,9302026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC14,180,8252026-03-31
State Street Corporation13,909,6472026-03-31
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO9,865,9452026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AZOAutoZone, Inc. $3142.17 +0.75% 21.07 $51.30B 0.00%
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $32.96 +3.66% 31.43 $42.27B 0.00%
CPNGCoupang, Inc. $16.23 -0.73% 58.65 $29.17B 0.00%
CPRTCopart, Inc. $30.94 +3.84% 21.03 $28.64B 0.00%
EBAYeBay Inc. $115.30 -1.82% 25.50 $51.19B 1.10%

About Ross Stores, Inc.

Ross Stores, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages a chain of off-price retail establishments focusing on apparel and home goods. These stores operate under two main brand names: Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS. Their product selection primarily includes clothing, accessories, footwear, and household decor. The Ross Dress for Less outlets primarily serve middle-income households, offering merchandise at prices considerably lower than traditional department and specialty stores. Conversely, dd's DISCOUNTS stores cater to moderate-income households, providing products at prices below those typically found in department and discount stores. As of July 5, 2022, the company had approximately 1,950 stores operating across 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. Ross Stores, Inc. was founded in 1957 and is based in Dublin, California.

Ross Stores, Inc. is led by CEO James G. Conroy, employs 107,000 people, headquartered in Dublin, US, publicly traded since 1985.

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) stock trades at $251.96 with a market capitalization of $80.82B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.53, price-to-book of 11.93, price-to-sales of 3.02. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $124.49 and $251.96, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.78%.

On profitability, Ross Stores, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 34.67% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 43.75%, an operating margin of 11.90%, a net profit margin of 9.43%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Ross Stores, Inc. reported annual revenue of $22.8B, net profit of $2.1B, revenue has compounded at 12.7% a year over the last five years, profit at 90.7% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.58, total assets of $15.5B, $4.6B in cash and equivalents.

ROST has an average daily trading volume of 3,092,072 shares, a beta of 0.87.

Official website: www.rossstores.com

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