Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
Ross Stores, Inc. ROST
$228.54 -2.38% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $73.31B
Strong growthHigh qualityStrong trendLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 19, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +17.4%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 294 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $8.26, up 31.1% year over year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth94Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 16%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 25%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 27%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 21%
Quality90Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 8%
- Gross marginBottom 39%
- Operating marginTop 22%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 33%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 45%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 15%
- Interest coverTop 11%
Value22Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 44%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 37%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 29%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 18%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 32%
Momentum83Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 11%
- 6-month returnTop 43%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 12%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 14%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 34%
Revisions83Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 37%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 3%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 27%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 33%
Stability99Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 1%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 11%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 15%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 11.9% | 14.0% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 13.1% | 31.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 27.6% | 29.9% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 13.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 7.8% | 11.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 14.0% | 11.9% | ↑ | Top 16% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 31.1% | 13.1% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| Gross margin | 29.9% | 27.6% | ↑ | Bottom 39% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 12.0% | ↑ | Top 22% |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 9.6% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 11.4% | 7.8% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 21.2% | — | Top 8% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 6.8% | — | Top 27% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.38×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +3.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.10×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 56.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.75%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.64%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.39%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 1, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +17.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $274.14
- Target vs current price
- +20.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 47
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 64%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | +36.4% | -2.4% | +0.7% | -2.2% | — |
| May 21, 2026 | +16.8% | -0.3% | +4.3% | +6.9% | +8.0% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | +5.3% | -2.3% | +4.9% | +3.2% | +15.4% |
| Nov 20, 2025 | +11.3% | +0.0% | +10.7% | +13.8% | +24.9% |
| Aug 21, 2025 | +2.0% | -0.5% | +2.7% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| May 22, 2025 | +2.1% | -0.3% | -9.0% | -16.4% | -4.3% |
| Mar 4, 2025 | +7.8% | -0.6% | -3.4% | -6.6% | +2.1% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | +5.0% | +2.6% | +11.2% | +6.1% | -0.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | $2.66 | $1.95 | +36.4% | $6.26B |
| May 21, 2026 | $2.02 | $1.73 | +16.8% | $6.01B |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $2.00 | $1.90 | +5.3% | $6.64B |
| Nov 20, 2025 | $1.58 | $1.42 | +11.3% | $5.60B |
| Aug 21, 2025 | $1.56 | $1.53 | +2.0% | $5.53B |
| May 22, 2025 | $1.47 | $1.44 | +2.1% | $4.98B |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $1.79 | $1.66 | +7.8% | $5.91B |
| Nov 21, 2024 | $1.48 | $1.41 | +5.0% | $5.07B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 27.7× | 24.4× | 71th | Bottom 44% |
| P/E (forward) | 27.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.0× | — | — | Bottom 29% |
| EV / Sales | 3.01× | — | — | Bottom 18% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.81% | — | — | Bottom 37% |
| Earnings yield | 3.61% | — | — | Bottom 44% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 18.1× – 31.3× since Jul 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +49.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +31.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +17.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 294
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -3.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +4.9%
- RSI (14)
- 43.1
- Relative volume
- 1.24×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 24.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 55th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.55
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.32
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -21.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2021 | Jun 30, 2022 | -47.2% | 289 days | 364 days (Dec 11, 2023) |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | -21.3% | 65 days | 149 days (Oct 15, 2025) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | May 2, 2024 | -15.1% | 45 days | 47 days (Jul 11, 2024) |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | -13.7% | 14 days | 6 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | -13.0% | 10 days | 19 days (Jul 27, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $73.31B
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $8.26
- Revenue (TTM)
- $24.51B
- Dividend yield
- 0.76%
- 52-week range
- $147.49 – $257.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.92B | $18.70B | $20.38B | $21.13B | $22.75B |
| Gross profit | $5.21B | $4.75B | $5.58B | $5.87B | $6.36B |
| Operating income | $2.33B | $1.99B | $2.31B | $2.59B | $2.71B |
| Net income | $1.72B | $1.51B | $1.87B | $2.09B | $2.15B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.87 | $4.38 | $5.56 | $6.32 | $6.61 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.07B | $5.91B | $4.98B | $5.53B | $5.60B | $6.64B | $6.01B | $6.26B |
| Net income | $488.8M | $586.8M | $479.2M | $508.0M | $511.9M | $645.9M | $650.0M | $851.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.48 | $1.79 | $1.47 | $1.56 | $1.58 | $2.00 | $2.02 | $2.66 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.74B | $1.69B | $2.51B | $2.36B | $3.03B |
| Capital expenditure | -$557.8M | -$654.1M | -$762.8M | -$720.1M | -$819.3M |
| Free cash flow | $1.18B | $1.04B | $1.75B | $1.64B | $2.21B |
| Dividends paid | -$405.1M | -$431.3M | -$454.8M | -$488.7M | -$528.1M |
| Net share buybacks | -$707.3M | -$998.9M | -$998.6M | -$1.14B | -$1.10B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $4.31B
- Total assets
- $15.98B
- Total liabilities
- $9.24B
- Total debt
- $4.74B
- Net debt
- $429.7M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $6.74B
As of Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 1, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | $0.45 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $0.45 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.45 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | $0.41 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | $0.41 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | $0.41 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.41 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | $0.37 | Dec 31, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 9,481,106
- Days to cover
- 5.29
- Change vs previous report
- +10.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 12, 2015
- 2-for-1
- Dec 16, 2011
- 2-for-1
- Dec 19, 2003
- 2-for-1
- Sep 23, 1999
- 2-for-1
- Mar 6, 1997
- 2-for-1