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    Ross Stores Inc (ROST)

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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • APPAREL RETAIL • NASDAQ

    $225.68
    -0.16 (-0.07%)

    Market Cap: $73.96B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(36/40)
    Avg Surprise
    -26.23%
    Streak
    6 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.83
    Range$1.80 - $1.90
    10 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.73+6.1%
    60d ago$1.73+6.1%
    30d ago$1.83+0.2%
    7d ago$1.83+0.0%
    Current$1.83
    Revenue Consensus
    $6.2B
    Range$6.1B - $6.3B
    16 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$3.28
    Range$3.20 - $3.42
    11 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $7.7B
    Range$7.5B - $8.0B
    19 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-$3.28---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$1.83---
    Jul 26
    Reported Aug 20
    		$2.06$1.93+6.74%Beat+32.1%
    Apr 26
    Reported May 21
    		$2.02$1.73+16.76%Beat+37.4%
    Jan 26
    Reported Mar 3
    		$2.00$1.85+8.11%Beat+21.2%
    Oct 25
    Reported Nov 20
    		$1.58$1.42+11.27%Beat+6.8%
    Jul 25
    Reported Aug 21
    		$1.56$1.54+1.30%Beat-1.9%
    Apr 25
    Reported May 22
    		$1.47$1.43+2.80%Beat+0.7%
    Jan 25
    Reported Mar 4
    		$1.65$1.66-0.60%Miss-9.3%
    Oct 24
    Reported Nov 21
    		$1.48$1.40+5.71%Beat+11.3%
    Jul 24
    Reported Aug 22
    		$1.59$1.49+6.71%Beat+20.5%
    Apr 24
    Reported May 23
    		$1.46$1.35+8.15%Beat+33.9%
    Jan 24
    Reported Mar 5
    		$1.82$1.65+10.30%Beat+38.9%
    Oct 23
    Reported Nov 16
    		$1.33$1.22+9.02%Beat+33.0%
    Jul 23
    Reported Aug 17
    		$1.32$1.16+13.79%Beat+18.9%
    Apr 23
    Reported May 18
    		$1.09$1.05+3.81%Beat+12.4%
    Jan 23
    Reported Feb 28
    		$1.31$1.23+6.50%Beat+26.0%
    Oct 22
    Reported Nov 17
    		$1.00$0.81+23.46%Beat-8.3%
    Jul 22
    Reported Aug 18
    		$1.11$1.00+11.00%Beat-20.1%
    Apr 22
    Reported May 19
    		$0.97$1.00-3.00%Miss-27.6%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 1
    		$1.04$0.96+8.33%Beat+55.2%
    Oct 21
    Reported Nov 18
    		$1.09$0.77+41.56%Beat+6.9%
    Jul 21
    Reported Aug 19
    		$1.39$1.02+36.27%Beat+2216.7%
    Apr 21
    Reported May 20
    		$1.34$0.89+50.56%Beat+562.1%
    Jan 21
    Reported Mar 2
    		$0.67$1.01-33.66%Miss-46.8%
    Oct 20
    Reported Nov 19
    		$1.02$0.60+70.00%Beat-1.0%
    Jul 20
    Reported Aug 20
    		$0.06N/A+120.00%Beat-94.7%
    Apr 20
    Reported May 21
    		$-0.29$0.02-1550.00%Miss-125.2%
    Jan 20
    Reported Mar 3
    		$1.26$1.26+0.00%Beat+11.5%
    Oct 19
    Reported Nov 21
    		$1.03$0.98+5.10%Beat+13.2%
    Jul 19
    Reported Aug 22
    		$1.14$1.12+1.79%Beat+9.6%
    Apr 19
    Reported May 23
    		$1.15$1.12+2.68%Beat+3.6%
    Jan 19
    Reported Mar 5
    		$1.13$1.13+0.00%Beat+3.7%
    Oct 18
    Reported Nov 20
    		$0.91$0.90+1.11%Beat+26.4%
    Jul 18
    Reported Aug 23
    		$1.04$1.01+2.97%Beat+26.8%
    Apr 18
    Reported May 24
    		$1.11$1.07+3.74%Beat+35.4%
    Jan 18
    Reported Mar 6
    		$1.09$0.93+17.20%Beat+41.6%
    Oct 17
    Reported Nov 16
    		$0.72$0.66+9.09%Beat+16.1%
    Jul 17
    Reported Aug 17
    		$0.82$0.77+6.49%Beat-
    Apr 17
    Reported May 18
    		$0.82$0.80+2.50%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.77$0.75+2.67%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Nov 17
    		$0.62$0.56+10.71%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.79%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.78
    Payout Ratio20.79%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+9.32%
    5Y CAGR+41.56%
    ROST dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun ROST in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio29.46EV/EBITDA17.50x
    Price/FCF25.70xFCF Yield3.89%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin10.80%Operating Margin13.60%
    ROE42.60%ROIC32.96%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.15xInterest Coverage-20.08x
    Current Ratio1.61xQuick Ratio0.98x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.84Avg Volume2.07M
    52-Week High$256.5052-Week Low$153.59

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$227.13
    SMA 20$229.65
    SMA 50$234.21
    SMA 200$218.85
    EMA 10$226.87
    EMA 20$228.69
    EMA 50$230.95
    EMA 200$216.19

    MACD

    Line: -2.14Signal: -1.58Hist: -0.56

    ADX

    ADX: 17.6+DI: 17.8-DI: 21.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up56.0
    Aroon Down92.0
    PSAR$233.56

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$238.94
    Lower Band$220.35
    %B Position809%(Upper)
    Band Width0.29

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    42.9

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K23.2
    Stoch %D20.2
    Williams %R-71.6
    ROC (10d)-3.7%
    Momentum-8.72
    CCI (20d)-54.5
    MFI (14d)37.8

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$5.19(2.3%)
    StdDev (20d)4.65
    Hist Vol18.3%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$226.48
    OBV75.7M
    AD Line-365.8M
    CMF (20d)-0.141

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.1M
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$229.04

    Pivot Points

    R3$235.96
    R2$231.73
    R1$228.79
    Pivot Point$224.56
    S1$221.62
    S2$217.39
    S3$214.45

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-13.33
    Ultimate Osc45.3
    KST-17.96

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$6.26B$6.01B$6.64B$5.60B$5.53B$4.98B$5.91B$5.07B$5.29B$4.86B$6.02B$4.92B
    Cost of Revenue$4.15B$4.23B$4.83B$4.03B$4.00B$3.58B$4.34B$3.63B$3.79B$3.49B$4.38B$3.56B
    Gross Profit$2.12B$1.78B$1.80B$1.57B$1.53B$1.40B$1.57B$1.44B$1.50B$1.37B$1.65B$1.36B
    Operating Expenses$1.02B$975.86M$990.10M$920.00M$888.71M$797.13M$837.63M$832.86M$836.36M$776.28M$983.62M$767.15M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$1.02B$975.86M$990.10M$920.00M$888.71M$797.13M$837.63M$832.86M$836.36M$776.28M$903.09M$810.47M
    Operating Income$1.10B$804.03M$814.12M$648.50M$638.27M$606.47M$731.02M$604.22M$659.23M$591.11M$663.52M$593.43M
    Interest Income$31.14M$0$0$33.90M$0$0$0$42.53M$43.35M$45.95M$0$0
    Interest Expense$0$-33,449,000$0$0$-32,346,000$-34,409,000$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$1.13B$837.48M$848.26M$682.40M$670.62M$640.88M$770.76M$646.74M$702.58M$637.06M$796.24M$593.43M
    Income Tax Expense$283.46M$187.51M$202.40M$170.46M$162.63M$161.63M$183.98M$157.94M$175.44M$149.07M$186.56M$146.10M
    Net Income$851.30M$649.96M$645.87M$511.94M$508.00M$479.25M$586.78M$488.81M$527.15M$487.99M$609.68M$447.33M
    EBITDA$1.24B$936.63M$948.98M$780.68M$764.67M$722.41M$848.23M$716.02M$767.83M$700.30M$782.59M$695.87M
    EBIT$1.10B$804.03M$814.12M$648.50M$638.27M$606.47M$731.02M$604.22M$659.23M$591.11M$663.52M$593.43M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    ROST Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    29.5x
    Forward P/E
    27.4x
    EV/EBITDA
    17.5x
    P/FCF
    25.7x
    PEG
    2.5x
    P/B
    10.6x
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    ROST Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    29.7%
    Operating margin
    13.6%
    Net margin
    10.8%
    ROIC
    33.0%
    ROE
    42.6%
    FCF margin
    11.4%
    FCF yield
    3.9%

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    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    ROST Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    20
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    12
    Hold
    5
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    ROST Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • ROST earns a 33.0% return on invested capital.
    • ROST beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • ROST grew quarterly revenue 13.3% year over year.

    ROST Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    6.5%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $1.83
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    1 up, 0 down

    ROST Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.8%
    Payout ratio
    20.8%
    3Y DPS growth
    9.3%
    5Y DPS growth
    41.6%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    ROST dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About ROST

    What is ROST's current dividend yield?

    Ross Stores Inc (ROST) has a forward dividend yield of 0.79%.

    Does ROST pay dividends?

    Yes, Ross Stores Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.79%.

    What is ROST's P/E ratio?

    Ross Stores Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.46.

    What is ROST's market cap?

    Ross Stores Inc (ROST) has a market capitalization of $73.96B with a current stock price of $225.68.

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