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Ross Stores (ROST)

Market Price (9/21/2025): $145.73 | Market Cap: $47.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Apparel Retail

Ross Stores (ROST)

Market Price (9/21/2025): $145.73
Market Cap: $47.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Apparel Retail

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.4%		  
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, CFO LTM is 2.5 Bil		  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.4%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, CFO LTM is 2.5 Bil

Market Valuation

 9/21/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$145.73$149.95$135.84$112.60
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)47.149.145.438.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)5.15.75.75.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.84.74.94.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)48.354.851.144.2
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM2.22.42.32.1
P/EBIT TTM16.917.618.219.3
P/E TTM22.823.824.826.4
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.80.90.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.97.05.5
P/E TTM (Sector)9.58.18.97.3
 9/21/252024
Share Price CYE$145.73$149.95
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)47.149.1
Total Debt ($ Bil)5.15.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.84.7
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)48.354.8
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM2.22.4
P/EBIT TTM16.917.6
P/E TTM22.823.8
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)0.80.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.9
P/E TTM (Sector)9.58.1

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brand names. Its stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company's Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores primarily to middle income households; and dd's DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores for households with moderate income. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ROST Return6%-6%3%21%10%-3%33%
Peers Return17%13%2%17%-2%25%92%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%13%106%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TJX, DLTR, CASY, FIVE, ROST. See ROST Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/19/2025 (YTD)

Better Bets than Ross Stores (ROST)

 ROSTBetter Performance than ROST
MetricValueIndustry (Apparel Retail)
Rev Chg LTM1.9%TJX (4.1%), BURL (7.6%), URBN (9.6%), BOOT (16.7%), ANF (9.3%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.2%TJX (5.3%), BURL (7.7%), URBN (7.5%), BOOT (8.9%), ANF (11.7%)
Op Mgn LTM12.0%BOOT (13.0%), ANF (14.6%), BKE (20.0%)
CFO/Rev LTM11.5%BKE (20.3%)
FCF/Rev LTM7.8%BKE (16.8%)
Total Yield5.4%GAP (10.7%), URBN (7.4%), ANF (12.5%), AEO (7.5%), BKE (13.1%)
 ROSTBetter Performance than ROST
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM1.9%NVDA (71.6%), MSFT (14.9%), AAPL (6.0%), GOOGL (13.1%), META (19.4%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.2%NVDA (92.0%), MSFT (12.5%), GOOGL (10.2%), META (13.0%), AVGO (24.0%)
Op Mgn LTM12.0%NVDA (58.1%), MSFT (45.6%), AAPL (31.9%), GOOGL (32.7%), META (42.9%)
CFO/Rev LTM11.5%NVDA (46.6%), MSFT (48.3%), AAPL (26.6%), GOOGL (36.0%), META (56.4%)
FCF/Rev LTM7.8%NVDA (43.6%), MSFT (25.4%), AAPL (23.5%), GOOGL (18.0%), META (30.7%)
Total Yield5.4%BRK-B (5.9%), JPM (6.4%), XOM (9.9%), JNJ (8.2%), BAC (6.9%)

Latest Trefis Analyses

TitleTopicDate
0DASHBOARDS  
1Ross Stores Earnings Notes  
2How Does ROST Stack Up Against Its Peers?Peer Comparison 
3Better Bet Than ROST Stock: Pay Less Than Ross Stores To Get More From DIS, MRK   
4Better Bet Than ROST Stock: Pay Less Than Ross Stores To Get More From RCL, CCL   
5Better Bet Than ROST Stock: Pay Less Than Ross Stores To Get More From ANF, URBN   
6ROST Dip Buy Analysis  
7Day 9 of Loss Streak for Ross Stores Stock with -11% Return (vs. -15% YTD) [6/20/2025]Notification 
8Day 8 of Loss Streak for Ross Stores Stock with -11% Return (vs. -15% YTD) [6/18/2025]Notification 
9Ross Stores Total Shareholder Return (TSR): 6.8% in 2025 and 18.6% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average)  
10Ross Stores (ROST) Operating Cash Flow ComparisonFinancials 
11ARTICLES  
12S&P 500 Movers | Winners: VZ, HSY, ROST | Losers: EQT, EXE, CTRA July 22nd, 2025
13ROST Stock Down -11% after 8-Day Loss Streak June 20th, 2025
14Will Earnings Results Move the Needle for Ross Stores? May 20th, 2025
15Has Ross Stores Stock Run Out Of Steam After Its 35% Rally? July 16th, 2020
16Why Ross Stores Outperformance Over 2008 Recession Bodes Well For Its Outlook May 11th, 2020
Title
0DASHBOARDS
1S&P 500 Movers | Winners: VZ, HSY, ROST | Losers: EQT, EXE, CTRA
2ROST Stock Down -11% after 8-Day Loss Streak
3Will Earnings Results Move the Needle for Ross Stores?
4Has Ross Stores Stock Run Out Of Steam After Its 35% Rally?
5Why Ross Stores Outperformance Over 2008 Recession Bodes Well For Its Outlook
6ARTICLES
7Ross Stores Earnings Notes
8How Does ROST Stack Up Against Its Peers?
9Better Bet Than ROST Stock: Pay Less Than Ross Stores To Get More From DIS, MRK 
10Better Bet Than ROST Stock: Pay Less Than Ross Stores To Get More From RCL, CCL 
11Better Bet Than ROST Stock: Pay Less Than Ross Stores To Get More From ANF, URBN 
12ROST Dip Buy Analysis
13Day 9 of Loss Streak for Ross Stores Stock with -11% Return (vs. -15% YTD) [6/20/2025]
14Day 8 of Loss Streak for Ross Stores Stock with -11% Return (vs. -15% YTD) [6/18/2025]
15Ross Stores Total Shareholder Return (TSR): 6.8% in 2025 and 18.6% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average)
16Ross Stores (ROST) Operating Cash Flow Comparison

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Financials

ROSTTJXDLTRCASYFIVEMedian
NameRoss Sto.TJX Comp.Dollar T.Casey's .Five Bel. 
Mkt Price------
Mkt Cap47.2155.919.720.38.420.3
Rev LTM21,49857,92511,77716,4104,23216,410
Op Inc LTM2,5806,4761,4538503491,453
FCF LTM1,6794,0411,6906663451,679
FCF 3Y Avg1,7974,3581,0084761811,008
CFO LTM2,4745,9352,9231,1825592,474
CFO 3Y Avg2,5656,1452,5839874752,565

Growth & Margins

ROSTTJXDLTRCASYFIVEMedian
NameRoss Sto.TJX Comp.Dollar T.Casey's .Five Bel. 
Rev Chg LTM1.9%4.1%13.6%8.7%13.9%8.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg5.2%5.3%-20.9%4.9%13.3%5.2%
Rev Chg Q4.6%6.9%12.3%11.5%23.7%11.5%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.1%1.6%4.5%2.9%4.9%2.9%
Op Mgn LTM12.0%11.2%12.3%5.2%8.3%11.2%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg11.5%10.7%12.7%4.8%9.6%10.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.2%0.2%-0.4%0.2%-0.1%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM11.5%10.2%24.8%7.2%13.2%11.5%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg12.5%11.2%21.4%6.4%12.7%12.5%
FCF/Rev LTM7.8%7.0%14.3%4.1%8.2%7.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg8.8%8.0%8.5%3.1%4.7%8.0%

Valuation

ROSTTJXDLTRCASYFIVEMedian
NameRoss Sto.TJX Comp.Dollar T.Casey's .Five Bel. 
Mkt Cap47.2155.919.720.38.420.3
P/S2.22.71.71.22.02.0
P/EBIT17.023.312.823.924.023.3
P/E22.931.3-6.734.930.730.7
P/CFO19.126.36.817.215.017.2
Total Yield5.4%4.3%-14.8%3.2%3.3%3.3%
Dividend Yield1.1%1.1%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.4%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.3%3.7%4.5%3.5%2.2%3.7%
D/E0.10.10.40.10.20.1
Net D/E0.00.10.30.10.20.1

Returns

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Financials

$ Mil | FY: 2/12026Q22026Q12025Q42025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q3
Period End8/2/20255/3/20252/1/202511/2/20248/3/20245/4/20242/3/202410/28/20237/29/20234/29/20231/28/202310/29/2022
Filing Date9/10/20256/11/20254/1/202512/11/20249/11/20246/12/20244/2/202412/6/20239/6/20236/7/20233/28/202312/7/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue5,5294,9855,9125,0715,2884,8586,0234,9254,9354,4955,2144,565
Ebitda805769902774828764933714712606706573
Operating Income638606731604659591744550558456559448
Net Income508479587489527488610447446371447342
EPS1.571.481.801.491.601.471.831.341.331.101.321.00
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM21,49821,25621,12921,23921,09320,74020,37719,56919,20918,85718,69618,502
Ebitda TTM3,2503,2733,2673,2993,2393,1232,9652,7382,5972,5082,4632,347
Operating Income TTM2,5802,6012,5862,5992,5452,4432,3082,1222,0201,9791,9901,923
Net Income TTM2,0632,0822,0912,1142,0721,9911,8751,7121,6071,5451,5121,432
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth4.6%2.6%-1.8%3.0%7.1%8.1%15.5%7.9%7.7%3.7%3.9%-0.2%
EBITDA Growth-2.8%0.8%-3.4%8.4%16.3%26.0%32.2%24.6%14.3%8.1%19.7%-6.2%
Operating Income Growth-3.2%2.6%-1.8%9.8%18.2%29.7%33.2%22.8%8.0%-2.4%13.8%-14.3%
Net Income Growth-3.6%-1.8%-3.8%9.3%18.1%31.5%36.4%30.8%16.1%9.7%21.9%-11.2%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin14.6%15.4%15.3%15.3%15.7%15.7%15.5%14.5%14.4%13.5%13.5%12.6%
Operating Income Margin11.5%12.2%12.4%11.9%12.5%12.2%12.4%11.2%11.3%10.1%10.7%9.8%
Net Income Margin9.2%9.6%9.9%9.6%10.0%10.0%10.1%9.1%9.0%8.3%8.6%7.5%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash3,8473,7834,7314,3494,6684,6544,8724,4994,5844,4164,5523,906
Total Debt5,0685,0165,6825,7345,8645,8355,7485,7805,7805,7325,7065,709
Net Debt / (Cash)1,2211,2329521,3851,1961,1808751,2801,1971,3151,1551,802
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations6684108835135923699494497034131,217529
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM2,4742,3982,3572,4232,3592,4702,5142,7822,8622,5191,689708
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends132133121122122123113113114115107107
Share Repurchases267323262277264333247249231272235250
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC105.8%100.3%138.0%90.9%109.1%102.6%145.7%85.6%91.0%72.2%95.0%55.8%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM106.7%108.5%121.5%98.2%106.5%105.1%111.9%83.1%83.5%78.5%83.7%60.1%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Home Accents and Bed and Bath5,2984,8614,9183,5094,491
Ladies4,6874,4874,7292,8823,689
Accessories, Lingerie, Fine Jewelry, and Cosmetics3,0572,6172,6481,7542,245
Men's3,0572,8042,6481,7542,245
Shoes2,6492,2432,2701,5041,925
Children's1,6301,6831,7021,1281,444
Total20,37718,69618,91612,53216,039


Price Behavior

ROST Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.961.130.960.690.660.79
Up Beta1.871.431.210.850.810.88
Down Beta-0.52-0.050.360.130.250.62
Up Capture141%173%89%87%62%59%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days12222960120375
Down Capture45%88%117%96%91%94%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days9183264127369

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity4,999,754
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-7.0%
Average Daily Volume3,950,302
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.27
Basic Shares Quantity323,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.5%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/21/20251.1%2.4% 
5/22/2025-9.8%-8.0%-15.5%
3/4/20252.0%-5.4%-2.3%
11/21/20242.2%8.3%4.2%
8/22/20241.8%-0.5%-1.4%
5/23/20247.8%6.0%12.9%
3/5/2024-0.7%-1.8%-6.1%
11/16/20237.2%9.1%12.7%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive121111
# Negative121313
Median Positive2.1%5.1%4.2%
Median Negative-1.9%-4.1%-6.7%
Max Positive9.9%18.4%17.7%
Max Negative-22.5%-8.0%-25.5%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025910202510-Q 8/2/2025
4302025611202510-Q 5/3/2025
1312025401202510-K 2/1/2025
103120241211202410-Q 11/2/2024
7312024911202410-Q 8/3/2024
4302024612202410-Q 5/4/2024
1312024402202410-K 2/3/2024
103120231206202310-Q 10/28/2023
7312023906202310-Q 7/29/2023
4302023607202310-Q 4/29/2023
1312023328202310-K 1/28/2023
103120221207202210-Q 10/29/2022
7312022907202210-Q 7/30/2022
4302022608202210-Q 4/30/2022
1312022329202210-K 1/29/2022
103120211208202110-Q 10/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0BALMUTH MICHAELEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN4042025Sell131.6011,2611,481,9547,868,400Form
1Sykes KarenPRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS4042025Sell130.485,036657,11114,400,723Form
2Fleming KarenPRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS4022025Sell127.705,270672,97911,892,127Form
3Hartshorn Michael J.GROUP PRESIDENT, COO3262025Sell127.697,492956,66117,760,669Form
4Fleming KarenPRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS3192025Sell125.735,339671,27211,826,479Form

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