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Ross StoresROST

Apparel Retail · Dublin, California · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$228.28−1.73%After hours: $228.28 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 44.2% over 1 year
Ross Stores over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$200$250Nov2026MarMayJulSep$228.28$200$250NovMarJul$228.28
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$72.92B
Price to earnings27.6x
Forward P/E26.7x
Dividend yield0.78%
Year to date+26.7%
One year+44.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$158.07$255.23

Quality and valuation

How Ross Stores compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Ross Stores and 5 apparel retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Ross Stores trades at 26.7 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +14.0% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 29.7% vs 40.5%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 13.7% vs 13.8%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 11.4% vs 10.1%
ROST trades at 26.7x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Apparel Retail peers
BABA12.3xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xROST26.7xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xROST26.7xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 27.6x earnings, ROST is pricier than its average since Sep 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x25x30x35xAverage 26.6x2025202627.6x20x30xAverage 26.6x2025202627.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Ross Stores's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 1 Aug 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 13.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$6.3bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$6.3bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +13.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2513.3%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2513.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 17.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2517.6%Q2 ’260%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2517.6%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$250m$500m$750mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$624mQ2 ’26$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$624mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsROSTSector median
Revenue growth+14.0%+8.1%
Gross margin29.7%40.5%
Operating margin13.7%13.8%
Free cash flow margin11.4%10.1%
Price to earnings27.6x21.0x

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