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Ross Stores ROST

US equityMarket cap rank #223Top Retailers
$235.89
+$1.91 (+0.82%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $233.98 0.00%
Open$234.39
Prev close$233.98
Day range$233.05 – $237.00
Volume392.0K
Market cap$75.36B
P/E (TTM)28.5
Dividend yield0.72%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

ROST at a glance

Ross Stores (ROST) is trading at $235.89, up 0.82% on the day. Its market value of $75.36B makes it the 223rd largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $146.28 and $256.50, so it sits 8.0% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 59.2% over twelve months, and up 3.4% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($237.32) but above the 200-day ($215.22); RSI is 53, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 27% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jul 2026 the company brought in $6.26B of revenue, up 13.3% from a year earlier, with $851.30M of net profit (a 10.8% margin).

Buyers are paying 28.5 times trailing earnings, 14% above its five-year average of 25.0. The median for its industry group is 34.8.

17 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $271.07, sits 14.9% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Ross Stores: the business

Ross Stores operates off-price Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS stores, selling brand-name clothing and home goods at a discount.

What tends to move it. Customer traffic, particularly among middle and lower-income shoppers, and tariff costs on imports matter.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.8%
1 week
+4.9%
1 month
-2.1%
3 months
+3.4%
6 months
+9.7%
Year to date
+31.7%
1 year
+59.2%
Day range
$233.05$237.00
52-week range
$146.28$256.50

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

5 bullish · 1 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+2.8%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average-0.6%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+9.6%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)53.1Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)-1.52Bullish
Bollinger band position106%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$235.77 / $235.88
Average price today$235.03
Volume392.0KAvg (90d) 2.84M
Turnover$92.14M
Turnover rate0.13%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.28vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.69%
Market cap$75.36B
Float market cap$73.55B
Shares outstanding311.81M
EPS (TTM)$6.61
P/E (TTM)28.52
P/B11.17
Book value / share$21.11
Earnings yield0.39%
Dividend (TTM)$1.70 / shareYield 0.72%
Net profit (TTM)$2.11B
Net assets$6.74B
30-day volatility26.6%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.03%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-13.0%-7.4% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How ROST ranks on BeStock

Market value#223 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#194 of 283
Dividend yield#201 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#78 of 300
Dollar volume today#246 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jul 2026

Revenue$6.26B+13.3% YoY
Operating profit$1.10B+72.9% YoY
Net profit$851.30M+67.6% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.66+70.5% YoY
Free cash flow$624.50M+33.8% YoY
Operating cash flow$875.76M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$5.1BNov '24$5.9BJan '25$5.0BMay '25$5.5BAug '25$5.6BOct '25$6.6BJan '26$6.0BMay '26$6.3BJul '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$488.8MNov '24$586.8MJan '25$479.2MMay '25$508.0MAug '25$511.9MOct '25$645.9MJan '26$650.0MMay '26$851.3MJul '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin29.7%
Operating margin13.7%
Net margin10.8%
Return on equity42.6%
Return on assets17.4%
Return on invested capital23.0%
Current ratio1.61
Liabilities / assets57.8%
Cash & investments$4.29B
Total debt$3.99B
Net cash (debt)$301.28M
Free cash flow / sales11.4%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2027/Q2

By business line

  • Home Accents and Bed and Bath$1.50B 24.0%
  • Ladies$1.44B 23.0%
  • Men's$1.00B 16.0%
  • Accessories, Lingerie, Fine Jewelry, and Cosmetics$939.73M 15.0%
  • Shoes$814.44M 13.0%
  • Children's$563.84M 9.0%
Average move on report day±4.7%last 16 reports
Closed higher13 of 1681% of the time
Best reaction+8.4%
Worst reaction-9.8%

Stock move on the day after each report

+2.2%2025/Q3+2.0%2025/Q4-9.8%2026/Q1+1.1%2026/Q2+8.4%2026/Q3+8.0%2026/Q4+8.1%2027/Q1+4.4%2027/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings27.9x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 76th percentile, 5-year average 25.0x

#1982 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book10.9x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 90th percentile, 5-year average 9.3x

#4886 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.0x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 92nd percentile, 5-year average 2.2x

#3023 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

15x23x30x37xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$176.00
Price vs. fair value+34.0%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts17
Average target$271.07+14.9% vs. price
  • Buy 71%
  • Hold 29%
Low $234.00Now $235.89Avg $271.07High $298.00

Latest rating actions

  • 10 Sep 2026Truist FinancialBUY
  • 31 Aug 2026GuggenheimBUY · PT $290.00
  • 21 Aug 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $240.00
  • 21 Aug 2026William BlairBUY
  • 21 Aug 2026UBSHOLD · PT $239.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership95.4%+0.31 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,671-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)7 buys / 9 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.66% of floatDays to cover 2.5 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share16.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

6%12%18%24%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$9.06M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.72%
Last dividend$0.45Ex-date 8 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.45
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.6420170.9020181.0220191.1420211.2420221.3420231.4720241.622025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 14.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Ross Stores: Sharon D. Garrett to Retire From Board ROSTDow Jones · 18 Sep 2026
  • Ross Stores(ROST.US) Officer Sells US$11.29 Million in Common StockMarket news · 16 Sep 2026
  • Form 144 | Ross Stores(ROST.US) Officer Proposes to Sell 11.29 Million in Common StocksMarket news · 15 Sep 2026
  • Truist Financial Maintains Ross Stores(ROST.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 10 Sep 2026
  • Guggenheim Maintains Ross Stores(ROST.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $290Market news · 31 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Ross Stores(ROST.US), With a Forecast Between $234 to $310Market news · 22 Aug 2026

ROST stock: common questions

Where is ROST trading right now?

$235.89 is the latest print for ROST, a move of +0.82% against yesterday's close of $233.98. Today's low and high so far: $233.05 and $237.00.

What is ROST worth in total?

Equity value comes to $75.36B at the current price. By that measure it is number 223 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Ross Stores valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 28.5 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.61). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 25.0, and today's level ranks in the 76th percentile of its own history.

Where does ROST sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $146.28 and the ceiling $256.50. Shares are 8.0% away from that ceiling.

Does ROST send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.72% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 8, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Ross Stores?

Of 17 analysts, 71% say buy, 29% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $271.07, with the most cautious at $234.00 and the most optimistic at $298.00.

What does Ross Stores do?

Ross Stores operates off-price Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS stores, selling brand-name clothing and home goods at a discount.

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