Ross Stores, Inc.

ROST Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail

Ross Stores, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $22.8 billion, up 7.67% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 13.3%, EPS grew 70.7%, free cash flow grew 33.8% and total debt fell 32.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three.

236.89 2.06 +0.88%
Market cap
$75.0B
P/E
28.4×
Fwd P/E
29.5×
Dividend yield
0.73%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
6.58
Beneish M
−2.49
Dividend safety
93/100

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Price to free cash flow

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As of 16 October 2026, Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) trades at a price to free cash flow of 27.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (October 2022) to 7,982× (June 2020); the current reading is higher than 71% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 12.1× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 13.0×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

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Annual newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 27.7× (3.56%)
FY2025 28.8× 7.18%
FY2024 26.8× (31.54%)
FY2023 39.2× 34.77%
FY2022 29.1× 35.17%
FY2021 21.5× (13.51%)
FY2020 24.9× 20.82%
FY2019 20.6× (13.04%)
FY2018 23.7× 15.22%
FY2017 20.6× (13.79%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jul 2026 28.6× 3.57%
Apr 2026 27.6× (0.53%)
Jan 2026 27.7× 11.20%
Oct 2025 25.0× (0.35%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 7,982×
Ten-year median 23.0×
Current reading's percentile 71

Price to free cash flow against peers

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VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 12.6×
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 25.1×
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 27.0×
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 27.7×
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 31.7×
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 40.1×
Apparel Retail industry median 12.1×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 13.0×
Market median 14.2×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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