Ross Stores, Inc. ROST

236.12 0.72 0.31% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$75.2B
P/E
28.3×
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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) trades at a price to free cash flow of 26.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (October 2022) to 7,982× (June 2020); the current reading is higher than 70% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 11.2× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

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

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 70

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 8.1×
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 8.4×
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 10.5×
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 12.0×
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 21.9×
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. compare 24.4×
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 26.9×
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 32.1×
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 38.9×
Apparel Retail industry median 11.2×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.8×
Market median 14.0×

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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