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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
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios Filings 10-Q 10-K

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 23.02
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — 7 — — — — — 2 —
Insider Ownership 1.61%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 75,020.00
Revenue 24,511.80
Net Income 2,659.06
Free Cash Flow 2,790.19
Net Debt (3,269.61)
Current Ratio 1.61 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt/Equity 0.15 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 28.44
Fwd P/E 29.50
P/S ratio 3.07
P/B ratio 11.16 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth 94.09% (at or above 15%: strong)
This Y EPS Growth 27.98% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y EPS Growth 6.49%
Next Y revenue growth 13.01% (at or above 10%: strong)
Next 5Y EPS Growth 14.63%

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

EV/Sales, ten years
EV/Sales is 2.9×, against a ten-year median of 2.1×; over the ten years it ranged from 1.3× in 2022 to 3.3× in 2020.
P/E against its own 10 years 79.80%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 93.77%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 78.66%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 93.62%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 67.35%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.21
Annual Dividend Rate 1.74
Annual Dividend Yield 0.73%
total individual payouts
2029 Powerpack
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 1.64
0.45
0.45
0.45
2025 1.62
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
2024 1.47
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.37
2023 1.68
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
2022 1.24
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
2021 1.14
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
2020 0.29
0.29
2019 1.28
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
2018 0.90
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
2017 0.64
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
2016 0.54
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2024 2025 2026 Q'26
Cash 4,872 4,731 4,594 4,288
Receivables 131 144 181 248
Inventory 2,192 2,445 2,631 3,087
Other — — — —
7,398 7,539 7,640 7,876
2024 2025 2026 Q'26
Payables 1,956 2,126 2,386 2,622
ST’ Debt 250 700 500 241
Other — — — —
4,186 4,662 4,827 4,886

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 6.66% 12.67% 6.76%
Cash Flow 8.60% 6.15% 21.46%
Earnings 7.71% 90.55% 12.36%
Book Value 9.61% 13.46% 13.00%

Revenue $m

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 6,010 6,265 — — —
’26 4,985 5,529 5,601 6,635 22,751
’25 4,858 5,288 5,071 5,912 21,129
’24 4,495 4,935 4,925 6,023 20,377
’23 4,333 4,583 4,565 5,214 18,696
’22 4,516 4,805 4,575 5,021 18,916
’21 1,843 2,685 3,755 4,250 12,532
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 836 876 — — —
’26 410 668 827 1,122 3,027
’25 369 592 513 883 2,357
’24 413 703 449 949 2,514
’23 (416) 360 529 1,217 1,689
’22 753 593 158 235 1,739
’21 (1,058) 1,231 1,611 463 2,246
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 627 624 — — —
’26 202 467 618 921 2,208
’25 233 395 333 759 1,720
’24 246 507 272 726 1,752
’23 (526) 227 354 981 1,035
’22 616 475 35 55 1,181
’21 (1,198) 1,121 1,521 397 1,841
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 2.02 2.66 — — —
’26 1.47 1.56 1.58 2.00 6.61
’25 1.46 1.59 1.48 1.79 6.32
’24 1.09 1.32 1.33 1.82 5.56
’23 0.97 1.11 1.00 1.31 4.38
’22 1.34 1.39 1.09 1.04 4.87
’21 (0.87) 0.06 0.37 0.67 0.24
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.8
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to January

Group Line 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Trend 2027e 2028e 2029e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 52.85 73.76 81.80 56.30 103.62 69.24 99.00 127.53 122.36 179.02

Analyst estimates 2027–2029

Powerpack
High 81.48 104.35 117.58 124.16 134.22 120.39 139.22 163.60 185.85 257.00
People
People Employees 78,600 82,700 88,100 92,500 93,700 100,000 101,000 108,000 107,000 111,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.13 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.20
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 12,867 14,135 14,984 16,039 12,532 18,916 18,696 20,377 21,129 22,751
Gross margin, % 28.70 28.95 28.41 28.07 21.49 27.53 25.40 27.36 27.78 27.71
EBT 1,786 2,041 2,051 2,164 106 2,259 1,987 2,472 2,757 2,842
EBT margin, % 13.88 14.44 13.69 13.49 0.85 11.94 10.63 12.13 13.05 12.49
Net income 1,118 1,363 1,587 1,661 85 1,723 1,512 1,875 2,091 2,145
Depreciation 303 313 330 351 364 361 395 419 447 509
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 32.81 37.08 40.55 44.74 35.56 53.82 54.44 60.79 64.30 70.61
Earnings 2.85 3.58 4.30 4.63 0.24 4.90 4.40 5.59 6.36 6.66
Cash flow 3.98 4.41 5.59 6.06 6.37 4.95 4.92 7.50 7.17 9.39
Capex (0.76) (0.93) (1.12) (1.55) (1.15) (1.59) (1.90) (2.28) (1.94) (2.54)
Free cash flow 3.22 3.48 4.47 4.51 5.22 3.36 3.01 5.23 5.23 6.85
Book value 7.01 8.00 8.95 9.37 9.34 11.55 12.49 14.53 16.77 19.20
Shares, m 392 381 370 358 352 351 343 335 329 322
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 23.20 23.01 21.42 24.18 488.74 19.95 26.80 25.05 23.67 28.55
P/S 2.01 2.22 2.27 2.51 3.16 1.82 2.17 2.31 2.34 2.69
P/B 9.43 10.30 10.30 11.97 12.04 8.46 9.47 9.65 8.98 9.90
EV/Sales 1.96 2.16 2.20 2.48 2.98 1.72 2.09 2.19 2.22 2.56
EV/FCF 19.99 23.01 19.98 24.59 20.27 27.54 37.82 25.47 27.31 26.35
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 1,559 1,681 2,067 2,172 2,246 1,739 1,689 2,514 2,357 3,027
Capex (298) (355) (414) (555) (405) (558) (654) (763) (637) (819)
Free cash flow 1,261 1,326 1,653 1,616 1,841 1,181 1,035 1,752 1,720 2,208
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 1,061 1,225 1,395 731 2,725 3,258 3,268 3,212 2,877 2,813
Total debt 396 397 312 877 2,513 3,083 3,113 2,461 2,215 1,518
Net debt (715) (894) (1,100) (474) (2,306) (1,839) (1,439) (2,412) (2,516) (3,077)
Shareholders’ equity 2,748 3,049 3,306 3,359 3,291 4,060 4,289 4,871 5,509 6,187
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 21.96 24.71 26.92 21.54 0.77 13.07 11.18 13.53 14.32 14.09
ROIC 55.42 59.40 57.84 46.50 12.04 65.65 43.66 58.64 53.99 54.40
ROE 42.82 47.01 49.96 49.84 2.57 46.87 36.22 40.93 40.28 36.68
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026

Charts ten years each

Ross Stores, Inc. vs peers in Apparel Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. $159.0B 27.2× 30.9× +5.41% (above 0%: growing) +23.64% (above 0%: growing) +30.00% (above 0%: growing) 33.41% 13.09% Compare
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. $75.0B 28.4× 29.5× +13.31% (above 0%: growing) +70.70% (above 0%: growing) +33.83% (above 0%: growing) 33.83% 17.62%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. $16.8B 23.6× 27.4× +10.99% (above 0%: growing) +95.92% (above 0%: growing) +31.74% (above 0%: growing) 46.24% 8.51% Compare
LULU lululemon athletica inc. $11.5B 8.0× 10.2× −4.34% (below 0%: shrinking) −5.81% (below 0%: shrinking) +49.33% (above 0%: growing) 60.52% 18.78% Compare
GAP The Gap, Inc. $8.2B 6.8× 8.1× −1.99% (below 0%: shrinking) +143.10% (above 0%: growing) −47.71% (below 0%: shrinking) 52.83% 18.52% Compare
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. $7.5B 13.3× 11.7× +10.44% (above 0%: growing) +75.63% (above 0%: growing) +92.47% (above 0%: growing) 43.42% 17.37% Compare
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. $7.2B 19.1× 15.7× +10.42% (above 0%: growing) +990.00% (above 0%: growing) +272.73% (above 0%: growing) 47.11% 15.95% Compare
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company $6.5B 12.9× 7.1× +4.81% (above 0%: growing) +41.41% (above 0%: growing) +296.59% (above 0%: growing) 71.10% 19.95% Compare
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. $3.7B 15.3× 19.6× +17.75% (above 0%: growing) +32.00% (above 0%: growing) −22.73% (below 0%: shrinking) 40.42% 15.25% Compare
Median of peers $7.9B 14.3× 13.7× +7.92% +58.52% +40.54% 46.68% 16.66%

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ROST metrics, ten years each

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) key facts

  • Strength: Ross Stores, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $22.8 billion, up 7.67% from fiscal 2025.
  • Strength: Net income was $2.1 billion, or $6.66 per share (basic), a net margin of 9.43%.
  • Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) is an Apparel Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
  • As of October 16, 2026, ROST traded at $236.89, a market capitalization of $75.0 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 28.4× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 3.1× sales; its P/E is higher than 80% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • Ross Stores, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share, a yield of 0.73%, with a payout ratio of 21.1%.
  • Return on equity was 36.7% and debt-to-equity 0.15.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 6.58 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.

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