Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) is an off-price retailer that operates Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS stores. The company sells a broad selection of apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashion merchandise for women, men and children, generally at prices below those of traditional department and specialty stores.

Ross Stores follows an opportunistic buying model, purchasing name-brand, designer and other merchandise from manufacturers and retailers at discounted prices. Its product assortment changes frequently and can include clothing, shoes, handbags, jewelry, beauty products, furniture, bedding, home décor and other household goods.

Founded in 1950, the company is headquartered in Dublin, California, and serves customers primarily through its store network across the United States and Guam. Ross Dress for Less offers the company’s core off-price format, while dd’s DISCOUNTS focuses on value-oriented merchandise for budget-conscious shoppers.

James G. Conroy serves as chief executive officer, succeeding Barbara Rentler, who led the company for more than a decade. Michael Balmuth is executive chairman of the board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $225.44 to $229.25
• 50-Day Range: $211.36 to $255.23
• 52-Week Range: $143.39 to $257.00
• Volume: 505,745 shs
• Average Volume: 2.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.71
• Dividend Yield: 0.78%
• Price Target: $263.76
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ross Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ross Stores scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 489 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ross Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $263.76, representing about 15.9% upside from its current price of $227.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ross Stores has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ross Stores are expected to grow by 9.08% in the coming year, from $8.15 to $8.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 27.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ross Stores has a PEG Ratio of 1.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ross Stores has a P/B Ratio of 10.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.73% of the float of Ross Stores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ross Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.51, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ross Stores has recently decreased by 8.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ross Stores has a dividend yield of 0.79%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ross Stores has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ross Stores is 21.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ross Stores will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.02% next year. This indicates that Ross Stores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Ross Stores has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Ross Stores this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

57 people have searched for ROST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Ross Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ross Stores insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.10% of the stock of Ross Stores is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.86% of the stock of Ross Stores is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ROST
• CIK: 745732
• Web: www.rossstores.com
• Phone: (925) 965-4400
• Fax: 925-965-4181
• Employees: 111,000
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ross Stores: $263.76
• High Price Target: $310.00
• Low Price Target: $174.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.06
• P/E Growth: 1.89
• Net Income: $2.15 billion
• Net Margins: 10.85%
• Pretax Margin: 14.29%
• Return on Equity: 39.29%
• Return on Assets: 15.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.21
• Cash Flow: $8.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.45
• Book Value: $21.11 per share
• Price / Book: 10.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 319,450,000
• Free Float: 312,744,000
• Market Cap: $73.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85