NASDAQ:ROST Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Price, News & Analysis $217.79 +5.11 (+2.40%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$218.87 +1.08 (+0.50%) As of 07:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Ross Stores Stock (NASDAQ:ROST) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Ross Stores alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$213.59▼$220.7850-Day Range$206.28▼$228.9152-Week Range$124.49▼$231.16Volume3.68 million shsAverage Volume2.55 million shsMarket Capitalization$70.16 billionP/E Ratio32.95Dividend Yield0.82%Price Target$218.56Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) is an American off‑price retailer headquartered in Dublin, California, that operates the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS store formats. The company sells a broad assortment of apparel, footwear, home fashions, accessories and other soft goods, positioning itself as a value-oriented destination for brand‑name and fashion merchandise at reduced prices. Ross’s business model centers on opportunistic buying of excess inventory, closeouts, cancelled orders and overstocks from manufacturers, department stores and other suppliers. That buying strategy, combined with a no‑frills store environment, allows the company to offer nationally recognized brands at significant discounts versus traditional retail prices and creates a “treasure‑hunt” shopping experience with frequently changing merchandise assortments. The company operates a large network of brick‑and‑mortar stores across the United States and Puerto Rico under its two banners, with dd's DISCOUNTS geared toward more price‑sensitive customers and Ross Dress for Less targeting broad off‑price shoppers. Ross supports its retail operations with regional distribution centers and logistics capabilities designed to move varied merchandise assortments to stores on a frequent basis. Ross is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker ROST. The firm’s operations and format strategies emphasize high inventory turnover, cost control and large geographic reach within the U.S. retail market, making it a prominent participant in the off‑price retail sector.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Ross Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks77th Percentile Overall ScoreROST MarketRank™: Ross Stores scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 202 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingRoss Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Ross Stores is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageRoss Stores has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ross Stores' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.78% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ross Stores are expected to grow by 9.78% in the coming year, from $7.36 to $8.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 32.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 32.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 16.78.Price to Earnings Growth RatioRoss Stores has a PEG Ratio of 2.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioRoss Stores has a P/B Ratio of 11.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Ross Stores' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.23% of the float of Ross Stores has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverRoss Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.94, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ross Stores has recently increased by 6.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldRoss Stores has a dividend yield of 0.84%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthRoss Stores has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Ross Stores is 26.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Ross Stores will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.03% next year. This indicates that Ross Stores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Ross Stores' dividend. News and Social Media4.4 / 5News Sentiment1.05 News SentimentRoss Stores has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Ross Stores this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search Interest53 people have searched for ROST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 563% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows13 people have added Ross Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ross Stores insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,521,004.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders2.10% of the stock of Ross Stores is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.86% of the stock of Ross Stores is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Ross Stores' insider trading history. Receive ROST Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Ross Stores and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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ROST Stock News HeadlinesRoss Stores Announces Quarterly Dividend1 hour ago | prnewswire.comRoss Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) Price Target Raised to $251.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.May 19 at 3:37 AM | americanbankingnews.comAre we ignoring the same signal Wall Street ignored in 1929?In 1929, Irving Weiss spotted a systemic crisis hiding beneath record highs and shorted the market - turning $500 into a fortune while the average stock lost 90% of its value. His son Martin later digitized those same formulas into Weiss Ratings, a system now tracking 22,000 stocks with 1.2 billion daily calculations. That system called the bank failures of the 1980s, the dot-com bust, 2008, and the 2020 crash. Right now it is flashing Code Red - issuing Must-Sell warnings on 10 widely held US stocks and upgrading 3 under-the-radar names to an urgent Buy. Access the full briefing at 79% off during the Memorial Day Savings Event.May 20 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)TJX Companies, Ross Stores top names in an attractive vertical—Truist SecuritiesMay 18 at 11:03 PM | msn.comTruist Securities initiates coverage of Ross Stores (ROST) with buy recommendationMay 18 at 11:03 PM | msn.comRoss Stores FY2027 EPS Estimate Boosted by Erste Group BankMay 18 at 2:21 AM | americanbankingnews.comWall Street Loves TJX, But Is the Stock Still a Good Deal for Investors? (ROST)TJX stock has surged on consistent earnings beats and strong demand, but with growth expected to moderate, investors are weighing how much upside remains.May 2, 2026 | marketbeat.comRoss Stores: The Retail King of a Pinched EconomyRoss Stores' off-price model thrives by turning industry disruption into a reliable supply chain, delivering consistent growth in a bifurcated consumer market.April 21, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines ROST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ROST shares performed this year? Ross Stores' stock was trading at $180.14 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ROST shares have increased by 20.9% and is now trading at $217.79. How were Ross Stores' earnings last quarter? Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The apparel retailer reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.10. The business's revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Ross Stores have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Ross Stores: Retail Assurance Group Inc., Ross Distribution Company LLC, Ross Dress For Less Inc., Ross Merchandising Inc., and Ross Procurement Inc.. Who are Ross Stores' major shareholders? Ross Stores' top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (2.92%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.15%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.93%) and Royal Bank of Canada (0.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Barbara Rentler, Michael J Hartshorn, Karen Sykes, Karen Fleming, Brian R Morrow, Michael K Kobayashi, Michael Balmuth, Stephen C Brinkley, Larree M Renda and Patricia H Mueller. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ross Stores? Shares of ROST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Ross Stores own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ross Stores investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and American Water Works (AWK). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/03/2026Record date for 3/31 Dividend3/13/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend3/13/2026Dividend Payable3/31/2026Today5/20/2026AGM 20265/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)5/21/2026Fiscal Year End1/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (9m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 ROST's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. ROST has been in this zone for over 9 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - DISCOUNT Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:ROST CIK745732 Webwww.rossstores.com Phone(925) 965-4400Fax925-965-4181Employees111,000Year Founded1982Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Ross Stores$218.56 High Price Target$290.00 Low Price Target$130.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.77 Research Coverage22 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.61 Trailing P/E Ratio32.95 Forward P/E Ratio29.59 P/E Growth2.86Net Income$2.15 billion Net Margins9.43% Pretax Margin12.49% Return on Equity36.70% Return on Assets14.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.16 Current Ratio1.58 Quick Ratio1.04 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$22.75 billion Price / Sales3.08 Cash Flow$8.47 per share Price / Cash Flow25.72 Book Value$19.13 per share Price / Book11.38Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares322,150,000Free Float315,383,000Market Cap$70.16 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links Don't wait for the SpaceX IPOThe space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to wait for SpaceX to go public to invest. 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