Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $213.59 to $220.78
• 50-Day Range: $206.28 to $228.91
• 52-Week Range: $124.49 to $231.16
• Volume: 3.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $70.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.95
• Dividend Yield: 0.82%
• Price Target: $218.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ross Stores Stock Analysis - 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 Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ross Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Ross Stores is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ross Stores has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ross Stores are expected to grow by 9.77% in the coming year, from $7.37 to $8.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The 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. Sector

The 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 16.80.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ross Stores has a PEG Ratio of 2.81. 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 11.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.23% 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 3.94, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ross Stores has recently increased by 6.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ross Stores has a dividend yield of 0.84%, 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 26.93%. 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 22.00% 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: 1.05

News Sentiment

Ross 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 Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Ross Stores this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

54 people have searched for ROST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 575% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 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 Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 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

• Last Earnings: 3/03/2026
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• AGM 2026: 5/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - DISCOUNT
• 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: $218.56
• High Price Target: $290.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.55
• P/E Growth: 2.81
• Net Income: $2.15 billion
• Net Margins: 9.43%
• Pretax Margin: 12.49%
• Return on Equity: 36.70%
• Return on Assets: 14.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.58
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.08
• Cash Flow: $8.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.92
• Book Value: $19.13 per share
• Price / Book: 11.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 322,150,000
• Free Float: 315,383,000
• Market Cap: $70.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87