Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ross Stores, Inc. is an American off-price apparel and home fashion retailer headquartered in Dublin, California. The company operates primarily through its Ross Dress for Less stores, offering customers discounted prices on clothing, footwear, accessories, and home furnishings from a range of national and private-label brands.

Ross Stores also operates dd’s DISCOUNTS, a chain focused on value-oriented merchandise for families and communities seeking lower-priced apparel, footwear, accessories, and home products. Both retail formats use an off-price model, purchasing merchandise opportunistically from manufacturers and other retailers and offering a frequently changing selection at prices generally below those of traditional department and specialty stores.

The company traces its origins to a single store opened in California in 1950 and has expanded into a nationwide retail business. Ross Stores serves customers throughout the United States through its network of Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS locations, supported by distribution and e-commerce operations. Its product assortment and store base are designed to provide value while encouraging customers to shop frequently for changing merchandise.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $220.10 to $224.12
• 50-Day Range: $222.41 to $255.23
• 52-Week Range: $147.49 to $257.00
• Volume: 2.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $71.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.93
• Dividend Yield: 0.80%
• Price Target: $263.76
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ross Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ross Stores scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 482 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ross Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ross Stores has a consensus price target of $263.76, representing about 18.6% upside from its current price of $222.41.

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: 9.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ross Stores are expected to grow by 9.69% in the coming year, from $8.15 to $8.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 26.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ross Stores is 26.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.99.

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 11.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.26% 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 5.02.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ross Stores has recently increased by 7.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ross Stores has a dividend yield of 0.79%, 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 19.91% next year. This indicates that Ross Stores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Ross Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Ross Stores this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 51 people have searched for ROST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -15% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Ross Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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 $12,766,899.00 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: 8/20/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• 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: +18.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.81
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.29
• 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: 3.12
• Cash Flow: $8.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.44
• Book Value: $19.13 per share
• Price / Book: 11.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 319,450,000
• Free Float: 312,744,000
• Market Cap: $71.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83