ROST Stock Analysis: Ross Stores | NASDAQ
Apparel Retail | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 75.329m USD | 12M Return: 51.9% | US7782961038 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 455M
EPS Trend: 89.4%
Qual. Beats: 4
Rev. Trend: 94.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores in the United States through two banners: Ross Dress for Less and dds DISCOUNTS. The company sells designer and name-brand apparel, accessories, footwear, and home goods targeting middle-income and lower-to-moderate income households. Ross was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California, with shares listed on NASDAQ since its 1986 IPO and a large-cap market capitalization.
As an off-price retailer, Ross primarily buys merchandise opportunistically from manufacturers and brand owners through closeout purchases, packaway deals, and special production, then resells it at lower prices than traditional department stores. The off-price channel is dominated by a small number of operators, with The TJX Companies serving as Rosss largest competitor in the U.S. market. Rosss value-oriented model and concentrated store base in strip malls rather than enclosed malls help support lower operating costs and pricing flexibility.
- TJX expansion intensifies off-price retail competition
- Lower-income consumer spending weakens amid inflation pressure
- Tariff costs pressure gross margins on imported apparel
| Net Income: 2.66b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.17 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.88 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 12.20% < 20% (prev 11.79%; Δ 0.42% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.23 > 3% & CFO 3.66b > Net Income 2.66b |
| Net Debt (4.17b) to EBITDA (3.97b): 1.05 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.61 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (320.3m) vs 12m ago -1.71% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 29.89% > 18% (prev 27.61%; Δ 2.28% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 160.9% > 50% (prev 148.3%; Δ 12.54% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 57.39 > 6 (EBIT TTM 3.43b / Interest Expense TTM 59.7m) |
| A: 0.19 (Total Current Assets 7.88b - Total Current Liabilities 4.89b) / Total Assets 16.0b |
| B: 0.33 (Retained Earnings 5.32b / Total Assets 16.0b) |
| C: 0.22 (EBIT TTM 3.43b / Avg Total Assets 15.2b) |
| D: 0.73 (Book Value of Equity 6.74b / Total Liabilities 9.24b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.59 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 248.1m/210.5m, Revenue 24.5b/21.5b) |
| GMI: 0.92 (GM 27.61% / 29.89%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.02 / AQ_t-1 0.02) |
| SGI: 1.14 (Revenue 24.5b / 21.5b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 2.66b - CFO 3.66b) / TA 16.0b) |
| Beneish M = -3.00 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 237.24 with a total of 1,746,182 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.12%, over one month by +2.59%, over three months by +0.81% and over the past year by +51.93%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 225.00 (which is 5.2% or 2.3 ATR below the current price).
Ross Stores has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.25. Therefore, it is recommended to buy ROST.
- StrongBuy: 12
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 268.6 | 13.2% |
P/E Trailing = 27.2741
P/E Forward = 27.3973
P/S = 3.0732
P/B = 11.015
P/EG = 2.4926
Revenue TTM = 24.5b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.43b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.97b USD
Long Term Debt = 777.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 993.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 8.46b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 3.72b
Net Debt = 4.17b USD (calculated: Debt 8.46b - CCE 4.29b)
Enterprise Value = 79.5b USD (75.3b + Debt 8.46b - CCE 4.29b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 57.39 (Ebit TTM 3.43b / Interest Expense TTM 59.7m)
EV/FCF = 28.49x (Enterprise Value 79.5b / FCF TTM 2.79b)
FCF Yield = 3.51% (FCF TTM 2.79b / Enterprise Value 79.5b)
FCF Margin = 11.38% (FCF TTM 2.79b / Revenue TTM 24.5b)
Net Margin = 10.85% (Net Income TTM 2.66b / Revenue TTM 24.5b)
Gross Margin = 29.89% ((Revenue TTM 24.5b - Cost of Revenue TTM 17.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 33.83% (prev 29.61%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.97 (Enterprise Value 79.5b / Total Assets 16.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.71% (Interest Expense 59.7m / Debt 8.46b)
Taxrate = 24.09% (843.8m / 3.50b)
NOPAT = 2.60b (EBIT 3.43b * (1 - 24.09%))
Current Ratio = 1.61 (Total Current Assets 7.88b / Total Current Liabilities 4.89b)
Debt / Equity = 1.25 (Debt 8.46b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.74b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.05 (Net Debt 4.17b / EBITDA 3.97b)
Debt / FCF = 1.50 (Net Debt 4.17b / FCF TTM 2.79b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 6.28b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 17.45% (Net Income 2.66b / Total Assets 16.0b)
RoE = 42.34% (Net Income TTM 2.66b / Total Stockholder Equity 6.28b)
RoCE = 48.58% (EBIT 3.43b / Capital Employed (Equity 6.28b + L.T.Debt 777.1m))
RoIC = 23.95% (NOPAT 2.60b / Invested Capital 10.9b)
WACC = 6.02% (E(75.3b)/V(83.8b) * Re(6.64%) + D(8.46b)/V(83.8b) * Rd(0.71%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 6.64% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -99.65 | Cagr: -1.80%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈2.35b ; Y1≈2.69b ; Y5≈3.96b
[DCF] Fair Price = 172.6 (EV 59.5b - Net Debt 4.17b = Equity 55.4b / Shares 320.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 89.39 | EPS CAGR: 11.18% | SUE: 1.35 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 94.40 | Revenue CAGR: 6.90% | SUE: 0.67 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=1.83 | Chg30d=+0.24% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=8.78 | Chg30d=+1.85% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+32.8% | GrowthRev=+13.0%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=8.96 | Chg30d=+0.51% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+2.1% | GrowthRev=+6.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +44% (up=5, down=1)