Ross Stores Inc ROST

What the company does

Ross Stores Inc is a large-cap company in the Consumer Cyclical sector (Apparel Retail), with a market value of $73.6B, based in the USA.

It employs about 111,000 people and has been listed since Jul 09, 1986.

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brands in the United States. The company offers designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home-fashioned products for the entire family. It sells its products to middle income households and households with lower to more moderate incomes.

Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 27.7 versus 24.6 for the median of the Consumer Cyclical sector in our universe (21 companies) — priced in line with its group.

Revenue is growing 13% versus the same quarter last year.

The average analyst price target is 268.00, 17% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 73% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• No risk flags were detected from the data we have.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 14 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Buys back its shares (2% fewer shares in a year).
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (14 vs 1).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (0.7% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock fell 3.2% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLY +0.6%).

This week's news

• DG or ROST: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Investors interested in Retail - Discount Stores stocks are likely familiar with Dollar General (DG) and Ross Stores (ROST). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look. We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is… source ↗

• How Ross and On Holding Can Buck That Retail Funk finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Ross Stores and On Holding are two plays for Wolfe Research’s Spencer Hanus, who just initiated coverage of the specialty retail sector. Continue Reading source ↗

• Ross Stores (ROST) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  Ross Stores (ROST) closed at $234.18 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.29% move from the prior day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.69%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.05%. Shares of the discount retailer… source ↗

• Discount Retailer Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  Discount Retailer Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let's dig into this quarter's best and worst performers in the discount retailer industry, including Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) and its peers. Discount retailers understand that many shoppers love a good deal, and… source ↗

• Can DLTR's Multi-Price Strategy Drive Sustainable Sales Growth? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR continues to strengthen its growth prospects through its multi-price strategy, which focuses on expanding product choices, enhancing value and attracting customers across income groups. The retailer has been broadening its merchandise assortment by introducing more products at varied price… source ↗

• The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Ross Stores, Roku, Interactive Brokers, Target and Nucor finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-21
  What the article says

  For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 21, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Ross Stores Inc. ROST,… source ↗

What changed since last week

• The price fell 3.2% since the last summary.