Ross Stores (ROST)
Consumer Discretionary · Off-price apparel and home fashion retail
Off-price apparel and home fashion retailer offering brand-name merchandise at 20–60% discounts through 2,200+ stores across Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS banners.
What Ross Stores does
Ross Stores operates two off-price retail brands: Ross Dress for Less, the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the US with 1,904 locations, and dd's DISCOUNTS, a value-focused banner with 363 stores targeting lower- to moderate-income customers. Both brands offer first-quality, in-season brand-name and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions at daily discounts of 20–70% off regular prices. The company purchases merchandise opportunistically through closeouts, manufacturer overruns, and upfront buys, delivering a "treasure-hunt" shopping experience with weekly merchandise refreshes and local assortment tailoring.
Themes: ["Value retail / off-price selling","Apparel and fashion","Home furnishings","Middle-income consumer","Merchandise treasure-hunt experience","Opportunistic buying / closeout sourcing","Brick-and-mortar retail expansion"]
Fundamentals
- Price$220.60 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$71.1B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+68.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E30.72 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+9.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+28.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+38.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.16 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.90 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.8%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Merchandise sourcing and purchasing strategy dependent on closeout opportunities and vendor relationships; disruption to supply chains or reduced closeout availability could impact inventory quality and competitive pricing.","Retail operations exposed to consumer discretionary spending cycles and economic downturns, particularly among middle- and lower-income households targeted by the banners.","Real estate growth and store expansion subject to location availability and competitive pressures across markets; underperforming stores may require closures and asset write-downs."]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.