Ross Stores (ROST)
Consumer Discretionary · Off-price apparel and home retail · NASDAQ
The leading US off-price apparel and home fashion retailer, delivering "treasure-hunt" value for value-conscious households.
What Ross Stores does
Ross Stores is an off-price retail chain operating two primary brands, Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS. The company offers a wide assortment of first-quality, brand name, and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions at significant discounts to department and specialty store prices. It utilizes an opportunistic "treasure-hunt" buying strategy, including packaway inventory, to maintain competitive value for middle and moderate-income target customers.
Themes: off-price retail, value-driven consumption, treasure-hunt shopping experience, discount retail
Fundamentals
- Price$241.52 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$77.5B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+64.0% 2025-08-22 close $147.25 → 2026-08-24 close $241.52
- P/E33.67 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+9.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+28.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+38.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.16 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.65 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-20 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.0%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ROST compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 262 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ROST is in the Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10.
Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
59.9 #184 of 987 scored · #6 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Long-term trend 79th (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 43.7 percentage points) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is valuation (13th, price to book 12.2, price to earnings 33.3).
Short-term score
59.2 #253 of 1,704 scored · #30 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Volume and participation 94th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 3.0× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 69th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is setup 34th: a fresh 20-day low.
Consumer Discretionary Long-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 6th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 55.4.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, ROST's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 25%, free-cash-flow payout 24%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout25% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout24% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Ross Stores looks technically
Ross Stores (ROST) is trading 15.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 235 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. Trading volume is running unusually high — about 3.0× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 15.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +14.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $234.28 | $234.28 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $207.95 | $207.95 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 18 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 18 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 235 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 235 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 24.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 48.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($228.05 to $256.42) — its "stochastic" reading is 39 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 38.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 8 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $257.00 | $257.00 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 7.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -7.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 66.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +66.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 7.0% below its highest point of the past year | 7.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $257.00 (set on 2026-08-03) | $257.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($144.67 to $255.23), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 15% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $183.37 to $186.90. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 14.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 7.0% below its all-time high | -7.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 3.5% above a support level at $230.79 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-04-20, most recently on 2026-05-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -3.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.31 (set on 2008-01-09) | $5.31 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 4403.8% above its all-time low | +4,404% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 56th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.36 between its high and its low — about 2.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.36 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $231.36 and $262.27 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $231.36 – $246.81 – $262.27 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.7% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (15.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is running unusually high — about 3.0× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest | 3.00× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading | +0.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 6.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +6.5% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 6.5% above the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 228.99 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +6.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-03 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.0 percentage points (the stock gained 1.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -1.0% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 7.0 percentage points (the stock gained 10.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | +7.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 7.6 percentage points (the stock gained 18.7% while the market gained 11.1%) | +7.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 43.7 percentage points (the stock gained 64.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | +43.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 6.5% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +6.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 10% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $217.89 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +9.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-05-21 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $231.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 61 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ROST last closed at $239.04 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $230.79 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-20 to 2026-05-07 |
| $222.91 | Support | 6.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-28 to 2026-06-02 |
| $207.23 | Support | 13.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-30 to 2026-06-30 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Unusually heavy trading volume · Broke down to a new 20-day low · beating the market · Gapped up at the open (3%+) · Left an unfilled gap (5%+ in the last week) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.75 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 18 analysts
- Mean price target$269.94 range $176.00 – $310.00; median $282.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ROST
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.83 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Ability to successfully execute off-price buying strategies and maintain a steady supply of brand-name merchandise.","Sensitivity to consumer discretionary spending and broader economic trends affecting middle-income households.","Risks associated with real estate growth and the management of large-scale retail footprints."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ROST's 10-Q filed 2026-06-02 against the prior one filed 2025-12-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Reference changed from 'Part II' (filed 2025-12-10) to 'Part I' (filed 2026-06-02) regarding location of risk factors discussion
- Notes:
- Both excerpts are truncated and limited to the opening paragraph of MD&A; substantive changes in the full section cannot be assessed from these fragments
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-06-02) presents only three-month period data (May 2, 2026 vs May 3, 2025), whereas older filing (2025-12-10) presents both three-month and nine-month period data
- Newer filing includes Item 2 'Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds' at page 26
- Newer filing includes Item 6 'Exhibits' at page 27
- Newer filing includes 'SIGNATURE' section at page 28
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-12-10) presented nine-month period comparative data; newer filing removes this longer period comparison
- Older filing included Item 5 'Other Information' at page 28; newer filing removes this section
- Older filing included 'Signatures' at page 30; newer filing moves signature content to page 28 under 'SIGNATURE'
- Reworded:
- Item 2 location changed from page 28 in older filing to page 26 in newer filing
- Item 6 location changed from page 29 in older filing to page 27 in newer filing
- 'Signatures' header in older filing changed to 'SIGNATURE' in newer filing
- Notes:
- The provided text appears to be table of contents and financial statements rather than the actual Risk Factors section; the header 'Item 1A. Risk Factors' appears identical in both filings at page 26 with no substantive content shown for comparison
- Financial data presented is from different fiscal periods (May 2, 2026 in newer vs November 1, 2025 in older), making direct content comparison of statements appropriate for form structure but not earnings/balance sheet metrics
- Text appears truncated at Note A in both filings, limiting ability to assess all content changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 2 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-03-26. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ROST's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 8 matched disclosures for ROST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding ROST as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 50,589,445
- Reported value $10,959,191,447
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 2 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ROST had 9,738,039 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ROST had 3.04% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.46 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 9,738,039
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.04%
- Prior settlement (shares) 10,265,464
- Reported change -5.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.46
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- TJX Companies (TJX)
- Burlington Stores (BURL)
- Nordstrom Rack (JWN)
- Walmart (WMT)
- Target (TGT)
- Amazon (AMZN)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ross Stores (ROST) do?
Ross Stores is an off-price retail chain operating two primary brands, Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS. The company offers a wide assortment of first-quality, brand name, and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions at significant discounts to department and specialty store prices. It utilizes an opportunistic "treasure-hunt" buying strategy, including packaway inventory, to maintain competitive value for middle and moderate-income target customers.
What sector is Ross Stores (ROST) in?
Ross Stores (ROST) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Off-price apparel and home retail. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does ROST pay a dividend?
Yes — Ross Stores (ROST) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.02% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Ross Stores's (ROST) competitors?
Notable peers of Ross Stores (ROST) include TJX Companies, Burlington Stores, Nordstrom Rack, Walmart and Target. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in ROST?
Yes — we hold 8 matched STOCK Act disclosures for ROST from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Ross Stores (ROST) overbought or oversold right now?
Ross Stores (ROST) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ROST come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.