ROSS STORES, INC. · Family Clothing Stores

ROST

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 19 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 13% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 4.7% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (745 bought, 531 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$234.10+2.1% that day

Company value: $74.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 28.3x; You pay about $28 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.1x; Company value is 3.1 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.7%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 2%; Debt as a share of company value

From ROST's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$6.3B+13% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $24.5B, up 14% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 13% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ROST. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+14% a yearRecently: +14% a yearProfit margin11%Last 12 months: 10.8%P/E at the end28xToday: 28.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$47.2B

Profit in 5 years$5.2B

Price these guesses point to$503.40+115% vs $234.10 todayAbout +17% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 11% margin and a 28x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.2% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.36.7%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.25x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.9.4%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$2.2B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-6.0% in 3 years

Revenue: $22.8B; +7.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +12.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.5B; 0.25x equity
Current ratio: 1.58x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.