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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Retail | Dublin, United States | NasdaqGS
234.83 USD +4.26 (1.848%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:58 a.m. EDT

Ross Stores presents a compelling long-term case built on robust fundamentals, yet the short-term technical picture is mixed. The business is generating exceptional returns on equity and maintaining strong revenue growth, supported by a healthy balance sheet and a growing dividend that offers modest income alongside capital appreciation. However, the stock is currently trading below its fifty-day moving average, reflecting recent price weakness that has weighed on short-term momentum. Despite this dip, the options market is telling a different story, with heavy call positioning at key resistance levels suggesting traders expect a rebound toward the analyst consensus targets. For investors willing to overlook the temporary technical drag, the underlying business quality and growth trajectory remain superior to most peers in the apparel sector.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.035072
AutoETS0.036655
MSTL0.037173
AutoARIMA0.051565

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 0.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.119
Excess Kurtosis -1.29
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 70.281
Revenue per Share 76.74
Market Cap 75,017,175,040
Trailing P/E 28.40
Forward P/E 26.17
Beta 0.84
Profit Margins 10.85%
Website https://www.rossstores.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant call open interest concentrated at the 240 to 260 strike range, creating a wall of support and potential resistance. While put open interest exists at lower strikes around 170 to 190, the volume and open interest in calls far exceed puts, indicating a bullish sentiment for the near-to-intermediate term. Implied volatility remains moderate, suggesting standard pricing for these moves.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.83% 0.99% 1.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-08 0.445000 0.194060
2026-06-09 0.445000 0.193942
2026-03-13 0.445000 0.215726
2025-12-09 0.405000 0.228788
2025-09-09 0.405000 0.271739
2025-06-10 0.405000 0.289120
2025-03-18 0.405000 0.327379
2024-12-10 0.368000 0.236246
2024-09-10 0.368000 0.244048
2024-06-11 0.368000 0.254530
2024-03-14 0.368000 0.252020
2023-12-04 0.335000 0.252544
2023-09-01 0.335000 0.275267
2023-06-05 0.335000 0.324927
2023-03-13 0.335000 0.324016
2022-12-05 0.310000 0.264145
2022-09-02 0.310000 0.354732
2022-06-06 0.310000 0.381163
2022-03-14 0.310000 0.361474
2021-12-06 0.285000 0.252929
2021-09-03 0.285000 0.247010
2021-06-07 0.285000 0.239054
2021-03-15 0.285000 0.227509
2020-03-16 0.285000 0.385500
2019-12-05 0.255000 0.224689
2019-09-11 0.255000 0.235435
2019-06-10 0.255000 0.260204
2019-03-15 0.255000 0.283648
2018-12-06 0.225000 0.275803
2018-09-12 0.225000 0.231315
2018-06-11 0.225000 0.262973
2018-03-16 0.225000 0.293160
2017-11-30 0.160000 0.210443
2017-09-06 0.160000 0.270499
2017-06-02 0.160000 0.251020
2017-03-08 0.160000 0.239844
2016-12-05 0.135000 0.201042
2016-08-31 0.135000 0.216902
2016-06-03 0.135000 0.254285
2016-03-10 0.135000 0.235973
2015-12-07 0.118000 0.219249
2015-09-02 0.118000 0.243550
2015-06-05 0.117500 0.240779
2015-03-05 0.117500 0.223916
2014-12-08 0.100000 0.221705
2014-09-03 0.100000 0.262778
2014-06-06 0.100000 0.289519
2014-03-06 0.100000 0.278746
2013-12-09 0.085000 0.236505
2013-09-04 0.085000 0.246056
2013-06-07 0.085000 0.262063
2013-02-20 0.085000 0.289608
2012-12-03 0.070000 0.248359
2012-08-29 0.070000 0.200057
2012-06-01 0.070000 0.227310
2012-02-15 0.070000 0.273277
2011-11-25 0.055000 0.257521
2011-08-31 0.055000 0.287394
2011-06-03 0.055000 0.278094
2011-02-16 0.055000 0.309162
2010-12-03 0.040000 0.245663
2010-08-31 0.040000 0.322386
2010-06-03 0.040000 0.284748
2010-02-17 0.040000 0.339775
2009-12-04 0.027500 0.252120
2009-09-01 0.027500 0.243255
2009-06-04 0.027500 0.281114
2009-02-18 0.027500 0.364721
2008-12-08 0.023750 0.330320
2008-09-03 0.023750 0.236613
2008-06-12 0.023750 0.260274
2008-02-20 0.023750 0.335570
2007-12-10 0.018750 0.272826
2007-09-05 0.018750 0.278810
2007-06-14 0.018750 0.241235
2007-02-21 0.018750 0.217707
2006-12-04 0.015000 0.194238
2006-08-30 0.015000 0.250000
2006-06-08 0.015000 0.222635
2006-02-22 0.015000 0.212841
2005-12-05 0.015000 0.214209
2005-08-30 0.012500 0.203087
2005-06-09 0.012500 0.169319
2005-02-23 0.012500 0.183824
2004-12-06 0.010750 0.160030
2004-08-31 0.010750 0.203310
2004-06-10 0.010750 0.163934
2004-02-25 0.010750 0.134082
2003-11-28 0.007250 0.105878
2003-09-02 0.007250 0.112643
2003-06-12 0.007250 0.139222
2003-02-26 0.007250 0.171750
2002-12-09 0.006000 0.109714
2002-08-30 0.006000 0.132927
2002-06-13 0.006000 0.112202
2002-02-27 0.006000 0.131327
2001-12-10 0.005375 0.141030
2001-08-31 0.005375 0.146758
2001-06-14 0.005375 0.182513
2001-02-28 0.005375 0.204762
2000-11-29 0.004750 0.245161
2000-09-06 0.004750 0.238431
2000-06-15 0.004750 0.237500
2000-03-01 0.004750 0.260944
1999-12-01 0.004125 0.166561
1999-09-02 0.004063 0.159529
1999-06-09 0.004063 0.142288
1999-03-03 0.004063 0.141900
1998-12-02 0.003438 0.150707
1998-09-08 0.003438 0.156886
1998-06-10 0.003438 0.123613
1998-03-04 0.003438 0.143343
1997-12-03 0.002813 0.110111
1997-09-03 0.002813 0.146367
1997-06-11 0.002813 0.137429
1997-03-06 0.002813 0.164413
1996-12-04 0.002188 0.133682
1996-09-04 0.002188 0.186709
1996-06-12 0.002188 0.181271
1996-03-06 0.002188 0.269292
1995-12-06 0.001875 0.305733
1995-09-06 0.001875 0.372093
1995-06-06 0.001875 0.516129
1995-03-06 0.001875 0.494846
1994-12-05 0.001563 0.373951
1994-09-02 0.001563 0.317562
1994-06-14 0.001563 0.350989
1994-03-07 0.001563 0.320103
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.76
exDividendDate 2026-09-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.7
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007373032
lastDividendValue 0.445
lastDividendDate 2026-09-08
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5023351
Address1 5,130 Hacienda Drive
All Time High 257.0
All Time Low 0.113281
Ask 236.45
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,186,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,289,887
Average Volume 2,289,887
Average Volume10Days 2,186,750
Beta 0.837
Bid 214.7
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 21.094
City Dublin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 234.83
Current Ratio 1.612
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 238.54
Day Low 232.2
Debt To Equity 70.281
Display Name Ross Stores
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Yield 0.76
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,747,944,900
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,747,944,900
Earnings Growth 0.705
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.676
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,256,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,118,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,118,400
Ebitda 3,657,101,056
Ebitda Margins 0.1492
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.636
Enterprise To Revenue 3.079
Enterprise Value 75,468,201,984
Eps Current Year 8.4203
Eps Forward 8.97296
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.27
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 233.6588
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1712036
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0050124526
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 50.233505
Fifty Two Week High 257.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.169998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08626459
Fifty Two Week Low 154.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 79.96001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5163041
Fifty Two Week Range 154.87 - 257.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 492,355,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.01
Float Shares 311,808,597
Forward Eps 8.97296
Forward P E 26.17085
Free Cashflow 2,002,041,600
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 111,000
Fullday Change 4.1599884
Fullday Change Percent 1.8042192
Fullday Price 234.83
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.33385
Gross Profits 8,183,229,952
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02138
Held Percent Institutions 0.95837
Implied Shares Outstanding 319,453,110
Industry Apparel Retail
Industry Disp Apparel Retail
Industry Key apparel-retail
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=64847&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Last Dividend Value 0.445
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 1,434,067,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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. Ross Stores, Inc. was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.
Long Name Ross Stores, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 75,017,175,040
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33926
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,542,400
Net Income To Common 2,659,063,040
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 74,276,042,606
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 234.56
Operating Cashflow 3,660,572,928
Operating Margins 0.13578
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2056
Peg Ratio 2.12
Phone 925 965 4400
Previous Close 230.57
Price Eps Current Year 27.888557
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 11.132549
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0604517
Profit Margins 0.10848
Quick Ratio 0.929
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.25999
Regular Market Change Percent 1.84759
Regular Market Day High 238.54
Regular Market Day Low 232.2
Regular Market Day Range 232.2 - 238.54
Regular Market Open 234.56
Regular Market Previous Close 230.57
Regular Market Price 234.83
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 2,384,143
Return On Assets 0.12785
Return On Equity 0.42628
Revenue Growth 0.133
Revenue Per Share 76.74
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 319,453,110
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0319
Shares Short 10,181,362
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,548,588
Short Name Ross Stores, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.037100002
Short Ratio 5.18
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol ROST
Target High Price 310.0
Target Low Price 187.0
Target Mean Price 268.6111
Target Median Price 276.0
Total Cash 4,288,123,904
Total Cash Per Share 13.423
Total Debt 4,739,150,848
Total Revenue 24,511,797,248
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.7
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007373032
Trailing Eps 8.27
Trailing P E 28.395403
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.4926
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 219.89944
Two Hundred Day Average Change 14.930557
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0678972
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,384,143
Website https://www.rossstores.com
Zip 94,568-7579