XNAS · Apparel Retail
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$226.61-1.25%
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TickerWhale Score
47/100
Moderate
Score components
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Ross Stores scores 47 out of 100 overall, which we rate moderate. Technical is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Risk
What to watch
- Valuation
Quality & growth
30%59Positive
- Revenue growth 14.0%
- EPS growth 31.3%
Valuation
25%7Weak
- P/E 27.2
- EV/Sales 2.8
Ross Stores, founded in 1982, is a US-focused off-price apparel and home fashion retailer operating more than 2,100 stores across 43 states, primarily under the Ross Dress for Less banner, with a smaller footprint through dd's Discounts. In fiscal 2025, the company generated over $22 billion in sales. Ross offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, and home goods at a 20%-60% discount to department and specialty store prices, sourcing closeouts and excess inventory from vendors worldwide.
#183 by market cap in our coverage · ~111,000 employees · Listed 1985-08-08 · www.rossstores.com
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#52 / 115sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 47 vs sector average 45.6 (+1.4)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 25%
Gross margin (industry)Top 100%
Return on equity (industry)Top 25%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 88%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
63/100Positive vs universe
Ranks 63rd of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 54/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Strong Sell
0 buy · 5 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates ROST's technical setup middling — 63rd percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
2 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+5.3%
- vs 50-day-4.4%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)42 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Weak
- ADX (14) trend strength22· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.088)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 2 buy vs 7 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 0 buy · 4 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 0 buy vs 5 sell of 8 votes = Strong Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)27.2
- P/S (TTM)3.0
- P/B10.7
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales2.8
- PEG0.87
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin29.7%
- Net margin10.8%
- ROE40.8%
- Debt/Equity0.15
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)14.0%
- EPS growth (YoY)31.3%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $72.4B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Jan '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $22.8B | $21.1B | $20.4B |
| Gross profit | $6.3B | $5.9B | $5.6B |
| Operating income | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.3B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $2.1B | $1.9B |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.61 | $6.32 | $5.56 |
| Free cash flow | $2.2B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Cash | $4.6B | $4.7B | $4.9B |
| Total debt | $5.2B | $5.7B | $5.7B |
| Equity | $6.2B | $5.5B | $4.9B |
| Net debt | $618M | $952M | $875M |
| Debt / equity | 0.84 | 1.03 | 1.18 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.66 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSTCurrentRoss Stores | 47 | 54 | 27.2 | — | 10.7 | 2.8 | $226.61 | -1.25% | +14.0% | ||
| CROXCrocs | 75 | 60 | 10.2 | — | 4.4 | 1.8 | $122.24 | -0.62% | -2.0% | ||
| EATBrinker International | 75 | 60 | 17.8 | — | 19.5 | 1.5 | $196.71 | -1.43% | +7.9% | ||
| FIVEFive Below | 69 | 63 | 21.0 | — | 5.2 | 2.3 | $234.14 | -1.12% | +25.6% | ||
| HRBH&R Block | 69 | 51 | 7.9 | — | 48.8 | 1.6 | $44.25 | -1.25% | +4.9% | ||
| ANFAbercrombie & Fitch Co. - | 67 | 69 | 11.2 | — | 4.4 | 1.0 | $135.76 | -2.05% | +4.7% |
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