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Ross Stores, Inc.

ROST

Consumer Cyclical · 230.67 +2.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Ross Stores, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 20.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+2.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 3 activeOff-Price Apparel Retail · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • ROST's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if ROST's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 20.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 35.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • ROST's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements98
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +7.7% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.41x in the latest annual period.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 219% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 625% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

230.67
6m+9.9%12m+54.6%24m+53.2%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-29$18.9B+50.9%-0.2%
2023-01-28$18.7B-1.2%-2.4%
2024-02-03$20.4B+9.0%-2.3%
2025-02-01$21.1B+3.7%-1.9%
2026-01-31$22.8B+7.7%-2.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Tariffs and trade policynegative · 5 filings
Distribution costs decreased 60 basis points mainly due to the timing of packaway inventory carrying costs, higher productivity, and tariff-related processing costs in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026
Capital investment and capacitypositive · 4 filings
22 Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities for the six month period ended August 1, 2026 increased by approximately $51 million compared to the six month period ended August 2, 2025, due to higher capital expenditures primarily related to t…
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
The decrease in interest income was partially offset by lower interest expense primarily due to the repayment of those Senior Notes.
10-K · Mar 31, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 2 filings
Partially offsetting these benefits were higher domestic freight costs of 10 basis points due to increased fuel prices and higher buying costs of 5 basis points from higher incentive compensation expense.
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.3× · EV/sales 3.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

230.67+2.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ROST. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-06-02 against the comparable filing from 2025-06-11.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Revenue increased 20.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 35.6% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Operating income as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended May 2, 2026 increased by approximately 120 basis points compared to the three month period ended May 3, 2025, primarily driven by the decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales period-over-period, partially offset by the increase in SG&A as a percentage of sales period-over-period.

Cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended May 2, 2026 decreased by approximately 145 basis points compared to the three month period ended May 3, 2025, primarily due to an 85 basis point increase in merchandise margin.

SG&A as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended May 2, 2026 increased by approximately 25 basis points compared to the three month period ended May 3, 2025, primarily due to higher incentive compensation expense.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ROST

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

GIIIG-III Apparel Group, Ltd.distributorJun 8, 2026

We also source and sell products to major retailers for their own private label programs.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ROST is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Off-Price Apparel Retail. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.