Consumer Cyclical
Live Price
Offline$232.80
-0.19% today
1Y Change
+82.41%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026
Coverage: 248 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $74.02B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $232.80 and up 82.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +7.7%, EPS growth of +4.7%, a dividend yield of 0.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +7.7%, EPS +4.7%, free cash flow +34.9% with operating margin 11.9% and ROIC 17.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 34.1 and price/sales 3.3. Stock Foundry combines ROST price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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ROST
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Normalized return
SPY
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Relative to SPY
ROST Max Drawdown
-7.79%
Trailing 1Y
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Trailing 1Y
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Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$18.9B
+1.2% YoY
FY Net Income
$1.7B
+13.9% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$1.2B
+14.1% YoY
Revenue Growth
+7.7%
EPS Growth
+4.7%
Gross Margin
27.9%
Net Margin
9.4%
Income statement
USD
| Metric | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 22.8B | 21.1B | 20.4B | 18.7B | 18.9B |
| Gross Profit | 6.4B | 5.9B | 5.6B | 4.7B | 5.2B |
| Operating Income | 2.7B | 2.6B | 2.3B | 2.0B | 2.3B |
| EBITDA | 3.6B | 3.3B | 3.0B | 2.5B | 2.7B |
| Net Income | 2.1B | 2.1B | 1.9B | 1.5B | 1.7B |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
USD
| Metric | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.6B | 4.7B | 4.9B | 4.6B | 4.9B |
| Total Assets | 15.5B | 14.9B | 14.3B | 13.4B | 13.6B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.4B | 9.4B | 9.4B | 9.1B | 9.6B |
| Shareholder Equity | 6.2B | 5.5B | 4.9B | 4.3B | 4.1B |
| Total Debt | 5.2B | 5.7B | 5.7B | 5.7B | 5.6B |
| Net Debt | 618M | 952M | 875M | 1.2B | 700M |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
1.7B
+2.9% YoY
Capital Expenditures
558M
+14.7% YoY
Free Cash Flow
1.2B
+14.1% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
27.9%
Operating Margin
11.9%
Net Margin
9.4%
ROE
36.7%
Debt / Equity
0.84x
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