# Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $230.69, market value $74.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 27.9×** (5-yr avg 24.4×, 3-yr avg 25.7×). Ross Stores Inc. trades at 27.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 24.4×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 25.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 5.62**. A PEG of 5.62 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 3.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.0×.
- **Price / book: 10.9×**. The shares trade at 10.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 18.1×**. Enterprise value is 18.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.8%** (5-yr avg 3.4%). Free cash flow equals 3.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.4%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 13.7%**. 13.7% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 34.7%**. 34.7% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 85.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 85.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 17.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.7%** (3-yr 6.8%/yr, 5-yr 12.7%/yr). Revenue grew 7.7% over the last year, against 12.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 4.6%** (3-yr 14.7%/yr, 5-yr 94.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 4.6%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 28.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 28.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.25**. Debt is 0.25 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Ross Stores Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.77%** ($1.70 per share, trailing). Ross Stores Inc. yields 0.77%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 25%** (20% of free cash flow). 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 41.6%/yr** (1-yr 10.1%). The dividend has compounded at 41.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 52.3%** (YTD 28.6%, 3-mo 0.3%). The shares are up 52.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.2%** (60.9% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.62** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.62 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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