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Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) closed the day trading at $160.7 down -0.02% from the previous closing price of $160.73. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. ROST stock price reached its highest trading level at $161.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $158.65.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ROST, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
On August 22, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $150 to $160.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on July 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $150.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 08 ’25 when Brinkley Stephen C sold 6,437 shares for $150.97 per share. The transaction valued at 971,794 led to the insider holds 57,012 shares of the business.
STEPHEN BRINKLEY bought 6,437 shares of ROST for $971,794 on Oct 08 ’25. On Sep 25 ’25, another insider, Fleming Karen, who serves as the PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS of the company, sold 2,932 shares for $149.09 each. As a result, the insider received 437,142 and left with 88,335 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ROST now has a Market Capitalization of 52263862272 and an Enterprise Value of 53484826624. As of this moment, Ross’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.488 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.528.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ROST is 1.17, which has changed by 0.15144348 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ROST has reached a high of $161.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $122.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.50%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ROST traded about 2.64M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ROST traded about 1982720 shares per day. A total of 325.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 318.18M. Insiders hold about 2.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.76% stake in the company. Shares short for ROST as of 1760486400 were 6868715 with a Short Ratio of 2.60, compared to 1757894400 on 5687225. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6868715 and a Short% of Float of 2.16.
Dividends & Splits
ROST’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.58, up from 1.545 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009612394. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.97. The current Payout Ratio is 23.27% for ROST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 15.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.8, with high estimates of $1.85 and low estimates of $1.71.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.33 and $6.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.22. EPS for the following year is $6.85, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $7.25 and $6.48.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $5.4B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.47B to a low estimate of $5.32B. As of. The current estimate, Ross Stores, Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.07BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.23B. There is a high estimate of $6.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.16B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ROST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $22.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $22.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $22.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $21.13BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.24B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.53B and the low estimate is $22.83B.
