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After finishing at $182.74 in the prior trading day, Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) closed at $186.68, up 2.16%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.34 million shares were traded. ROST stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $182.9.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ROST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Guggenheim on December 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $199.
On November 21, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $160 to $175.
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 Nov 25 ’25 when ADAM ORVOS bought 9,956 shares for $173.85 per share.
Brinkley Stephen C sold 6,437 shares of ROST for $971,794 on Oct 08 ’25. The PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS now owns 57,012 shares after completing the transaction at $150.97 per share. On Oct 08 ’25, another insider, STEPHEN BRINKLEY, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,437 shares for $150.97 each.
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 60713238528 and an Enterprise Value of 61508116480. As of this moment, Ross’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.792 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.739.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ROST is 0.99, which has changed by 0.2057271 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ROST has reached a high of $185.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $122.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.51M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2151850 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 323.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 316.36M. Insiders hold about 2.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.56% stake in the company. Shares short for ROST as of 1765756800 were 7020936 with a Short Ratio of 2.79, compared to 1763078400 on 6755819. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7020936 and a Short% of Float of 2.22.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ROST’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.583, compared to 1.62 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0086625805. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.99. The current Payout Ratio is 23.27% for ROST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Ross Stores, Inc (ROST) is the result of assessments by 16.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.6, with high estimates of $1.65 and low estimates of $1.51.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.5 and $6.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.46. EPS for the following year is $7.1, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $7.3 and $6.85.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $6.35B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.41B to a low estimate of $6.25B. As of. The current estimate, Ross Stores, Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.91BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.28B. There is a high estimate of $5.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.2B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ROST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $22.53B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $22.37B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $22.47B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $21.13BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.95B and the low estimate is $23.1B.
