Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)
Consumer Cyclical · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for ROST is $281.10, 18.7% above the last close of $236.89 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $234.22 to $322.98. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E28.7x
- P/E vs sector+47.3%
- P/E vs own-0.9%
- Target upside+18.7%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$75.99B
- FCF yield+3.7%
- Insiders-$12.77M
- Earnings in34d
- News1.00
Why it moved
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) rose 0.9% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Cyclical stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move is specific to ROST.
1 story on the day (30-day average 0.9).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $236.89 · +53.9% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▼ -2.7%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~5d
- RSI60
- Support-0.1%
- Resistance—
- Off 52w high-7.0%
- Off ATH-7.0%
- 52w range$236.89
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.94
- ATR+2.3%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
14 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $236.89 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 2 · Buy 12 · Hold 5 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +13.3% year over year, free cash flow 10.0% of revenue, operating margin 17.6%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | $6.26B | 2.66 | $624M | 33.8% | 17.6% | 13.6% |
| Q1 FY2026 | May 2, 2026 | $6.01B | 2.02 | $627M | 29.6% | 13.4% | 10.8% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jan 31, 2026 | $6.64B | 2.00 | $921M | 28.0% | 12.3% | 9.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Nov 1, 2025 | $5.6B | 1.58 | $618M | 28.0% | 11.6% | 9.1% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | $5.53B | 1.56 | $467M | 27.6% | 11.5% | 9.2% |
| Q1 FY2025 | May 3, 2025 | $4.98B | 1.47 | $202M | 28.2% | 12.2% | 9.6% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | $5.91B | 1.79 | $677M | 26.5% | 12.4% | 9.9% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Nov 2, 2024 | $5.07B | 1.48 | $333M | 28.3% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $147.33 | +1.9% | -12.2% | +16.9% | 27.2 | $162B | |
| 2 |  | $345.12 | +0.6% | -1.4% | -1.6% | 50.7 | $77.67B | |
| 3 | | $236.89 | +0.9% | -7.0% | +18.7% | 28.7 | $75.99B | |
| 4 |  | $277.68 | -0.8% | -18.9% | +25.6% | 17.2 | $74.25B | |
| 5 |  | $83.96 | +0.4% | -6.8% | +18.9% | 42.4 | $73.67B | |
| 6 |  | $89.27 | +0.9% | -12.2% | +19.1% | 28.4 | $72.22B | |
| 7 |  | $58.83 | -3.0% | -38.5% | +45.2% | 27.3 | $64.53B | |
| 8 |  | $97.10 | -2.0% | -55.0% | +10.7% | 8.0 | $11.25B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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