ROST · Ross Stores Inc

NASDAQ Retail Large Cap Clavix A-
239.17+2.28  (+0.96%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$75.68B
P/E28.46
Float313.8M
Beta0.86
Volatility21.5%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorRetail
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score82.3
Price239.17
Change+0.96%
Prev Close236.89
Open237.67
Day Low235.22
Day High241.23
Avg Vol2
Avg $ Vol$515.8M
52W High257.00
52W Low154.69
52W Pos82.6%
From High−6.94%
From Low+54.61%
Max DD 1Y−13.03%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20+3.66%
SMA 50+2.51%
SMA 200+8.63%
RSI (14)60.0
Vol 30D19.9%
Vol 90D26.0%
1Y Range155–257
Daily bars536
Perf Week+6.51%
Perf Month+3.23%
Perf Quarter+0.47%
Perf Half Y+3.98%
Perf Year+50.89%
Perf YTD+30.88%
Prev Day+0.96%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.25
Curr Ratio1.58
Int Cover30.8×
FCF Margin9.7%
Rev Growth+7.7%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank4 / 49

What ROST does

Ross Stores, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS brands in the United States.

The company offers designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home-fashioned products for the entire family.

It sells its products to middle income households and households with lower to more moderate incomes.

Ross Stores, Inc. was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-82.3/100

ROST grades A-, 82.3 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (70), most exposed on News Sentiment (52, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Retail median. Ranks 4 of 49 in Retail by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

ROSTRetail median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.861.04
Volatilityannualized21.5%26.1%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−13.0%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.73%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions15 (6%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

ROST
236.89

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

ROST

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

ROSTRetail median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.861.04
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateModerate 34% of 50

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 11Moderate 17High 15Very High 7

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Retail names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Retail49 companies ranked
ROST
#4 of 49

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

ROST
1 week+6.5%
1 month+3.2%
Year to date+30.9%
1 year+50.9%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

ROST
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 27 Aug
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish68
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4025 · 2
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening25 ↑ 2 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.25sector median 0.44 · 50 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.58sector median 1.21 · 50 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
9.7%sector median 5.3% · 50 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
30.8×sector median 12.0× · 47 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 50 Retail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

ROST
Revenue growthyear over year+7.7%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Retail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Ross Stores signed a 115,000-square-foot lease at the Row DTLA campus in Downtown Los Angeles, relocating its West Coast merchandising hub from the central business district to about 110,000 square feet of creative office space plus 5,000 square feet of exclusive rooftop space. The landlord is Atlas Capital Group, and the move will support vendor collaboration and the company's ongoing nationwide retail expansion.

Source commercialobserver.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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Ross Stores entered a new market for the first time as part of its growth strategy, with the article noting that shoppers are looking for low prices. The article body provides no further details about which market or what form the entry takes.

Source thestreet.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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Ross Stores finished its fiscal 2026 store opening program, adding 51 new locations across 17 states to complete a planned 115-store buildout. Shares closed at $225.84 on October 11, up 2.22% over 90 days and 23.59% year to date, with five-year total shareholder returns of 117.83%.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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Ross Stores opened 51 new stores, completing its fiscal 2026 expansion plan and bringing its total store count to 2,377 locations. The company attributed the growth to strong demand for affordable merchandise.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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The article notes Ross Stores opened 115 new stores and has returned 117.8% to shareholders over the past 5 years, then questions whether the current share price already reflects future earnings potential given the off-price retail model's long run of optimism.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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