A90/100

Is Ross Stores (ROST) a risky stock?

Sector: Consumer Discretionary Price: $233.52 Composite: 90/100

As of July 21, 2026, Clavix grades Ross Stores (ROST) A for risk, a composite score of 90 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts ROST in the "low risk" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.

Grade as of July 21, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.

The five risk dimensions behind ROST's grade

Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how ROST scores on each, as of July 21, 2026.

Financial healthbalance sheet, margins, cash flow
75
News sentimentscored, sourced recent coverage
75
Macro exposuresensitivity to rates, dollar, oil
71
Sector resiliencestrength vs the broad market
72
Price stabilitydrawdown and volatility
52

What's moving ROST's risk right now

Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind ROST's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 21, 2026.

Demand · mixed signal

Wealthfront Advisers lifted its holdings in Ross Stores by 15.5% during the first quarter, per its SEC filing. A separate 8-K material event filing was also submitted on July 17, 2026.

Competition · mixed signal

Ross Stores showed up on two MarketBeat screener lists of apparel stocks to track in mid-July, alongside TJX, Target, Nike, lululemon, Burlington, Dick's, and Ralph Lauren.

Macro · mixed signal

William Blair said consumer companies like Casey's, Costco, and Cava are well positioned to weather inflation and uneven spending. Ross Stores was not specifically named in the note.

What a A grade means

On the Clavix A+ to F scale, ROST's composite of 90 falls in the A band (80–100), read as "low risk." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.

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This page is generated from Clavix's own risk model and is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ROST or any security. Grades are risk indicators, not predictions of return. Data may be delayed.