Ross Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Ross) operate as an off-price retailer of in-season, brand name and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family.
The company operates two brands of off-price retail apparel…
Analysis
Hope premium
Ross Stores, Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.
On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 38.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 15% a year, against analyst forecasts of 10%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.
Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202371
90
2023202420252026
All-time high
100
Feb 2026
All-time low
61
Mar 2023
Average rank
82
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
3
15
5
12
Price/Earnings
5
39
23
23
Price/Book
9
16
13
24
Dividend Yield
73
66
71
70
Value (overall)
10
30
20
16
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.