Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) stock price, quote and key numbers

Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) closed at $236.12 on 25 September 2026, up 0.3%. That leaves it up 4.2% over a week, down 0.1% over a month and up 58.0% over a year. That is 81% of the way up its 52 week range of $147.49 to $257.00. The median analyst price target of $276 sits 16.9% above the close.

The price

Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.

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Trend and range

ROST trades below its 50 day average of $237.93 but above its 200 day average of $216.58: the long trend is up, the recent one is not. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.65, a stock that moves less than the market. It is 8.1% below its 52 week high and 60.1% above its 52 week low.

Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.

What analysts say

In the last 90 days 12 firms recorded 13 actions on ROST: 13 kept a view. Price targets: 13 raised. The most recent targets from 12 firms run from $234 to $310, with a median of $276, 16.9% above the last close.

A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.

Earnings

The next report is on the calendar for 19 November 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $1.82. The last report, on 20 August 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $2.66 against $1.82 expected, a beat of 46.2%, on revenue of $6.3 billion. Ross Stores, Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.

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The numbers

Over the trailing twelve months Ross Stores, Inc. shows revenue growth of 14.02%, a gross margin of 29.67%, an operating margin of 13.75% and a return on equity of 42.63%.

The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.

Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.

About Ross Stores, Inc.

Exchange

Nasdaq

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

Industry

Retail

Headquarters

Dublin, California

Chief executive

Barbara Rentler

Employees

100,000

Website

rossstores.com

Ross Stores, Inc. operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brand names. The company's stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. Ross Stores was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

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Learn

• How to read a stock quote
• Reading a price chart from one day to one year
• Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
• What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
• The valuation ratios on a stock page
• Price alerts, targets and percent moves