Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 02/05/2026
ROST · Nasdaq · Consumer
Fundamental quality
88
out of 100
Ross Stores, Inc. grows profitably: it increases revenue at double digits (13% a year) without giving up profitability (net margin 9.7%). On fundamental quality it scores 88 out of 100, profiling it as a company with solid fundamentals. Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Ross Stores is the hidden-treasure store: brand-name clothing and home goods at closeout prices, bought as other retailers' excess. No e-commerce, barely any advertising: just the thrill of the bargain hunt — a model Amazon-proof by design.
EPS growth: 87.5% · Revenue growth: 13%
Net margin: 9.7% · ROE: 36.7% · ROIC: 69.3%
Net debt/EBITDA: -0.91x · FCF: 11.1%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 02/05/2026
The score includes +1 for dividend strength: 5 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.
Percentile against the other 98 Consumer companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12,532 | 85 | 1,841 | -2,306 |
| 2022 | 18,916 | 1,723 | 1,181 | -2,470 |
| 2023 | 18,696 | 1,512 | 1,035 | -2,095 |
| 2024 | 20,377 | 1,875 | 1,752 | -2,412 |
| 2025 | 21,129 | 2,091 | 1,637 | -2,516 |
| 2026 | 22,751 | 2,145 | 2,208 | -3,077 |
Between 2021 and 2026, revenue went from $12,532M to $22,751M (+82%) and net income went from $85M to $2,145M (+2412%). Meanwhile, its margins have widened (from 1% to 9%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the quarter ended May 2, 2026, versus the quarter ended May 3, 2025 (SEC filings):
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$1.62
per share, yearly
24.6% of earnings
Payout
at least 5 straight years raising it
Growth
That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.
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In terms of business quality, Ross Stores, Inc. scores 88 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of high fundamental quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Ross Stores, Inc. a profitable company?
Ross Stores, Inc. is profitable, with a net margin of 9.7%, though a thin one.
Does Ross Stores, Inc. have a lot of debt?
No. Ross Stores, Inc. has a net cash position: more cash than debt.
Is Ross Stores, Inc. growing?
Its revenue has grown 13% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 87.5%.
Does Ross Stores, Inc. generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 11.1% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.
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