Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.770-1.85 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.790. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Ross Stores also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.380-6.46 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ROST shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ross Stores from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Ross Stores from $156.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Barclays increased their price target on Ross Stores from $156.00 to $164.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ross Stores in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Ross Stores from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ross Stores presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.53.

Ross Stores Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Ross Stores stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $160.50. 4,695,433 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,919,184. Ross Stores has a twelve month low of $122.36 and a twelve month high of $165.07. The company has a market cap of $52.20 billion, a PE ratio of 25.48, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $145.51.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The apparel retailer reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.20. Ross Stores had a return on equity of 37.37% and a net margin of 9.60%.The firm had revenue of $5.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.38 billion. Ross Stores has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.380-6.46 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.770-1.85 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Ross Stores will post 6.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ross Stores Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th will be given a dividend of $0.405 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 9th. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ross Stores’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.71%.

Insider Activity at Ross Stores

In related news, CEO James Grant Conroy sold 39,351 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.00, for a total value of $5,745,246.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 157,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,944,338. The trade was a 20.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CMO Karen Fleming sold 2,932 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $149.09, for a total value of $437,131.88. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 88,335 shares in the company, valued at $13,169,865.15. The trade was a 3.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 52,720 shares of company stock worth $7,761,212 in the last ninety days. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ross Stores

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ROST. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Ross Stores by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,582,401 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $1,222,523,000 after buying an additional 1,657,008 shares during the last quarter. Viking Global Investors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 9.9% during the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 4,747,639 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $605,704,000 after acquiring an additional 426,370 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Ross Stores by 5.7% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,655,932 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $709,518,000 after acquiring an additional 252,284 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Ross Stores by 0.4% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,311,398 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $504,624,000 after acquiring an additional 12,602 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Ross Stores by 17.4% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,834,704 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $279,352,000 after acquiring an additional 272,032 shares during the period. 86.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ross Stores Company Profile

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 brand names in the United States. Its stores primarily offer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions. The company’s Ross Dress for Less stores sell its products at department and specialty stores to middle income households; and dd’s DISCOUNTS stores sell its products at department and discount stores for households with moderate income.