How to buy Ross Stores stock in Canada

Ross Stores is an apparel retail business based in the US. Ross Stores shares (ROST) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $149.15 – a decrease of 2.85% over the previous week. Ross Stores employs 108,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $21.1 billion.

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Ross Stores stock price (NASDAQ: ROST)

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Ross Stores stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$149.15
52-week range	$126.59 - $162.82
50-day moving average more info button	$146.49
200-day moving average more info button	$144.21
Wall St. target price	$169.00
PE ratio more info button	23.4385
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (1.03%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$6.34

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Ross Stores price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $149.15 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.85%
1 month (2024-11-22)	2.09%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-3.34%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-0.09%

1 year (2023-12-22)	9.33%
2 years (2022-12-22)	33.74%
3 years (2021-12-22)	41.67%
5 years (2019-12-20)	35.78%

Is Ross Stores stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Ross Stores stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ross Stores's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Ross Stores's P/E ratio

Ross Stores's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, Ross Stores shares trade at around 23x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Ross Stores's PEG ratio

Ross Stores's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9803. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ross Stores's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Ross Stores's EBITDA

Ross Stores's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Ross Stores's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Ross Stores financials

Revenue TTM	$21.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.47%
Gross profit TTM	$5.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	11.1%
Return on equity TTM	43.24%
Profit margin	9.82%
Book value	$14.53
Market Capitalization more info button	$49 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Ross Stores stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 23.18% of net profits

Recently Ross Stores has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ross Stores shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ross Stores's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Ross Stores's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Ross Stores is investing more in its future growth.

Ross Stores's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 9 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Ross Stores's stocks ever split?

Ross Stores's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 June 2015 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ross Stores stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Ross Stores stocks, which in turn could have impacted Ross Stores's stock price.

Ross Stores stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ross Stores's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $126.5915 up to $162.8163. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Ross Stores's is 1.1. This would suggest that Ross Stores's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Ross Stores overview

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. Ross Stores, Inc. was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Ross Stores is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.118% of Ross Stores stocks are held by insiders and 91.811% by institutions. How many people work for Ross Stores?
Latest data suggests 108,000 work at Ross Stores. When does the fiscal year end for Ross Stores?
Ross Stores's fiscal year ends in January. Where is Ross Stores based?
Ross Stores's address is: 5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, CA, United States, 94568-7579 What is Ross Stores's ISIN number?
Ross Stores's international securities identification number is: US7782961038 What is Ross Stores's CUSIP number?
Ross Stores's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 778296103

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