ROST is the ticker symbol for ROSS STORES, INC., a publicly traded Consumer Discretionary sector company listed on Nasdaq. 13F Pro tracks ROST with AI-powered analysis, an AI quality score, SEC EDGAR financials, insider transactions, and institutional 13F holdings — all sourced directly from public SEC filings.

Is ROST a good stock to buy?

13F Pro's AI ranking engine scores ROST at 68.2/100, ranked #313 of 2,925 stocks on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, covering profitability, growth, balance sheet strength, and free cash flow. The full AI verdict and bull/bear case for ROST is available at https://13fpro.ai/company/ROST. Not investment advice — review the underlying SEC filings before making any trade.

Where does 13F Pro source ROST data?

All ROSS STORES, INC. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. ROSS STORES, INC. files with the SEC under CIK 745732. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

ROSS STORES, INC. ROST

NasdaqLarge CapConsumer Discretionary

13F Pro quality score

Rank #313 of 2,925TOP 25%

Why it scores 68 Consumer Discretionary peers →

Rankings refresh quarterly once 80% of peers have filed. Next update: ~Nov 14, 2026.

Revenue

$6.26B

Quarter to Aug 1

Net income

$851.30M

Quarter to Aug 1

Free cash flow

$624.50M

Quarter to Aug 1

Operating margin

17.6%

Quarter to Aug 1

Top Institutional Holders

as of Q2 2026

$63.67B total

BlackRock, Inc.

$5.94B+12.2%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

$4.48B+0.1%

STATE STREET CORP

$3.12B+5.3%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

$3.09B+2.4%

Invesco Ltd.

$2.62B+130.4%

FMR LLC

$2.34B+19.9%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/

$2.02B+1.0%

PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/

$1.94B-0.7%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

$1.81B-12.0%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

$1.68B-12.8%

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

$1.41B+89.2%

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/

$1.27B-7.1%

NORGES BANK

$1.24B--

MORGAN STANLEY

$1.07B-5.8%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

$856.59M-1.1%

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

$727.79M-7.4%

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

$726.00M+89.5%

NORTHERN TRUST CORP

$706.39M+2.1%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

$647.89M+1.3%

VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

$536.50M-0.2%

MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/

$529.27M+34.6%

TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP

$520.68M-13.0%

Legal & General Group Plc

$476.20M+2.6%

Allianz Asset Management GmbH

$471.46M+7.8%

UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME

$463.28M+21.6%

See all 1,426 institutional holders →

What's Driving ROST's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-09-01 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended August 1, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Q2 sales surged 13% to $6.3B on 10% comp growth and $253M tariff recovery benefit; diluted EPS jumped 71% to $2.66.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Comparable store sales$6.3B+10% YoY

Driven by approximately 7% increase in traffic and 3% increase in basket.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $6.3B+13% YoY

Comparable store sales$6.3B+10% YoY

Driven by approximately 7% increase in traffic and 3% increase in basket.

Largest Expense Items

Cost of goods sold$4.1B+3.6% YoY

Increase primarily due to higher sales, partially offset by $253M IEEPA tariff recovery and 110 basis point merchandise margin gain.

Margins: Gross margin expanded significantly, with COGS as % of sales declining 625 basis points YoY, including 405 bps from tariff recovery and 110 bps merchandise margin gain. Operating margin expanded to 17.6% from 11.5%, though SG&A as % of sales increased 15 bps.

Watch Items from the Filing

IEEPA tariff recovery of $253M ($0.60/share) in Q2 FY2026 is non-recurring; without this benefit, operating income would have been $851M versus $1,104M.
Store expansion accelerating: increased full-year guidance to ~115 new stores (90 Ross, 25 dd's) versus prior plan, with 47 opened in Q2 and 51 expected in Q3.
Capital expenditures projected at $1.1B for FY2026 to support new store openings, supply chain expansion, and IT systems.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

Read the full 10-Q on SEC EDGAR →

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ROSS STORES, INC. reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period	Form	Revenue	Net income	Op. marginOperating margin
FY 2026	10-K	$22.8B	$2.1B	11.9%
FY 2025	10-K	$21.1B	$2.1B	12.2%
FY 2024	10-K	$20.4B	$1.9B	11.3%
FY 2023	10-K	$18.7B	$1.5B	10.7%
FY 2022	10-K	$18.9B	$1.7B	11.9%
FY 2021	10-K	$12.5B	$85.4M	0.9%

About ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST): stock profile, AI score and financials

ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores ROST at 68.2/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #313 of 2,925 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. ROST scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (94.7), revenue scale (93.6), institutional flow (83.7). Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2027), ROSS STORES, INC. reports quarterly revenue of $6.3B, net income of $851.3M, an operating margin of 17.6%. Top institutional holders of ROST by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. ROST trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 745732. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate ROST daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for ROSS STORES, INC. directly from SEC EDGAR.

Financials through the period ended Aug 1, 2026SEC EDGAR: CIK 745732 →

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About ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST): stock profile, AI score and financials

ROSS STORES, INC. ROST

Top Institutional Holders

What's Driving ROST's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Key Metrics

Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

ROST key financials by period

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ROST insiders

Congress trading in ROST

About ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST): stock profile, AI score and financials