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, a 32-signal quality score, SEC EDGAR financials, insider transactions, and institutional 13F holdings — all sourced directly from public SEC filings.

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13F Pro's AI ranking engine scores ROST at 70.4/100, ranked #220 of 2,960 stocks based on 32 fundamental signals including 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.

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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)— Stock Profile, AI Score & Financials

Consumer Discretionary · Nasdaq · AI-powered stock analysis, 32-signal quality score, SEC EDGAR financials, and institutional holdings. Updated 2026-08-01.

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 70.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #220 of 2,960 stocks — the top 10% of the AI-ranked universe. ROST scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (94.8), revenue scale (93.7), institutional flow (83.4). Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), ROSS STORES, INC. reports quarterly revenue of $6.3B, net income of $851.3M, free cash flow of $624.5M. 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.

AI Quality Score

70.4/100

AI Rank

#220

Revenue

$6.3B

Net Income

$851.3M

Free Cash Flow

$624.5M

ROST key financials by period

ROSS STORES, INC. reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period	Form	Revenue	Net income	Operating 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%

Institutions holding ROST

Institutional investors reporting a position in ROSS STORES, INC. on SEC Form 13F.
Institution	Shares	Value	Reported
BlackRock	27,900,923	$5.9B	2026-06-30
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	21,040,574	$4.5B	2026-06-30
STATE STREET	14,643,656	$3.1B	2026-06-30
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	14,517,853	$3.1B	2026-06-30
Invesco Ltd.	12,316,939	$2.6B	2026-06-30
FMR	10,973,537	$2.3B	2026-06-30
BANK OF AMERICA	9,509,998	$2.0B	2026-06-30
PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT	9,104,980	$1.9B	2026-06-30
JPMORGAN CHASE	8,685,523	$1.8B	2026-06-30
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	7,943,924	$1.7B	2026-06-30

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ROSS STORES, INC.

ROST

NasdaqLarge CapConsumer Discretionary

13F Pro Quality Score

70.4/100

Rank #220 of 2,960 stocksTOP 10%

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Revenue Growth

61.9/100

Profitability

68.1/100

Balance Sheet

94.8/100

Earnings Quality

45.5/100

Free Cash Flow

58.5/100

Institutional Flow

83.4/100

Revenue Scale

93.7/100

Dilution Risk

64.5/100

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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.

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