Ross Stores (ROST)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $72.8B, Ross Stores's free cash flow of $2.2B (fiscal 2026) would need to grow about 12% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Ross Stores's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from ROST's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Ross Stores's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.9B | $18.7B | $20.4B | $21.1B | $22.8B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $2.2B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.87 | $4.38 | $5.56 | $6.32 | $6.61 |
| Operating margin | 11.9% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 11.9% |
Superinvestors who own ROST
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 4 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP Management PRIMECAP Management Co |
Trimmed | $1.9B | 1.1% | Q2 2026 |
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Added | $726M | 0.25% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $33M | 0.08% | Q2 2026 |
| Jean-Marie Eveillard First Eagle Investment Management |
Added | $4M | 0.01% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Ross Stores's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $188.55 | — |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $188.55 | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $150.34 | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $150.34 | — |
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In the full deep dive
Questions
What growth does Ross Stores's stock price imply?
At a market value of $72.8B, Ross Stores would need its free cash flow to grow about 12% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 6% a year.
Are Ross Stores insiders buying the stock?
4 open-market insider purchases of ROST in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Ross Stores?
4 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold ROST in their latest 13F, including PRIMECAP Management, Cliff Asness, Joel Greenblatt.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.