Company Dossier · Consumer Discretionary
Ross Stores
- S&P 500
- Nasdaq-100
- Russell 1000
What Ross Stores is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $24.5 billion, up 14% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $2.79 billion, up 66% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $0.87 billion, up 8.7% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to January 31, 2026: $1.05 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 20, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 5 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed March 31, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $12.8 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,426 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+67 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
Risk events (12 months): 1 — latest OSHA inspection, Jul 9, 2026 →
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Ross Stores is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending54th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex51st pct
- Hiring filings95th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications52nd pct
- + Hiring filings
- + Capital spending
- − Deals and private raises
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment89th pct
- Call confidence94th pct
- Guidance changes94th pct
- Risk factors added62nd pct
- Insider open-market trades45th pct
- + Guidance changes
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver14th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Ross Stores's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$1.0B
- Due within a year $0.2B
- Longer term $0.8B
- Default point $0.6B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Aug 1, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Ross Stores, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralRoss Stores Takes 115K SF for West Coast Merchandising Hub
Commercial Observer · Oct 14, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Sep 17, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 9, 2026Risk event
- May 27, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Mar 31, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Nov 24, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Sep 2, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 30, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jun 30, 20258-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- May 28, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 23, 2025Trademark
- Apr 1, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Feb 20, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 28, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 2, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 1 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Inc. GAP | $15.3B | $1.0B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| TJX Companies TJX | $62.4B | $5.9B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Carvana CVNA | $25.1B | $0.9B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Genuine Parts Company GPC | $25.3B | $0.8B | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Lear Corporation LEA | $23.7B | $0.8B | Jul 4, 2026 |
| Marriott International MAR | $26.9B | $1.9B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Macy's, Inc. M | $21.9B | $1.4B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| AutoNation AN | $27.4B | $0.0B | Jun 30, 2026 |