- Prev close
- $255.23
- Day range
- $251.00 – $255.98
- From 52-wk high
- -0.7%
- Next earnings
- in 11 days
Ross Stores’ 2026-08-01 close was -0.6% while the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.6%, so the session looked idiosyncratic rather than market-driven. The backdrop is still constructive, but a 34.8 P/E and 31.1 forward P/E leave less room for error.
ROST
ROSS STORES INC
As of Aug 2, 2026
64/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
ROST finished 2026-08-01 at -0.6% even as the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.6%, so the move was not explained by the broad tape. The session also opened at $252.78, traded up to $252.82, and closed at $251.07, which points to a mild fade rather than a sharp shock. With no same-sector peer move provided here and no fresh company headline in the facts, the most defensible read is stock-specific drift ahead of an earnings window, not a market-wide move.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary volatility rather than deterioration. Revenue is still up 0.6% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter was up 0.6% YoY, and EPS is up 0.6% YoY, while margins are intact at 28.1% gross, 12.2% operating, and 9.7% net. Beta is 0.89, which fits a lower-than-market volatility profile, but valuation is not cheap at 34.8 P/E, 31.1 forward P/E, and a 3.14 PEG — PEG, or P/E divided by growth, shows the stock already prices in a fair amount of growth. So a small dip or rally can be amplified by valuation, but the fundamentals themselves do not show clear deterioration.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot anchor the report to a confirmed print date. The facts do say analysts anticipate double-digit bottom-line growth, but they do not provide a specific revenue or EPS consensus figure, and no consensus margin estimate is listed. The recent setup implies the market is watching three concrete items: whether the 20.6% YoY latest-quarter revenue pace can persist, whether the 13.5% YoY EPS trend holds, and whether margins can stay near 28.1% gross and 12.2% operating while the company continues its store-expansion push toward around 110 stores this year.
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