- Prev close
- $231.25
- Day range
- $230.53 – $234.81
- Next earnings
- in 57 days
Ross Stores rose +2.0% in a broad risk-on session with the S&P 500 up +1.6% and the Nasdaq 100 up +2.8%; the move looks mostly market-led and broadly in line with intact fundamentals.
ROST
ROSS STORES INC
As of Sep 21, 2026
66/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
The primary driver looks market-wide, not stock-specific: ROST closed +2.0% while the S&P 500 rose +1.6% and the Nasdaq 100 rose +2.8%. With no company-specific announcement in the facts, the session reads as a broad equity rally rather than a Ross-specific event. The intraday path was steady rather than erratic, opening at $226.7, trading to $233.27, and closing at $231.25, which fits a constructive risk-on tape.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary volatility for a low-beta retailer, not a fundamental break: beta is 0.87, revenue is up +14.0% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter is up +13.3% YoY, and EPS is up +31.4% YoY. Margins are still solid at gross +28.6%, operating +13.8%, and net +10.8%. The stock is not cheap at PE 27.6, forward PE 31.1, and PEG 3.14 — a PEG of 3.14 means investors are paying 3.14x earnings growth, so a lot of the growth is already in the price, which can amplify moves in either direction. Analyst consensus is also constructive, with 9 strong-positive, 10 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negative, and 0 strong-negative, so there is no obvious sign of deteriorating sentiment.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot anchor the preview to a specific report date. What the market will be watching, based on the facts available, is whether revenue growth stays near +14.0% TTM and +13.3% in the latest quarter, whether EPS growth holds near +31.4% TTM, and whether margins remain around gross +28.6%, operating +13.8%, and net +10.8%. There is no prior post-earnings reaction history in the supplied facts, so I cannot quantify how the shares have tended to react around prints from this dataset.
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