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Up 48% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
“The 5% increase in comparable store sales was driven by an approximate 3% increase in basket and 2% increase in traffic.”
| Free cash flow doubled | $1.04B → $2.21B in 3 years |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Sep 1 |
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ROST closed +6.1% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed +7.2% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. ROST scores 16 today, against a median of 11 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
ROST is #1 of 7 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: ROST +14%, GAP +1.1%, TJX +7.7%.
Reports Thu Nov 19, after the close (in 9 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“We were pleased to see strength throughout the quarter, with comparable store sales growth once again primarily driven by customer traffic.”
ROST's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Earnings per share | $1.75 to $1.83 and $2.17 to $2.26 |
Sales grew 13% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.78 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | +6.5% | +4.4% | +0.4% |
| May 21, 2026 | +5.4% | +8.1% | +6.7% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | +8.7% | +8.0% | +7.7% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $23B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 55.3, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
2 insiders sold $12.8M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
4 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: ROST is 1.6% of JEPI, 0.4% of QQQI, and 0.4% of QQQ, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Ross Stores, founded in 1982, is a US-focused off-price apparel and home fashion retailer operating more than 2,100 stores across 43 states, primarily under the Ross Dress for Less banner, with a smaller footprint through dd's Discounts. In fiscal 2025, the company generated over $22 billion in sales. Ross offers branded apparel, footwear, accessories, and home goods at a 20%-60% discount to department and specialty store prices, sourcing closeouts and excess inventory from vendors worldwide.
“We believe the principal competitive factors in the off-price retail apparel and home fashion industry are offering significant discounts on brand name merchandise, offering a well-balanced assortment that appeals to our target customers, and consistently providing store environments that are convenient and easy to shop.”
ROST scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 7 in Retail-Family Clothing Stores by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 48% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
ROST scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 of 7 in Retail-Family Clothing Stores by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ROST's 16.
2 insiders sold $12.8M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is James Grant Conroy, Chief Executive Officer, who sold $11.3M on Sep 14. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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