Ross Stores (ROST) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
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Ross Stores' NASDAQ: ROST stock price is in an uptrend, and its Q4 2025 earnings release proves that it isn't over. Including top- and bottom-line outperformance, compounded by robust guidance, critical details include cash flow and its implications for investors - the company can maintain financial health, improve its balance sheet, invest in growth, and return ample capital.
Finally some good retail news in a challenging opening to 2026, with Ross Stores Inc. closing fiscal 2025 on a notably strong note, reporting results that exceeded analyst expectations and offering an upbeat outlook for the year ahead.
Ross Stores (ROST) delivered a robust Q4 2026, with EPS of $2.00 and revenue of $6.64B, both exceeding expectations. ROST's same store sales surged 9% year-over-year, and the company announced a 10% dividend hike and a new $2.55B buyback program. Shares outperformed the S&P 500, returning nearly 40% since August 2025, reflecting strong operational execution and capital returns.
Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) stock is one of the best names on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) today, last seen up 6.8% to trade at $211.23, and earlier hitting a record high of $216.79.
ROST Q4 earnings and sales beat, with strong holiday assortments, fresh marketing and in-store execution. Its FY26 view is solid, with higher comps and margins.
Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) shares jumped about 6% in early trade on Wednesday after the off-price retailer reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued fiscal 2026 guidance calling for further sales and earnings growth. For the quarter ended January 31, 2026, total sales increased 12% to $6.6 billion, ahead of Wall Street expectations of approximately $6.37 billion.
Off-price retailer Ross Stores saw “robust” comparable store sales growth in the fourth quarter, crediting the expansion in part to its success in drawing shoppers away from mainstream retailers. The company's comparable store sales were up 9% for the quarter ended Jan.
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Ross Stores (ROST) came out with quarterly earnings of $2 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.79 per share a year ago.