NASDAQ: ROST · Apparel Retail
Ross Stores (ROST) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 26 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values Ross Stores (ROST) at $231.17 a share. The stock last closed at $228.54, which puts the model's fair value 1.2% above the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. Ross Stores, Inc.
Faircurve Insights · 26 Sep 2026
Ross Stores, Inc. manages a chain of off-price retail establishments focusing on apparel and home goods. These stores operate under two main brand names: Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS.
Faircurve's model found a fair value of $231.17 a share on 26 Sep 2026. This is the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run, on 19 Sep 2026, gave $223.95, so the fair value moved +3.2%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $214.83 to $254.63, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model's evidence grade is Medium.
The overall quality score is 81 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compares Ross Stores, Inc. with The TJX Companies, Inc., Burlington Stores, Inc., Lululemon Athletica Inc., The Gap, Inc., Urban Outfitters, Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., and American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. The stock's moves around its last 8 earnings reports show a median size of 5.2%, ignoring direction.
Written from the figures on this page for the 26 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give ROST?
The calibrated range for ROST over 63 trading days is $214.83 to $254.63. It sits around the last close, and its width comes from the volatility that ROST's own options imply (24% a year), calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The fair value is the model's opinion and rides beside the range. It is not the centre of it.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $184.58 to $284.78. In 46% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does ROST score on business quality?
Ross Stores's overall quality score is 81 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 100 | 35.7%ROIC | 24.8% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 79 | 1.05xFCF / net income | 0.93x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 72 | 7.7%Revenue growth, trailing | 3.2% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 42 | 1.6%Net buybacks / market value | 1.4% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 95 | 0.10xNet debt / EBITDA | 1.05x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 70 | 0.8 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 0.9 pts |
How does ROST compare with similar companies?
The companies in apparel retail closest to Ross Stores in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. | $132.68 | $126.91 | -4.3% | Fairly valued |
| BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. | $275.34 | $255.30 | -7.3% | Fairly valued |
| LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. | $94.46 | $118.16 | +25.1% | Undervalued |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. | $22.51 | $24.63 | +9.4% | Fairly valued |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. | $80.80 | $81.39 | +0.7% | Fairly valued |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | $135.91 | $162.34 | +19.4% | Undervalued |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | $121.88 | $122.69 | +0.7% | Fairly valued |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | $17.71 | $18.88 | +6.6% | Fairly valued |
When does ROST report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Ross Stores's next earnings report is scheduled for 19 Nov 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 3.6% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction. ROST's 30 day implied volatility works out to about 6.9% over one month.
How ROST moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 5.2%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | +1.9% |
| 21 May 2026 | +7.8% |
| 3 Mar 2026 | +5.5% |
| 20 Nov 2025 | +8.4% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | +0.6% |
| 22 May 2025 | -10.1% |
| 4 Mar 2025 | +1.3% |
| 21 Nov 2024 | +4.9% |
Ross Stores at a glance
Ross Stores, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages a chain of off-price retail establishments focusing on apparel and home goods. These stores operate under two main brand names: Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS.
- Market value
- $75.7B
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel Retail
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $26.8B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +12.9%
- Analysts with estimates
- 9
- Beta to the US market
- 0.57
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Ross Stores on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 19 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for ROST was $223.95. As of 26 Sep 2026 it is $231.17, a change of +3.2%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Ross Stores's valuation
Is Ross Stores stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, ROST reads as Fairly valued as of 26 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $231.17 a share against a last close of $228.54, a gap of +1.2%.
What is ROST's fair value?
$231.17 a share as of 26 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $184.58 to $284.78.
What price range does the model give ROST?
$214.83 to $254.63 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 3,330 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does Ross Stores report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 19 Nov 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has ROST moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 5.2%, ignoring direction. The largest was -10.1% around the report of 22 May 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for ROST is medium. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.