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Company snapshot — Ross Stores Inc

ROST in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Ross Stores operates off-price apparel and home-fashion chains under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS names across the United States. It sells discounted designer clothing, accessories, footwear and home goods aimed at middle and lower-to-moderate income shoppers. The company was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.
Where it sits in the stack
Ross Stores carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our chip and data-centre indices, so it sits outside the AI build-out stack entirely. Within our wider universe it falls in the Apparel Retail industry, part of the Consumer Cyclical sector, alongside other off-price and mall-based clothing chains.
Who it is priced against
Its Closelook peer group is drawn from Apparel Retail in the US, grouping it with Urban Outfitters, Lululemon, Victoria's Secret, Gap and TJX; because none of these carry a Closelook score, the cohort is ranked on trend state rather than score. The market also names Burlington Stores as a comparable off-price competitor.
Why Closelook tracks it
Ross Stores holds a seat in the Nasdaq-100 but carries no Closelook score, so its peer group is ranked on distance to its 50- and 200-day averages rather than on a score. It has not been quoted in any Closelook edition to date.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Ross shares extend their distance below the 200-day average or close the gap toward the 52-week high, since that trend state is what ranks it against its off-price and apparel peers in the absence of a score.

Ross Stores Inc (ROST) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-20. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for ROST, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 12 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-08-21

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for ROST from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 294 from 283 Target raised to $294 from $283 (+22.4% to spot) 2026-08-21
  • Price target UBS — target 239 from 232 Target raised to $239 from $232 (+4.4% to spot) 2026-08-21
  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 248 from 245 Target raised to $248 from $245 (+8.3% to spot) 2026-08-21

12 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 12 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Apparel Retail · US · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Apparel Retail · US

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against ROST on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.77%, quarterly · last 0.45 USD on 2026-09-08

Dividends and capital return

What ROST pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.74 USD per share · a 0.77% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +10.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.58 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.45 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-08
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.33 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.47 USD · 2025: 1.62 USD · 2026: 1.34 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-04

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Ross Stores Inc (ROST)?

Ross Stores Inc trades as ROST on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is ROST in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Ross Stores Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does ROST trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -4.4% vs the 50-day and +5.4% vs the 200-day average, 11.8% below the 52-week high and +58.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Ross Stores Inc do?

Ross Stores operates off-price apparel and home-fashion chains under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS names across the United States. It sells discounted designer clothing, accessories, footwear and home goods aimed at middle and lower-to-moderate income shoppers. The company was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Dublin, California. Its Closelook peer group is drawn from Apparel Retail in the US, grouping it with Urban Outfitters, Lululemon, Victoria's Secret, Gap and TJX; because none of these carry a Closelook score, the cohort is ranked on trend state rather than score. The market also names Burlington Stores as a comparable off-price competitor.

Where does Ross Stores Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Ross Stores carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our chip and data-centre indices, so it sits outside the AI build-out stack entirely. Within our wider universe it falls in the Apparel Retail industry, part of the Consumer Cyclical sector, alongside other off-price and mall-based clothing chains. Ross Stores holds a seat in the Nasdaq-100 but carries no Closelook score, so its peer group is ranked on distance to its 50- and 200-day averages rather than on a score. It has not been quoted in any Closelook edition to date.

Does Ross Stores Inc pay a dividend?

Ross Stores Inc has paid 1.74 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.77% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.45 USD on 2026-09-08. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Ross Stores Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Ross Stores Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-08-21 (target 294 from 283). 12 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 12 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ROST, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Apparel Retail, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.