Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 35.84 | 23.60 | 28.32 | 23.58 | 25.15 | 21.96 | 23.89 | 21.03 | 23.66 | 22.05 | 22.40 | 19.27 | 21.20 | 21.71 | 24.48 | 22.56 | 23.84 | 18.30 | 25.71 | 23.50 | 25.96 |
| — | +7.5% | +18.5% | +12.1% | +6.3% | -0.4% | +6.6% | +9.1% | +11.6% | +1.6% | -8.5% | -14.6% | -11.1% | +18.6% | -4.8% | -4.0% | -8.2% | -17.1% | +5.3% | -43.4% | -54.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.37 | 3.21 | 3.06 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.02 | 2.30 | 2.09 | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 1.53 | 2.01 | 1.71 | 2.18 |
| — | +59.0% | +32.7% | +9.7% | +1.2% | -8.2% | +2.5% | +7.2% | +18.3% | +12.0% | +11.3% | +0.6% | +7.3% | +27.9% | +0.5% | +13.4% | -17.8% | -32.3% | -22.1% | -26.5% | +8.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 12.36 | 11.93 | 11.66 | 9.85 | 8.78 | 7.79 | 8.24 | 8.98 | 8.78 | 9.06 | 8.83 | 9.65 | 8.28 | 8.69 | 8.42 | 9.43 | 7.90 | 6.81 | 8.58 | 8.46 | 10.03 |
| — | +53.1% | +41.5% | +9.7% | -0.0% | -14.0% | -6.6% | -6.9% | +6.1% | +4.2% | +4.8% | +2.3% | +4.7% | +27.6% | -1.9% | +11.5% | -21.2% | -38.9% | -32.6% | -29.6% | +0.3% | |
| P/FCF | 34.71 | 32.20 | 29.31 | 16.54 | 20.90 | 23.92 | 56.76 | 18.28 | 34.69 | 29.45 | 46.92 | 16.17 | 34.80 | 19.10 | 36.90 | 10.31 | 23.12 | 31.04 | — | 155.30 | 287.31 |
| — | +34.6% | -48.4% | -9.5% | -39.7% | -18.8% | +21.0% | +13.0% | -0.3% | +54.2% | +27.2% | +56.9% | +50.5% | -38.5% | — | -93.4% | -92.0% | +35.5% | — | +523.8% | +5690.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.55 | 17.34 | 21.27 | 16.21 | 12.49 | 13.40 | 16.32 | 14.86 | 16.62 | 15.53 | 16.01 | 13.87 | 15.02 | 15.21 | 16.93 | 15.68 | 15.73 | 12.16 | 16.29 | 14.85 | 16.53 |
| — | +29.4% | +30.3% | +9.1% | -24.8% | -13.7% | +2.0% | +7.2% | +10.6% | +2.1% | -5.5% | -11.6% | -4.5% | +25.1% | +3.9% | +5.6% | -4.9% | -14.9% | +1.6% | -26.8% | +3.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 28.53 | 17.34 | 21.27 | 18.90 | 23.18 | 17.10 | 18.05 | 16.06 | 17.97 | 16.57 | 17.13 | 14.70 | 16.02 | 16.27 | 18.56 | 17.27 | 18.32 | 14.18 | 19.45 | 17.83 | 19.31 |
| — | +1.4% | +17.8% | +17.6% | +29.0% | +3.2% | +5.3% | +9.3% | +12.1% | +1.8% | -7.7% | -14.9% | -12.5% | +14.7% | -4.6% | -3.1% | -5.1% | -12.0% | +6.8% | -29.1% | -59.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.9% | 33.8% | 29.6% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 27.6% | 28.2% | 26.5% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.1% | 27.3% | 27.6% | 27.7% | 26.7% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 25.8% | 26.2% | 24.8% | 27.3% |
| — | +22.5% | +5.2% | +5.6% | -1.2% | -2.4% | +0.0% | -3.0% | +2.6% | +2.2% | +5.2% | +10.7% | +10.5% | +7.2% | +2.0% | -0.5% | -8.4% | -11.0% | -10.1% | -3.4% | -1.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 11.9% | 17.6% | 13.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 11.4% |
| — | +52.6% | +10.0% | -0.8% | -2.8% | -7.4% | -0.0% | +0.1% | +6.7% | +10.3% | +20.0% | +15.3% | +13.8% | +0.3% | -5.9% | +9.5% | -14.1% | -19.9% | -24.2% | +3.4% | +5.9% | |
| Net Margin | 9.4% | 13.6% | 10.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.4% |
| — | +47.9% | +12.5% | -1.9% | -5.2% | -7.8% | -4.3% | -2.0% | +6.1% | +10.2% | +21.6% | +18.1% | +21.2% | +7.8% | +5.7% | +17.3% | -11.0% | -18.4% | -26.0% | +30.5% | +140.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 36.7% | 13.0% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.8% |
| — | +45.2% | +20.3% | -1.8% | -6.3% | -14.1% | -13.0% | -15.5% | -5.0% | +2.7% | +15.1% | +21.7% | +19.7% | +8.3% | +3.5% | +16.2% | -15.3% | -28.1% | -39.2% | +20.9% | +119.0% | |
| ROA | 14.1% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| — | +53.0% | +27.4% | +6.0% | +3.6% | -2.4% | -3.2% | -7.8% | +4.4% | +11.8% | +23.4% | +26.6% | +21.6% | +11.1% | +9.0% | +26.6% | -6.8% | -20.4% | -31.0% | +41.5% | +154.5% | |
| ROIC | 30.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 7.4% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.4% |
| — | +69.1% | +28.4% | +5.7% | -0.3% | -12.4% | -8.2% | -13.0% | -2.5% | +7.0% | +20.9% | +30.7% | +25.8% | +10.6% | -7.8% | -8.4% | -39.2% | -47.7% | -43.4% | +14.3% | +49.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 1.43 |
| — | -20.5% | -16.7% | -18.3% | -19.1% | -22.7% | -23.7% | -12.6% | -13.6% | -11.9% | -11.3% | -11.3% | -8.4% | -4.8% | -4.7% | -3.9% | -3.6% | -5.4% | -9.9% | -20.5% | -25.3% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.45 | 4.06 | 5.42 | 5.49 | 4.91 | 5.92 | 6.94 | 6.70 | 8.01 | 7.64 | 8.33 | 6.66 | 8.86 | 8.81 | 10.32 | 8.61 | 10.39 | 9.17 | 10.11 | 9.53 | 9.31 |
| — | -31.3% | -21.9% | -18.0% | -38.7% | -22.5% | -16.7% | +0.6% | -9.6% | -13.3% | -19.3% | -22.7% | -14.7% | -4.0% | +2.1% | -9.7% | +11.6% | +24.4% | +30.6% | -17.1% | -20.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.95 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 1.75 |
| — | +2.2% | -0.6% | -2.1% | -3.5% | +1.2% | +0.9% | -8.5% | -7.4% | -15.0% | -17.5% | -6.9% | -12.9% | -4.4% | -0.8% | +7.1% | +11.4% | +8.3% | +9.0% | +5.1% | +6.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.04 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 1.25 |
| — | -0.3% | -1.4% | -5.0% | -8.9% | -6.1% | -8.2% | -12.1% | -11.1% | -16.4% | -18.6% | -7.4% | -10.1% | +7.0% | +9.0% | +8.6% | -1.8% | -14.3% | -12.3% | -5.4% | +1.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 82.30 | 37.44 | 26.04 | — | 45.69 | 84.04 | 52.44 | 56.88 | 43.01 | 42.49 | 37.89 | 45.91 | 33.53 | 32.83 | 26.08 | 29.55 | 22.54 | 25.84 | 24.79 | 27.25 | 27.62 |
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Ross Stores, Inc.'s current P/E is 35.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 25.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Ross Stores, Inc.'s current operating margin is 11.9%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Ross Stores, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.