Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.45 on September 30th

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a dividend of 0.445 per share by the apparel retailer on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th.

Ross Stores has raised its dividend by an average of 0.4%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. Ross Stores has a payout ratio of 26.3% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Ross Stores to earn $8.56 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.78 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 20.8%.

Ross Stores Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of NASDAQ ROST opened at $228.99 on Friday. Ross Stores has a 12-month low of $143.39 and a 12-month high of $257.00. The stock has a market cap of $73.46 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a 50-day moving average of $233.83 and a 200 day moving average of $221.74.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The apparel retailer reported $2.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $6.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.16 billion. Ross Stores had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 38.42%. The business’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.56 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Ross Stores will post 7.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ross Stores News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Ross Stores this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter sales increased 13.3% year over year to approximately $6.3 billion, while comparable-store sales rose 10% as customer traffic strengthened. Ross Stores Reports Strong Second Quarter Sales and Earnings Results
• Positive Sentiment: Reported diluted EPS reached $2.66, up sharply from $1.56 a year earlier and well above consensus estimates near $1.93-$1.94. Several reports characterized the quarter as a double beat on earnings and revenue. Ross Stores Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Ross raised fiscal 2026 EPS guidance to $8.61-$8.77, substantially above the approximately $7.31 consensus cited in the reports. Third-quarter guidance of $1.75-$1.83 and fourth-quarter guidance of $2.17-$2.26 also exceed consensus expectations. Ross Stores Raises Annual Profit Forecast Again
• Positive Sentiment: The company increased its fiscal-year store-opening plan to 115 locations after opening 47 stores during the quarter, supporting longer-term revenue growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: Ross declared its regular quarterly dividend of $0.445 per share, payable September 30 to shareholders of record September 8. The dividend provides ongoing shareholder returns but was not a major change to the investment outlook. Ross Stores Announces Quarterly Dividend
• Negative Sentiment: About $253 million of the quarter’s operating income came from IEEPA tariff refunds. Investors may discount some of the earnings upside because tariff-related benefits could be nonrecurring, leaving underlying margins and demand as key areas to monitor.
• Negative Sentiment: ROST remains near its 52-week high and trades at a relatively demanding valuation, making the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or disappointment even after a strong report. Pre-earnings options activity also showed elevated put demand and implied volatility.

About Ross Stores

Ross Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) is an American off‑price retailer headquartered in Dublin, California, that operates the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS store formats. The company sells a broad assortment of apparel, footwear, home fashions, accessories and other soft goods, positioning itself as a value-oriented destination for brand‑name and fashion merchandise at reduced prices.

Ross’s business model centers on opportunistic buying of excess inventory, closeouts, cancelled orders and overstocks from manufacturers, department stores and other suppliers.