ROST PEER ANALYSIS

Ross Stores Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

ROSTRoss Stores Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Apparel Retail

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

ROSTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	ROST	ITX	ATZ	PMV	Ind. Median
P/E	30.20	26.83	45.66	7.04●	15.12
P/B	11.09	8.89	12.81	2.23●	1.83
EV/EBITDA	18.43	14.99	24.14	10.64●	10.66
P/S	2.94	4.18	4.71	2.70●	0.43

Financial Health
Metric	ROST	ITX	ATZ	PMV	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.54	1.29	1.43	2.78●	1.51
Debt/Equity	74.9%	31.8%	73.2%	23.7%●	91.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.15	-0.43	0.55	-0.58●	1.28

Profitability
Metric	ROST	ITX	ATZ	PMV	Ind. Median
Net Margin	9.7%	15.6%	10.3%	38.4%●	3.8%
ROE	39.0%●	34.0%	31.1%	35.8%	17.8%
ROA	15.5%	17.7%●	13.7%	15.7%	5.8%
EBITDA Margin	16.1%	27.1%●	20.0%	24.1%	10.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ROST	ITX	ATZ	PMV	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	11.9%	4.1%	35.2%●	5.3%	4.9%
NI Growth	11.2%	7.0%	83.8%●	63.3%	11.2%
Div. Yield	0.8%	1.6%	—	6.5%●	2.3%
Payout	23.2%	41.6%	—	9.9%	40.4%

Valuation
Metric	ROST	TJX	BURL	LULU	VSCO	Ind. Median
P/E	30.20	29.56	32.60	8.99●	35.66	15.12
P/B	11.09	16.45	11.08	2.72●	9.51	1.83
EV/EBITDA	18.43	19.91	19.17	5.28●	17.98	10.66
P/S	2.94	2.78	1.71	1.17	1.11●	0.43

Financial Health
Metric	ROST	TJX	BURL	LULU	VSCO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.54	1.14	1.16	2.23●	1.26	1.51
Debt/Equity	74.9%	136.3%	319.7%	44.3%●	360.9%	91.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.15●	0.95	3.86	0.24	4.68	1.28

Profitability
Metric	ROST	TJX	BURL	LULU	VSCO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	9.7%	9.4%	5.2%	13.0%●	3.1%	3.8%
ROE	39.0%	61.3%●	39.1%	32.0%	29.3%	17.8%
ROA	15.5%	17.0%	6.8%	18.3%●	4.5%	5.8%
EBITDA Margin	16.1%	14.7%	11.1%	23.2%●	8.4%	10.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ROST	TJX	BURL	LULU	VSCO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	11.9%●	8.1%	10.6%	4.2%	8.6%	4.9%
NI Growth	11.2%	19.9%	18.7%	-19.3%	25.8%●	11.2%
Div. Yield	0.8%	1.2%●	—	—	—	2.3%
Payout	23.2%	32.7%	—	—	—	40.4%

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