Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) scores 7.7 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Ross Stores Inc. earns 7.7 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is high quality on our scale. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Set against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies, Ross Stores Inc. lands at the 96th percentile, near the very top of the group. The median across the group is 5.0, and the top quarter begins at 6.1, so Ross Stores Inc. is well above the typical company here.
On profitability, Ross Stores Inc. scores 8.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 5.1 across 176 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it well above them, at the 89th percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
On solvency, Ross Stores Inc. scores 9.3, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 5.9 across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it well above them, at the 91st percentile. Strong solvency points to a balance sheet that can carry its debts comfortably, with interest well covered and little pressure from creditors.
Ross Stores Inc.’s growth score is 5.5 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.0 among 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 68th percentile. Average growth reflects a business expanding at roughly the pace of its sector, without a clear acceleration or decline.
On efficiency, Ross Stores Inc. scores 6.9, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it above them, at the 72nd percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
On predictability, Ross Stores Inc. scores 7.8, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 5.0 across 178 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it well above them, at the 93rd percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
This is a lopsided profile. Solvency scores 9.3 but growth only 5.5, a gap of 3.8 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Consumer Discretionary companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 7.7 to about 7.5. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Consumer Discretionary companies closest to Ross Stores Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Ross Stores Inc. scores 7.7 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Ross Stores Inc. ranks at the 96th percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Ross Stores Inc.’s 7.7.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for ROST are in the app.
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