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Ross Stores PE ratio ROST

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
27.8×
10-year median
24.5×
Against its 10-year history
73rd
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
14.1× to 146×
Peer median
13.5×

Ross Stores' PE ratio is 27.8× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $229.30 against $8.26 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 24.5×, higher than on 73% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 14.1× in Mar 2020 to 146× in Dec 2020.

The median for 3 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 13.5×.

PE ratio over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far27.8×26.9×35.6×
202528.3×19.5×28.5×
202424.1×22.6×29.6×
202327.4×22.9×29.5×
202228.2×14.8×28.3×
202125.5×24.1×146×
2020146×14.1×146×
201925.4×20.1×26.4×
201819.2×18.1×27.3×
201725.6×18.6×25.7×
201624.1×20.9×26.3×
201522.0×18.8×25.3×
201422.0×16.0×22.3×
201318.8×16.8×21.3×
201216.1×16.1×22.9×
201117.6×14.2×17.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Ross Stores' size, closest first, today.

CompanyPE ratio
ROSTRoss Stores27.8×
TJXTJX Companies26.8×
GAPGAP6.7×
URBNUrban Outfitters13.5×
Peer median13.5×

Where Ross Stores ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.