Analysis for Ross Stores
Description & usage
Ross Stores is a U.S. off-price retailer focused on value-priced branded apparel and home goods. Earnings are driven by disciplined buying, efficient store execution, and rapid merchandise turnover. Key drivers are comparable sales, gross margins, store expansion, and inventory management.
Basic info
- Symbol
- ROST
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- ROST
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Ross Stores (ROST) currently has a total score of 80 points, placing it in the very strong range. The score is made up of Performance (77), Stability (78) and Trend (93). All three sub-scores are currently above average.
Performance scores 77 points (strong). Key strength: 1Y return at 70.4 %. Even the weakest return is still strong in absolute terms: 5Y return at 79.8 %. This points to a sharper upswing more recently.
Stability scores 78 points (strong). Key strength: current drawdown at 0.0 %. Main drag: max drawdown (5Y) at -47.2 %. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 93 points (very strong). Key strength: trend strength at 0.96. Even the weakest metric remains solid in absolute terms: 12M momentum at 65.4 %.
Overall, the very strong total score is driven mainly by Trend and Stability; Performance is the biggest lever for improvement. On a metric level, current drawdown stands out, while max drawdown (5Y) is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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