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Ross Stores
Guidance from Ross Stores’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Aug 20, 2026
Data checked
Aug 20, 2026
What changed in the Aug 20, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 21, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Comparable store sales | for Q3 FY2026 | — | “increase 6% to 7%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Comparable Store Sales | for Q4 FY2026 | — | “4% to 5%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Earnings per share | for Q3 FY2026 | — | “$1.75 to $1.83” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Earnings per share | for Q4 FY2026 | — | “$2.17 to $2.26” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Earnings per share projections | for FY2026 | — | “$8.61 to $8.77” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Tariff Refund Benefit on EPS | for FY2026 | — | “approximate $0.60 earnings per share benefit” | Filing ↗ |
| New | New Store Openings | for FY2026 | — | “115” | Filing ↗ |
| New | New Store Openings - dd's DISCOUNTS | for FY2026 | — | “25” | Filing ↗ |
| New | New Store Openings - Ross Dress for Less | for FY2026 | — | “approximately 90” | Filing ↗ |
Show 8 items not restated in this release
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not restated | Same store sales growth | for FY2027 | “3% to 4%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Comparable store sales | for FY2026 | “increase 7% to 8%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Comparable store sales forecast | for FY2026 | “up 3% to 4%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Earnings per share | for FY2026 | “$7.50 to $7.74” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Earnings per share | for FY2026 | “$7.02 to $7.36” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Same store sales growth | for FY2026 | “6% to 7%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Same Store Sales Growth | for FY2026 | “3% to 4%” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Tariff-related costs | for Q4 FY2026 | “negligible” | — | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Current fiscal year
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same store sales growth | “3% to 4%” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable store sales | “increase 6% to 7%” | for Q3 FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable store sales | “increase 7% to 8%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable Store Sales | “4% to 5%” | for Q4 FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable store sales forecast | “up 3% to 4%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 20, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Earnings per share | “$1.75 to $1.83” | for Q3 FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Earnings per share | “$2.17 to $2.26” | for Q4 FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Earnings per share | “$7.50 to $7.74” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | May 21, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Earnings per share | “$7.02 to $7.36” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Mar 4, 2025 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Earnings per share projections | “$8.61 to $8.77” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Tariff Refund Benefit on EPS | “approximate $0.60 earnings per share benefit” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| New Store Openings | “115” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| New Store Openings - dd's DISCOUNTS | “25” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| New Store Openings - Ross Dress for Less | “approximately 90” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Quarterly cash dividend | “$0.445 per share” | for FY2026 | Declared action | Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Same store sales | “down 1% to up 2%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 4, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Same store sales growth | “6% to 7%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | May 21, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Same Store Sales Growth | “3% to 4%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Stock buyback | “$1.275 billion” | for FY2026 | Declared action | May 21, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Stock repurchase authorization | “$2.55 billion” | for FY2026 | Declared action | Mar 3, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Stock repurchases | “$1.275 billion” | for FY2026 | Declared action | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Tariff-related costs | “negligible” | for Q4 FY2026 | Company-defined | Nov 20, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
How one item moved
Earnings per share, for FY2026 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
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Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2027 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable store sales | — | 6 statements | 5 statements | 1 statement |
| Earnings per share | — | 8 statements | 8 statements | 2 statements |
| Earnings per share projections | — | 1 statement | — | — |
| Tariff cost impact on EPS | — | — | 1 statement | — |
| Tariff Refund Benefit on EPS | — | 1 statement | — | — |
The full record for Ross Stores and its Big-box & discount retail peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.
Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | FY2027 Q2 | 0000745732-26-000038 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | FY2027 Q1 | 0000745732-26-000025 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 3, 2026 | FY2026 Q4 | 0000745732-26-000003 | 8 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 20, 2025 | FY2026 Q3 | 0000745732-25-000055 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Aug 21, 2025 | FY2026 Q2 | 0000745732-25-000047 | 11 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 22, 2025 | FY2026 Q1 | 0000745732-25-000022 | 4 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2025 | FY2025 Q4 | 0000745732-25-000007 | 6 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 21, 2024 | FY2025 Q3 | 0000745732-24-000059 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
Not located in filing
1 value was detected in these releases but could not be matched to an exact sentence in the filing body, so it is not shown as guidance. We surface the count rather than drop it silently.
Show the 1 unmatched span
| Span | Why | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Comparable store sales = increase 4% to 5% | span gate: value not verbatim in filing | Aug 20, 2026 |
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