ROST Stock — Ross Stores Inc.

Ross Stores Inc. (ROST)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ROST is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.73%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 113953.9% over the past 31.4 years, 111607.3 points ahead of SPY at 2346.6%.

Ross Stores operates off-price retail apparel and home fashion stores under the Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS brands, selling designer and everyday products to middle and lower-to-moderate income households across the United States. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. Ross Stores appeals to income-focused equity investors seeking exposure to the retail sector.

ROST performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 113953.9% over the past 31.4 years, 111607.3 points ahead of SPY at 2346.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 53.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.0%.

ROST key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.75%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/08/1985

Distribution rate

0.75%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.73%

5-year average yield

1.01

Last close

$236.89 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$75,675,247,228

Average volume

2263931.0

Dividend

$0.445

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.837

Payout ratio

22.7%

P/E ratio

28.64

Forward P/E

27.3973

EPS

$8.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.75%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.73%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ROST risks and drawbacks

ROST's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.0%.

Who may consider ROST — and who may not

ROST may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ROST pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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