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Ross Stores (ROST) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
ROSTRoss Stores(ROST) ZACKS·2025-05-22 22:10

Group 1 - Ross Stores reported quarterly earnings of 1.47pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof1.47 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 1.43 per share, and showing a slight increase from 1.46pershareayearago,resultinginanearningssurpriseof2.801.46 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of 2.80% [1] - The company achieved revenues of 4.98 billion for the quarter ended April 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.35% and reflecting a year-over-year increase from 4.86billion[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,RossStoreshasconsistentlysurpassedconsensusEPSestimatesfourtimesandtoppedconsensusrevenueestimatestwotimes[2]Group2−Thestock′simmediatepricemovementwilllargelydependonmanagement′scommentaryduringtheearningscallandthesustainabilityofearningsexpectations[3][4]−RossStoresshareshaveincreasedapproximately0.94.86 billion [2] - Over the last four quarters, Ross Stores has consistently surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Group 2 - The stock's immediate price movement will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the sustainability of earnings expectations [3][4] - Ross Stores shares have increased approximately 0.9% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with a decline of 0.6% in the S&P 500 [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 1.64 on revenues of 5.49billion,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis5.49 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is 6.43 on revenues of 21.93billion[7]Group3−TheestimaterevisionstrendforRossStoresiscurrentlyfavorable,leadingtoaZacksRank2(Buy)forthestock,indicatingexpectedoutperformanceinthenearfuture[6]−TheRetail−DiscountStoresindustryiscurrentlyrankedinthebottom3921.93 billion [7] Group 3 - The estimate revisions trend for Ross Stores is currently favorable, leading to a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) for the stock, indicating expected outperformance in the near future [6] - The Retail - Discount Stores industry is currently ranked in the bottom 39% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the industry outlook may impact stock performance [8] Group 4 - Another company in the same industry, Costco, is expected to report quarterly earnings of 4.25 per share, reflecting a year-over-year change of +12.4%, with revenues anticipated to be $63.14 billion, up 7.9% from the previous year [9][10]