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How Ross Stores, Inc. stacks up
ROST · against 40 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
98/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #2 of 41 · scores higher than 95% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score19 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including ROST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 98?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, return on assets and operating margin, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 80% of peers. Operating margin: 13.7% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 97% of peers. Return on assets: 16.6% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 98% of peers. Return on invested capital: 76.7% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ROST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ROST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 38 reported | 76.7% | 19.8% | 95% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 41 reported | 13.7% | 11.4% | 55% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 38 reported | 16.6% | 8.3% | 95% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 30 reported | 42.6% | 21.9% | 79% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 41 reported | 33.4% | 44.3% | 38% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ROST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72.8B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 2 | 42.1B USD | 98 | 58 | |
| 2 | 74.3B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 4 | 100.0B USD | 97 | 58 | |
| 4 | 117.0B USD | 97 | 56 | |
| 4 | 72.8B USD | 97 | 62 | |
| 4 | 38.3B USD | 97 | 57 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score