ROSS STORES SEES Q3 COMPARABLE STORE SALES GROWTH OF +6% TO +7% AND Q4 COMPARABLE STORE SALES GROWTH OF +4% TO +5%, AND IS ON TRACK TO REPURCHASE $1.275 BLN OF COMMON STOCK DURING FY2026.
ROSS STORES POSTED Q2 SALES OF $6.26 BLN, ABOVE THE $6.18 BLN ESTIMATE, WITH EBIT OF $1.10 BLN, PRETAX PROFIT OF $1.13 BLN, NET INCOME OF $851.3 MLN AND EPS OF $2.66 VERSUS $1.56 A YEAR EARLIER.
ROSS STORES $ROST Q2’26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS
🔹 Revenue: $6.3B (Est. $6.15B) 🟢; +13% YoY
🔹 EPS: $2.66; includes $0.60 benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds
🔹 Comparable Store Sales: +10% YoY
🔹 Net Income: $851M; +68% YoY
Raises FY26 Guide:
🔹 EPS: $8.61-$8.77 (Est. $7.78) 🟢
🔹 New Store Opening Plan: 115 locations
Q3 Guide:
🔹 EPS: $1.75-$1.83 (Est. $1.73) 🟢
🔹 Comparable Store Sales: +6%-+7%
Q4 Guide:
🔹 EPS: $2.17-$2.26
🔹 Comparable Store Sales: +4%-+5%
Other Q2 Metrics:
🔹 Comparable Store Sales: +10% YoY
🔹 Operating Margin Expansion: +610 bps
🔹 New Stores Opened: 47
Capital Return:
🔹 Buybacks: $319M; 1.4M shares
Comments:
🔸 “Despite facing significantly more challenging year-over-year comparisons in the back half, we are raising our outlook for both the third and fourth quarters.”
🔸 “Based on our strong first half results and our updated second half guidance, we are increasing our 2026 fiscal year earnings per share projections to be in the range of $8.61 to $8.77”
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