Ross Stores Q4 EPS $2.00 beats guidance; sales up 12%, new $2.55 billion buyback
Ross Stores reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 sales up 12% to $6.6 billion and diluted earnings per share of $2.00, above its guidance of $1.77 to $1.85. The company projected fiscal 2026 EPS of $7.02 to $7.36, compared with $6.61 in fiscal 2025, and approved a new two-year $2.55 billion stock buyback and a 10% increase in its quarterly dividend, which means more cash returned to shareholders.
Key points
- Q4 sales rose 12% to $6.6 billion, with comparable store sales up 9%.
- Q4 diluted EPS of $2.00, compared with $1.79 a year earlier and guidance of $1.77 to $1.85.
- Q1 fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $1.60 to $1.67 vs. $1.47; full-year fiscal 2026 guidance of $7.02 to $7.36 vs. $6.61.
- New two-year $2.55 billion buyback for fiscal 2026 and 2027; quarterly dividend raised 10% to $0.445 per share, payable March 31, 2026.
The filing
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