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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ross Stores (ROST)

Ross Stores Q2 Sales Rise 13%, EPS $2.66 Tops Guidance; Full-Year Outlook Raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Ross Stores reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 sales of $6.3 billion, up 13%, with comparable store sales up 10%. Diluted earnings per share were $2.66 versus $1.56 a year earlier, including an approximate $0.60 benefit from $253 million in IEEPA tariff refunds, and the company raised its third- and fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 earnings per share projections.

Key points

  • Q2 sales $6.3 billion, up 13% from $5.5 billion; comparable store sales up 10%
  • Diluted EPS $2.66 vs. $1.56 a year ago, including about $0.60 from tariff refunds; prior guidance was $1.85 to $1.93
  • Fiscal 2026 EPS projection raised to $8.61 to $8.77; Q3 comparable sales guidance 6% to 7%, Q4 4% to 5%
  • 2026 new store plan raised to 115 locations; company remains on track to repurchase $1.275 billion of stock in fiscal 2026

The filing

CompanyRoss Stores (ROST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 20, 2026, 4:11 PM ET
Accession number0000745732-26-000038

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 20, 2026.

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