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ROST
Ross Stores Inc · Retail
FCF$1.7bC+
Rev+1.9%C
D/E0.25A-
P/E32.7xC+
PEG17.02D
71Score
$234.811Y Target$270.03Near-term target
5Y Target$378.16Compound horizon
10Y Target$555.88Long-dated conviction
FCF$1.7bTTM · 08/25C+
FCF $1.7b — respectable but not differentiating · TTM computed from 4 most-recent quarters (TTM · 08/25).
Rev+1.9%TTM YoYC
Revenue +1.9% — flat, mature phase or headwinds present · TTM YoY from trailing-4-quarter revenue sum vs prior 4 quarters.
D/E0.25totalA-
D/E 0.25 — conservative leverage, strong balance sheet · Total D/E computed from balance sheet (short-term + long-term debt + lease obligations) ÷ stockholders equity. More accurate than native field, which often uses long-term debt only.
P/E32.7xC+
P/E 32.7 — elevated; requires sustained growth to justify
PEG17.02proxyD
PEG 17.02 — very expensive; pricing in best-case scenarios · PEG proxy: P/E ÷ revenue growth % (true PEG requires forward EPS estimates, not in Finnhub free tier).
Why now
Retail · market cap $75.6b. Trading near 52-week high of $235.80 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety.
Moat
ROE 38% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $75.6b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Trading within 0% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Horizon
1-3 yr $270.03 (structural (no analyst coverage)) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $378.16 at ~10% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $555.88 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.
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Position sizing · ROST
Shares to buy
8
Position size
$1,878
3.8% of portfolio
Stop price
$176.11
25% below $234.81
$ at risk
$500.00
1% of portfolio
Math only — share count is floor(portfolio × risk% ÷ (price × stop%)). Doesn't account for commissions, slippage, gap risk, or position-correlation across your book. Inputs persist locally; never sent to the server. Not investment advice.