Ross Stores, Inc.

DB:RSO Stock Report

Market Cap: €51.9b

Ross Stores Valuation

Is RSO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of RSO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: RSO (€159.8) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€141.61)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RSO is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for RSO?

Key metric: As RSO is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for RSO. This is calculated by dividing RSO's market cap by their current earnings.
What is RSO's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29x
EarningsUS$2.09b
Market CapUS$60.66b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does RSO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for RSO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38x
ZAL Zalando
27.2x21.40%€6.6b
AG1 AUTO1 Group
76.7x31.42%€6.1b
FIE Fielmann Group
20.6x13.78%€3.8b
HM B H & M Hennes & Mauritz
27.5x11.43%SEK 296.4b
RSO Ross Stores
29x6.25%€60.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RSO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29x) compared to the peer average (38x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does RSO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Specialty Retail Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
RSO 29.0xIndustry Avg. 18.3xNo. of Companies15PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RSO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29x) compared to the European Specialty Retail industry average (18.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RSO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

RSO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29x
Fair PE Ratio20.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RSO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst RSO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€159.80
€159.91
+0.067%
9.91%€179.63€118.90n/a16
Jan ’27€152.78
€157.24
+2.92%
10.13%€178.61€118.22n/a16
Dec ’26€151.24
€154.55
+2.19%
10.59%€176.59€119.73n/a17
Nov ’26€135.68
€142.78
+5.23%
9.66%€163.09€112.78n/a17
Oct ’26€128.60
€137.02
+6.55%
8.89%€149.54€111.09n/a17
Sep ’26€125.00
€137.11
+9.69%
8.64%€150.47€111.77n/a17
Aug ’26€119.08
€133.46
+12.07%
7.91%€153.18€110.29n/a17
Jul ’26€107.84
€130.12
+20.66%
8.97%€151.59€107.62n/a19
Jun ’26€122.48
€133.37
+8.89%
9.29%€155.02€110.05n/a20
May ’26€123.14
€136.65
+10.97%
10.10%€158.76€112.01n/a20
Apr ’26€118.06
€144.95
+22.77%
10.88%€174.26€117.72n/a20
Mar ’26€132.86
€159.82
+20.29%
10.41%€183.20€119.65n/a20
Feb ’26€146.38
€160.60
+9.71%
10.47%€182.40€119.13n/a21
Jan ’26€146.28
€160.20
+9.52%
9.80%€180.10€117.62€152.7821
Dec ’25€146.42
€162.07
+10.69%
10.18%€182.46€118.12€151.2421
Nov ’25€128.26
€158.19
+23.34%
9.78%€175.71€113.75€135.6821
Oct ’25€134.46
€153.28
+14.00%
9.82%€170.16€110.16€128.6021
Sep ’25€136.64
€156.98
+14.88%
7.52%€171.91€111.29€125.0021
Aug ’25€132.02
€149.51
+13.25%
7.46%€162.94€108.32€119.0821
Jul ’25€134.74
€149.51
+10.96%
7.46%€162.94€108.32€107.8421
Jun ’25€129.06
€148.78
+15.28%
8.20%€162.22€102.31€122.4821
May ’25€122.02
€148.10
+21.37%
7.91%€159.35€102.24€123.1422
Apr ’25€135.74
€147.77
+8.86%
7.83%€158.26€102.13€118.0622
Mar ’25€137.60
€135.44
-1.57%
8.27%€152.66€100.85€132.8622
Feb ’25€130.04
€127.59
-1.88%
12.33%€147.18€78.19€146.3822
Jan ’25€124.24
€122.44
-1.45%
10.82%€135.84€76.98€146.2822
€159.76
Fair Value
0.03% overvalued intrinsic discount
16
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/07 11:37
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/07 00:00
Earnings2025/11/01
Annual Earnings2025/02/01

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Ross Stores, Inc. is covered by 44 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark AltschwagerBaird
Adrienne Yih-TennantBarclays
Robert DrbulBarclays