As of today (2024-04-19), Ross Stores's share price is $131.77.
Ross Stores's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $5.20. Hence, Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 25.35.
The historical rank and industry rank for Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
ROST'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.21 Med: 24.02 Max: 1119.07
Current: 25.39
During the past 13 years, Ross Stores's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1119.07. The lowest was 11.21. And the median was 24.02.
ROST's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 75.34% of 742
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 11.9
vs ROST: 25.39
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ross Stores was 73.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, Ross Stores's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 153.70% per year. The lowest was -12.50% per year. And the median was 22.30% per year.
Ross Stores Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Ross Stores Annual Data
Trend
Jan15
Jan16
Jan17
Jan18
Jan19
Jan20
Jan21
Jan22
Jan23
Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
25.08
21.44
29.28
39.41
27.02
Ross Stores Quarterly Data
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Jul22
Oct22
Jan23
Apr23
Jul23
Oct23
Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
39.41
20.24
18.74
19.66
27.02
Competitive Comparison
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Ross Stores Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Ross Stores Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Ross Stores's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Ross Stores's Share Price of today is $131.77.
Ross Stores's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.20.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Ross Stores (NAS:ROST) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
Ross Stores Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Ross Stores operates as an off-price apparel and accessories retailer with the majority of its sales derived from its Ross Dress for Less banner. The firm opportunistically procures excess brand-name merchandise made available via manufacturing overruns and retail liquidation sales at a 20%-60% discount to full prices. As such, its stores are frequently filled with a vast array of stock-keeping units, each with minimal product depth that creates a treasure hunt shopping experience. The firm's more than 1,750 Ross Dress for Less stores are primarily located in densely populated suburban communities and typically serve middle-income consumers. Ross also operates nearly 350 DD's Discounts chains that target lower-income shoppers.
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