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Ross Stores Q2โ€™25 Earnings Highlights

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๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $5.53B (Est. $5.54B) ๐Ÿ”ด; +5% YoY

๐Ÿ”น EPS: $1.56 (Est. $1.53) ๐ŸŸข; -2% YoY (includes ~$0.11/sh tariff hit)

๐Ÿ”น Comparable Store Sales: UP +2% YoY


Guidance:

๐Ÿ”น Q3โ€™26 EPS: $1.31โ€“$1.37 (Est. $1.47) ๐Ÿ”ด

๐Ÿ”น Q4โ€™26 EPS: $1.74โ€“$1.81 vs $1.79 LY

๐Ÿ”น FY25 EPS: $6.08โ€“$6.21 vs $6.32 LY (includes ~$0.22โ€“$0.25 tariff hit; FY24 included $0.14 one-time gain)

๐Ÿ”น Comps: +2%โ€“3% expected in 2Hโ€™25


Other Metrics:

๐Ÿ”น Net Income: $508M; DOWN -4% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Operating Margin: 11.5%; DOWN -95 bps YoY


Shareholder Returns:

๐Ÿ”น Share Repurchases: 1.9M shares for $262M in Q2

๐Ÿ”น On track to buy back ~$1.05B in stock during FY25 under $2.1B program


CEO Commentary:

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œSales in May were strong, softened in June, then rebounded sharply in Julyโ€”helped by back-to-school.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œEarnings exceeded the high end of guidance due to lower tariff costs, though margins remain pressured.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œMacro and geopolitical uncertainty persists, but rising retail prices should drive consumers to seek value this Fall.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œWe remain focused on delivering branded merchandise at compelling price points to reinforce our value proposition and capture share.โ€

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