---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000745732-23-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROST"
cik: "0000745732"
company_name: "ROSS STORES, INC."
filed_at: "2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T01:41:52.999297+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ross Stores Q3 EPS $1.33, net income $447M; comp sales +5%; Q4 EPS guidance $1.56-$1.62

## Summary
- Q3 EPS $1.33 vs $1.00; net income $447M vs $342M; revenue $4.9B vs $4.6B.
- Comparable store sales +5%; operating margin improved to 11.2% from 9.8%.
- Repurchased 2.1M shares for $239M; on track for $950M buyback in FY2023.
- FY2023 EPS guidance raised to $5.30-$5.36 (incl. $0.16 from 53rd week); Q4 comps +1% to +2%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000745732-23-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROST
- cik: 0000745732
- company_name: ROSS STORES, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000068/0000745732-23-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000068/rost-20231116.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000068
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000068.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ROSS STORES, INC. reported the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2023 results: revenue $4.9 billion, net income $447 million, EPS $1.33.
  - Period: the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2023
  - Revenue: $4.9 billion
  - Net income: $447 million
  - EPS: $1.33
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) today reported earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2023 of $1.33, up from $1.00 per share for the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022. Net income for the period rose to $447 million versus $342 million last year. Sales for the 2023 third quarter were $4.9 billion, up from $4.6 billion in the prior year, with a comparable store sales gain of 5%.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000068/0000745732-23-000068-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.