secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST)
CIK:        0000745732
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000745732-25-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ross Stores Q4 EPS $1.79, sales $5.9B; guides Q1 EPS $1.33-$1.47; raises dividend 10%
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- Q4 EPS $1.79 (vs $1.82 prior 14-week period); net income $587M; sales $5.9B; comps +3%.
- Full-year fiscal 2024 EPS $6.32 (up from $5.56); net earnings $2.1B on sales $21.1B.
- One-time $0.14 EPS benefit from packaway facility sale in Q4 and full year.
- Raises quarterly dividend 10% to $0.405/share; payable March 31, 2025; record March 18, 2025.
- Guidance: Q1 comps -3% to flat, EPS $1.33-$1.47; FY comps -1% to +2%, EPS $5.95-$6.55 (ex $0.14 benefit).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000007/0000745732-25-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000007/rost-20250304.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-25-000007

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