secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST)
CIK:        0000745732
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000745732-25-000047
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ross Stores Q2 EPS $1.56, down from $1.59; guides full-year $6.08-$6.21 below $6.32
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- Q2 net income $508M ($1.56 EPS) vs $527M ($1.59) last year; includes ~$0.11 tariff impact.
- Sales $5.5B (+5%); comparable store sales +2%.
- FY2025 EPS guidance $6.08-$6.21 (excl. $0.14 prior-year packaway gain) vs $6.32 last year.
- Q3 EPS guidance $1.31-$1.37; Q4 $1.74-$1.81, both below prior year quarters.
- Repurchased 1.9M shares for $262M in Q2; on track for $1.05B buyback in fiscal 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000047/0000745732-25-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000047/rost-20250821.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-25-000047

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