secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST)
CIK:        0000745732
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-21T20:02:44+00:00
Accession:  0000745732-26-000025
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ross Stores Q1 EPS $2.02 beats guidance; comps +17%, raises FY outlook
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- First quarter EPS $2.02, up 37% YoY, significantly above guidance of $1.60-$1.67.
- Total sales $6.0B (+21% YoY); comparable store sales rose 17% vs flat last year.
- Operating margin 13.4% vs planned 11.8%-12.1%, driven by strong sales.
- Repurchased 1.5M shares for $319M in Q1; on track for $1.275B buyback in FY26.
- Raised FY26 EPS guidance to $7.50-$7.74 (13-17% growth) and comps to 6-7%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573226000025/0000745732-26-000025-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573226000025/rost-20260521.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-26-000025

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