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Citigroup's Paul Lejuez raised their price target on Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) by 9.9% from $171 to $188 on 2025/11/21. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.

Ross Stores reported its Q3 2025 earnings.

According to Lejuez, the print affirmed Ross Stores' position as the new off-price retail comp leader.

Earnings Report

For Q3 2025, Ross Stores reported:

• EPS of $1.58, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40 and Q3 2024's $1.48.
• Revenue of $5.6B, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.47% and Q3 2024's $5.07B.

Management guided:

For Q4 2025:

• EPS of $1.77 to $1.85.
• 3% to 4% Y/Y comparable store sales growth

For FY 2025:

• EPS of $6.38 to $6.46.

CEO Jim Conroy commented: “We are pleased with our third quarter sales results, which accelerated from the prior quarter.

"Our merchandise assortment of compelling brand-name values resonated with shoppers, and our new marketing campaign drove excitement and higher customer engagement.

"We had an excellent back-to-school season with strong trends that continued through the balance of the quarter.

"The strong execution by the entire team led to broad-based sales growth across merchandise areas and geographical regions.

"The strength in top-line, coupled with our continued focus on expense control, resulted in an operating margin of 11.6% that was much stronger than expected.”