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Fair Value for Ross Stores (ROST)

See growth priced into Ross Stores (ROST): reverse DCF, implied rate vs history and analysts, FCF view. Free intrinsic value calculator for education.

Fair value (multi-method)

Four independent methods triangulate what ROST is worth. The headline is the Forward-DCF intrinsic value at a normalized growth rate; the margin of safety compares it to the current price.

Estimated fair value (Forward DCF)

$42,533.54

Margin of safety
+99.46% vs current price $230.37

Method range

$30.10 $42,533.54

median $217.09

Methods disagree

Valuation methods

Each method’s implied fair value per share and its upside versus the current price. Missing methods (no analyst coverage, negative earnings, etc.) are shown as “—”.

  • Forward DCF$42,533.54
  • Exit multiple$180.29
  • Analyst target$253.90
  • Graham number$30.10

Stock price

$230.37

FCF / share (TTM)

$1.97

3Y FCF CAGR

19.6%

Fair value @ hist. growth

$115.13

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Scenario prices and DCF-style figures depend on your assumptions and data from public filings and estimates. They are not forecasts of future returns.

Implied FCF growth

29.1%

per year over your projection horizon

Premium vs DCF

Margin of safety -100.1% vs hist-growth DCF

Historical 3Y CAGR

19.6%

Your model implies

29.1%

Analyst consensus is EPS-only — no comparable FCF / share estimate to show on this basis.

Model inputs

Move sliders to test how the reverse DCF reacts. Historical-growth markers show where the company has actually grown over the last cycle.

Discount rate (cost of equity proxy)8.9%
Terminal growth2.50%
Projection years10 yr
FCF growth per year (supplemental projection)20%
3Y CAGR 20%

Undiscounted FCF per share over 10 years at 20% annual growth.

Sensitivity — implied growth vs your assumptions

Each cell shows the per-share growth rate the market would need to justify the current price at that combination of discount rate (rows) and terminal growth (columns). Your selected inputs are highlighted.

Row axis: discount rate. Column axis: terminal growth.Terminal g →↓ Discount1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
6.9%25.1%24.0%22.8%21.5%20.0%
7.9%28.0%27.1%26.1%25.1%23.9%
8.9%30.8%30.0%29.1%28.2%27.2%
9.9%33.3%32.6%31.9%31.1%30.2%
10.9%35.7%35.1%34.4%33.7%33.0%
Color≤ historical CAGRModerate premiumHigh premium (≥ 15pp above hist)Your inputs

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Filled portion runs from low to today; the dot marks today; the small tick marks the five-year median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday28.1· at high
5Y low19.9
Median25.1
5Y high28.1
P/SToday2.7· at high
5Y low1.8
Median2.3
5Y high2.7
EV/EBITDAToday17.0· at high
5Y low13.0
Median16.2
5Y high17.0

PEG

28.36

Demanding vs growth

Net debt

$618M

Total debt − cash

Beta

0.87

Vs market benchmark

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