Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 38 of ROST's earnings calls (2016–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.
Previous Call Grade
D
Q4 2024
Calls Analyzed
38
2016–2025
Avg Candor
6.9/9
evasion 4.2/9
Call-by-call analysis
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2025-05-22
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D
Q4 2024 earnings call
2025-03-04
move ±8%
Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 17 analysts · 25 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
D
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-11-21
move ±8.6%
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: stable 17 analysts · 27 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-08-22
move ±8.6%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: stable 18 analysts · 30 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C+
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-05-23
move ±13%
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: flat 17 analysts · 28 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q4 2023 earnings call
2024-03-05
move ±6.2%
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: flatCapex: increasing 19 analysts · 27 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q3 2023 earnings call
2023-11-16
move ±12.9%
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 16 analysts · 28 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q2 2023 earnings call
2023-08-17
move ±10.1%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: flat 17 analysts · 24 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank
2 more research questions answered NO
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q1 2023 |
2023-05-18 |
C |
raised | stable | contracting |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2023-02-28 |
C+ |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-11-17 |
B |
raised | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-08-18 |
D |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-05-19 |
F |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-03-01 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-11-18 |
C+ |
raised | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-08-19 |
B |
raised | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-05-20 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-03-02 |
D |
none | mixed | contracting |
6/9 |
6/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-11-19 |
D |
withdrawn | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-08-20 |
F |
withdrawn | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
6/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-05-21 |
F |
withdrawn | unclear | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2020-03-03 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-11-21 |
C |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
6/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-08-22 |
C+ |
raised | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-05-23 |
D |
raised | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-03-05 |
C+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-11-20 |
C |
maintained | stable | contracting |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-08-23 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-05-24 |
B |
raised | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2018-03-06 |
C+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-11-16 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-08-17 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-05-18 |
B |
raised | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2017-02-28 |
C+ |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-11-17 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-08-18 |
B |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-05-19 |
C+ |
raised | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2016-03-01 |
B |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
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