04:12 PM EDT, 08/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Ross Stores ( ROST ) reported Q2 earnings late Thursday of $1.56 per diluted share, down from $1.59 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.53.

Sales for the quarter ended Aug. 2 were $5.53 billion, up from $5.29 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $5.54 billion.

Ross Stores ( ROST ) said it expects fiscal Q3 EPS of between $1.31 and $1.37 and Q4 EPS between $1.74 and $1.81. Analysts polled by FactSet are looking for EPS of $1.48 for Q3 and $1.70 for Q4.

Shares of Ross Stores ( ROST ) were up nearly 2.3% in after-hours activity.