ROST vs VSXY
Ross Stores, Inc. and Victoria's Secret & Co., side by side — 7 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ROST | VSXY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $22.8B | $6.6B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $161.0M |
| Gross margin | 27.7% | 36.4% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 36.7% | 21.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.61 | $1.93 |
| Dividend / share | $1.62 | · |
| Payout ratio | 24.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $2.2B | $312.0M |
| Equity | $6.2B | $856.0M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.50× | 0.53× |
| Current ratio | 1.58× | 1.25× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.7% | 3.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 90.6% | · |
ROST bills 3.5× the revenue of VSXY, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.4% against 2.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
7 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ROST | VSXY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $22.8B | $6.6B |
| FY2024 | $21.1B | $6.2B |
| FY2023 | $20.4B | $6.2B |
| FY2022 | $18.7B | $6.3B |
| FY2021 | $18.9B | $6.8B |
| FY2020 | $12.5B | $5.4B |
| FY2019 | $16.0B | $7.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ROST | VSXY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.1B | $161.0M |
| FY2024 | $2.1B | $165.0M |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | $109.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $348.0M |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $646.0M |
| FY2020 | $85.4M | $-72.0M |
| FY2019 | $1.7B | $-897.0M |
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$16,197,559,000 | ROST |
| FY2024 | +$14,899,219,000 | ROST |
| FY2023 | +$14,194,941,000 | ROST |
| FY2022 | +$12,351,829,000 | ROST |
| FY2021 | +$12,131,244,000 | ROST |
| FY2020 | +$7,118,565,000 | ROST |
| FY2019 | +$8,530,073,000 | ROST |
ROST has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 7 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +6.5 pp | ROST |
| FY2024 | +7.2 pp | ROST |
| FY2023 | +7.3 pp | ROST |
| FY2022 | +2.8 pp | ROST |
| FY2021 | −0.4 pp | VSXY |
| FY2020 | +2.0 pp | ROST |
| FY2019 | +22.3 pp | ROST |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ROST and VSXY over this period.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VSXY's net margin has been more volatile than ROST's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 6.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.1.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ROST and VSXY over these 7 fiscal years — ROST led in 6 and VSXY in 1.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VSXY's return on equity has been more volatile than ROST's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 58.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.5.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ROST and VSXY over these 7 fiscal years — ROST led in 5 and VSXY in 2.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.