Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: ROST stock price vs AZO: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AZO's multiple
Needs AZO P/E.
Implied fair value · at ROST's multiple
Needs ROST P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
Nine period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Ross Stores, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
AUTOZONE INC · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe AZO's margin and earnings advantage will persist (Gross Margin 52.6%, Operating Margin 19.1%), then reduce or avoid ROST exposure because ROST trades ~28% above the AZO-implied P/E and its lower margins (ROST Gross Margin 27.7%, Operating Margin 11.9%) make sustained multiple outperformance unlikely; if you believe ROST can expand margins or sustain faster revenue growth (Revenue Growth 7.7%) and justify a higher P/E, then consider holding or buying selectively.
ROST trades at a material premium to the AZO-implied P/E valuation (implied price $160.08, -28.3% downside) driven by a higher P/E and EV/EBITDA multiple. The current market price ($223.29) sits above AZO-implied range ($160.08–$217.46) but within ROST's historical band ($200.96–$245.62), implying some market tolerance for this premium historically.
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