AMAZON COM INC vs Ross Stores, Inc., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMZN and ROST diverge most: on fcf yield, AMZN reads -0.4% and ROST reads 3.9%; on return on equity, AMZN reads 10.7% and ROST reads 39.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMZN's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMZN | ROST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $262.42 | $222.36 |
| Market cap | $2.86T | $71.0B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +17.4% |
| P/E | 21.1 | 26.9 |
| P/B | 5.19 | 10.53 |
| P/S | 3.69 | 2.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Revenue growth | +15.8% | +14.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | 17.6% |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 39.4% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 16.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.8% | 32.6% |
| FCF yield | -0.4% | 3.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.24 | 0.15 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.61 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.24 | 8.45 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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