Ross Stores improved its cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales, driven by a 15 basis point decline in distribution costs and a 10 basis point decline in domestic freight costs. This highlights a strong focus on supply chain optimization and creates an opening for logistics and freight management solutions that can further these gains.
Filing excerpt
Cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended May 2, 2026 decreased by approximately 145 basis points compared to the three month period ended May 3, 2025, primarily due to an 85 basis point increase in merchandise margin.
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Company
linkedin_urlValue in the APIindustriesValue in the APIemployee_count_lowValue in the APIemployee_count_highValue in the APIrevenueValue in the APIdescriptionValue in the APISignal
signal_nameValue in the APIassociationValue in the APIGET /v1/signals/ccf007e7-e9b1-444d-816f-2e4ebc572b44 returns this record as JSON. POST /v1/companies/enrich returns every signal for rossstores.com.
{
"signal_id": "ccf007e7-e9b1-444d-816f-2e4ebc572b44",
"signal_type": "sec-10q",
"signal_subtype": "marginPressure",
"detected_at": "2026-06-09T06:51:35.056+00:00",
"company": {
"name": "Ross Stores",
"domain": "rossstores.com"
},
"data": {
"detail": "Ross Stores improved its cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales, driven by a 15 basis point decline in distribution costs and a 10 basis point decline in domestic freight costs. This highlights a strong focus on supply chain optimization and creates an opening for logistics and freight management solutions that can further these gains.",
"metrics": {
"pct": -1.45,
"timeframe": "current_quarter",
"pct_context": "Decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales"
},
"summary": "Company successfully reduced COGS by 145 bps through lower freight and distribution costs.",
"excerpts": "Cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended May 2, 2026 decreased by approximately 145 basis points compared to the three month period ended May 3, 2025, primarily due to an 85 basis point increase in merchandise margin.",
"relevance": 0.8,
"sentiment": "positive",
"confidence": "high",
"source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573226000032/rost-20260502.htm",
"filing_date": "2026-06-02",
"filing_year": 2026,
"fiscal_year": 0,
"fiscal_year_end": "05/02",
"sales_relevance": "Efficiency tools needed",
"signal_category": "financial"
}
}
curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/ccf007e7-e9b1-444d-816f-2e4ebc572b44 \
-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"domain":"rossstores.com","limit":20}'Long text fields are shortened on this page.
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