Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    
Note H: Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

($000, except per share data) 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
April 29, 
2000 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
July 29, 
2000 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
October 28, 
2000 
14 Weeks (1) 
Ended 
February 3, 
2001 
53 Weeks(1) 
Ended 
February 3, 
2001 
Sales 
633,428 
657,035 
639,469 
779,107    
2,709,039 
Net earnings(2) 
  
40,848 
  
35,922 
  
29,738 
  
45,247    
  
151,754 
Net earnings per diluted share (2,3) 
  
.47 
  
.43 
  
.36 
  
.56    
  
1.82 
Dividends declared per share on common stock (3) 
  
  
.0375 
  
.0375 
  
.08(4) 
  
.155 
Closing stock price (3,6) 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   High 
24.06 
22.94 
16.84 
22.88    
24.06 
   Low 
12.56 
14.81 
13.00 
13.06    
12.56 
 
 
($000, except per share data) 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
May 1, 
1999 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
July 31, 
1999 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
October 30, 
1999 
13 Weeks 
Ended 
January 29, 
2000 
52 Weeks 
Ended 
January 29, 
2000 
Sales 
580,825 
614,576 
608,720  
694,517   
2,468,638 
Net earnings(2) 
  
34,163 
  
38,636 
  
34,615  
  
42,692   
  
150,106 
Net earnings per diluted share(2,3) 
  
.36 
  
.42 
  
.38 
  
.48   
  
1.64 
Dividends declared per share on common stock (3)
  
  
.0325 
  
.0325 
  
.07(5)
  
.135 
Closing stock price(3,6) 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   High 
23.91 
26.00 
24.00 
21.00   
26.00 
   Low 
20.16 
22.09 
18.59 
12.25   
12.25 
(1)  Fiscal 2000 is a 53-week year. 
(2)  Fiscal 1999 includes a non-recurring pre-tax charge of $9.0 million or $.06 per share, related to litigation. See Note G of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 
(3)  All per share information is adjusted to reflect the effect of the two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend paid on September 22, 1999. 
(4)  Includes $.0375 per share dividend declared November 2000 and $.0425 per share dividend declared January 2001. 
(5)  Includes $.0325 per share dividend declared November 1999 and $.0375 per share dividend declared January 2000. 
(6)  Ross Stores, Inc. common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM under the symbol ROST.