Ross Stores (ROST): FY27 Q2 earnings call, Aug 20, 2026
On its Aug 20, 2026 earnings call (FY27 Q2), Ross Stores said 6 of the 14 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 14 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.
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14 words · 6 settled yes · our count agreed on 14 of 14- Kalshi: company speakers + operator
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backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.
| Word | Result | Our count | All speakers | Agrees | Probability | Clip | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-Price | Yes | 8 | 12 | ✓ | 82%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 22:18, Off-Price | – |
| Home | Yes | 5 | 7 | ✓ | 77%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 3:40, Home | – |
| Closeout | Yes | 4 | 5 | ✓ | 77%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 4:40, Closeout | – |
| Packaway | Yes | 2 | 2 | ✓ | 87%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 4:04, Packaway | – |
| Northeast | Yes | 2 | 3 | ✓ | 76%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 51:52, Northeast | – |
| Flywheel | Yes | 2 | 3 | ✓ | 42%transcripts from the transcript model | Hear it 15:02, Flywheel | – |
| California | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 74%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| New York | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 72%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Bankruptcy | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 56%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Texas | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 45%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Self-Checkout | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 44%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Dress for Less | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 34%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Beauty | No | 0 | 1 | ✓ | 33%transcripts from the transcript model | – | |
| Korean | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 33%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.
Transcript
quotes of at most 25 wordsSpeaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.
Where the listed words were said
…our growth. The team, and this absolutely predates me, I am learning Off Price. The team under Karen and Ken in each of the divisions…
…was broad-based across both merchandise categories and geographies. In the second quarter, home and cosmetics were our strongest businesses. By geography, we saw strength across…
…our inventory and continue to have plenty of flexibility to capitalize on closeout opportunities as we enter the fall season. Turning to store growth. We…
Packaway represented 36% of total inventory, compared with 38% last year. We are leveraging our inventory position to not only meet the demand of higher…
…In terms of where we're going, clearly, you see us entering the Northeast. We've been very happy with that performance. Our overall new store performance…
…sort of two schools of thought. Can you comp the comp versus are you building momentum and can the flywheel continue to grow the business?
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