Which is more profitable, Hermès or Ross Stores?

Hermès keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Hermès or Ross Stores?

Ross Stores grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Hermès or Ross Stores?

Hermès costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Hermès or Ross Stores?

Hermès would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Hermès vs Ross Stores stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Hermès is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Ross Stores grows faster.

Side by side

	Hermès	Ross Stores
	€141 billion	$74.0 billion
	28.3%	9.4%
	+11.3%	+12.7%
	31.1×	34.5×
	Net cash	0.2 years
	24.2%	20.5%
	2.0%	0.7%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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