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Ross Dress for Less

Logo: Ross Stores, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons6

American discount department store chain

Ross Stores, Inc., operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less, is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California. It is the 2nd largest off-price retailer in the U.S.; as of July 2024, Ross operates 1,795 stores in 43 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. Puerto Rico and Guam, covering much of the country, but with no presence in Alaska.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

$236.80 up 1.97 (0.84%)Price as of Oct 16, 2026 at 19:58 UTC

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

$22.8BRevenue, fiscal 20267
$2.1BNet income, fiscal 20267
1954Founded1

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  • TickerROST on Nasdaq1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersDublin1
  • Websitewww.rossstores.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE8
  • Business address5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, Ca 945688
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer8
  • LEI549300ENZFLPGRDFZQ604
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O The Corporation Trust Company, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 21918094

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Photo: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons10

Ross Stores, Inc., operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less, is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California. It is the 2nd largest off-price retailer in the U.S.; as of July 2024, Ross operates 1,795 stores in 43 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. Puerto Rico and Guam, covering much of the country, but with no presence in Alaska. The company also operates DD's Discounts, a discount department store chain with over 353 locations across the United States, most of which are located in Sun Belt states.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

11.9%Operating margin7
9.4%Net margin7
7.7%Revenue growth, 20267
34.7%Return on equity7
0.16×Debt to equity7
$2.2BFree cash flow7

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2026

  • Cost of revenue72¢$16.4B
  • Selling, general and admin16¢$3.6B
  • Income tax3¢$697.1M
  • Profit9¢$2.1B

Out of $22.8B in revenue.7

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2026

  • Capital spending27¢$819.3M
  • Dividends paid17¢$528.1M
  • Share buybacks35¢$1.1B
  • Kept or used elsewhere21¢$629.5M

Out of $3.0B of cash from operations.7

Financial statements

Revenue11121314157$22.8B in 2026+52% since 2019
0$10.0B$20.0B$30.0B2019: $15.0B$15.0B20192020: $16.0B$16.0B2020+7%2021: $12.5B$12.5B2021−22%2022: $18.9B$18.9B2022+51%2023: $18.7B$18.7B2023−1%2024: $20.4B$20.4B2024+9%2025: $21.1B$21.1B2025+4%2026: $22.8B$22.8B2026+8%
Operating income157$2.7B in 2026+36% since 2023
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2023: $2.0B$2.0B20232024: $2.3B$2.3B2024+16%2025: $2.6B$2.6B2025+12%2026: $2.7B$2.7B2026+5%
Net income11121314157$2.1B in 2026+35% since 2019
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2019: $1.6B$1.6B20192020: $1.7B$1.7B2020+5%2021: $85.4M$85.4M2021−95%2022: $1.7B$1.7B2022+1918%2023: $1.5B$1.5B2023−12%2024: $1.9B$1.9B2024+24%2025: $2.1B$2.1B2025+12%2026: $2.1B$2.1B2026+3%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.7

Period ending2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Sales$22.8B$21.1B$20.4B
Cost of goods sold$16.4B$15.3B$14.8B
Selling, general and administrative$3.6B$3.3B$3.3B
Operating income$2.7B$2.6B$2.3B
Interest income, net-$134.8M-$171.6M-$164.1M
Earnings before taxes$2.8B$2.8B$2.5B
Provision for taxes on earnings$697.1M$666.4M$597.3M
Net earnings$2.1B$2.1B$1.9B
Basic (in dollars per share)$6.66$6.36$5.59
Diluted (in dollars per share)$6.61$6.32$5.56
Basic (in shares)322.2M shares328.6M shares335.2M shares
Diluted (in shares)324.4M shares331.0M shares337.4M shares

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The story

Ross Department Store was first opened in San Bruno, California, in 1950 by Morris "Morrie" Ross. Morris would work 85 hours a week doing all of the buying and bookkeeping for his department store. In 1958 Ross sold his store to William Isackson to become a residential and commercial real estate developer. Isackson built the company to six stores in the San Francisco Bay Area, located in San Bruno, Pacifica, Novato, Vacaville, Redwood City, and Castro Valley. In 1982 a group of investors, including Mervin Morris, founder of the Mervyn's chain of department stores, purchased the six Ross Department Stores, changed the format to off-price retail units, and within three years rapidly expanded the chain to 107 stores under Stuart Moldaw and Don Rowlett.

On August 8, 1985, Ross Stores, Inc. became a public company via an initial public offering, at an initial price of $17.00 per share. Ross Stores trades on Nasdaq's large-cap Global Select Market under the symbol "ROST", and is a component of the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 indices.

By the end of 1995, the chain reached an annual sales of $1.4 billion with 292 stores in 18 states. By 2012, Ross reached $9.7 billion for the fiscal year with 1,091 stores in 33 states with an additional 108 for DD's Discounts in 8 states. Ross moved its headquarters from Newark, California, to Pleasanton, California, in the Tri-Valley area, in 2003.

Barbara Rentler took the place of CEO Michael Balmuth on June 1, 2014; she was the 25th female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Ross moved its headquarters from Pleasanton to neighboring Dublin, California, in 2014.

On October 28, 2024, the company's board of directors appointed James Conroy as the new CEO, succeeding Barbara Rentler effective February 2, 2025. Conroy previously was CEO of Boot Barn.

In 2025, Ross Dress for Less expanded into Puerto Rico.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ross Stores, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.9

Leadership

Who has led Ross Dress for Less, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Michael Balmuth2006–2014
  2. Barbara Rentler2014–2024
  3. James Grant Conroy2024–now

Chair

  1. Michael Balmuth2015–now

President

  1. Barbara Rentler2009–2014
  2. James S. Fassio2009–2019
  3. Sullivan Michael B. O.2009–2019
  4. Lisa R. Panattoni2014–2018
  5. Bernard G. Brautigan2016–2019
  6. Michael J. Hartshorn2019–2023
  7. Michael K. Kobayashi2019–2021
  8. Stephen C. Brinkley2023–2024
  9. Karen Fleming2024
  10. Karen Sykes2024–now

Chief financial officer

  1. John G. Call2006–2012
  2. Michael J. Hartshorn2014–2019
  3. Travis Marquette2019–2021
  4. Adam M. Orvos2021–2025
  5. William W. Sheehan Ii.2025–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Sullivan Michael B. O.2009–2019
  2. Michael J. Hartshorn2019–now
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Board members and other officers (36)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • dd's Discounts

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • ROSS STORES INCFeb 14, 1994 to Jul 15, 20198

Timeline

  1. Dec 4, 2024New chief executive James Grant Conroy becomes CEO19
  2. Jun 3, 2014New chief executive Barbara Rentler becomes CEO20
  3. Jan 11, 2006New chief executive Michael Balmuth becomes CEO21
  4. 1954Founded Founded1

Filings

348 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 42 major events, 196 insider forms, 20 large holders, 70 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  2. Oct 5, 20263 EDGAR
  3. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  4. Oct 5, 20263 EDGAR
  5. Sep 17, 20268-K EDGAR
  6. Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
  7. Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
  9. Sep 14, 2026144 EDGAR
  10. Sep 14, 2026144 EDGAR
  11. Sep 1, 202610-Q EDGAR
  12. Aug 20, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. Jul 29, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  14. Jun 2, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Jun 2, 20264 EDGAR
  16. Jun 2, 202610-Q EDGAR
  17. May 27, 2026SD EDGAR
  18. May 27, 20268-K EDGAR
  19. May 26, 20264 EDGAR
  20. May 26, 20264 EDGAR

The 348 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

43 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 42 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 14, 2026Brinkley Stephen CPRESIDENT, OPERATIONSSale6,424$229.66$1.5MForm 4
Sep 14, 2026Conroy James GrantCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERSale49,205$229.48$11.3MForm 4
Mar 26, 2026Sheehan William W IIEVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERSale4,883$216.95$1.1MForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Sykes KarenPRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTSSale5,506$213.40$1.2MForm 4
Mar 25, 2026Hartshorn Michael J.GROUP PRESIDENT, COOSale15,813$214.91$3.4MForm 4
Mar 24, 2026Fleming KarenPRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESSSale7,000$212.76$1.5MForm 4
Mar 24, 2026Brinkley Stephen CPRESIDENT, OPERATIONSSale4,154$212.91$884.4KForm 4
Mar 24, 2026Hartshorn Michael J.GROUP PRESIDENT, COOSale6,061$214.52$1.3MForm 4
Mar 10, 2026Sykes KarenPRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTSSale2,556$213.91$546.8KForm 4
Mar 10, 2026Mueller Patricia HDirectorSale1,881$213.13$400.9KForm 4
Oct 8, 2025Brinkley Stephen CPRESIDENT, OPERATIONSSale6,437$150.97$971.8KForm 4
Sep 25, 2025Fleming KarenPRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESSSale2,932$149.09$437.1KForm 4
Sep 24, 2025Conroy James GrantCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERSale39,351$146.00$5.7MForm 4
Sep 4, 2025Sykes KarenPRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTSSale4,000$151.76$607.0KForm 4
Sep 3, 2025Fleming KarenPRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESSSale1,000$151.06$151.1KForm 4
Apr 2, 2025BALMUTH MICHAELEXECUTIVE CHAIRMANSale11,261$131.60$1.5MForm 4
Apr 2, 2025Sykes KarenPRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTSSale5,036$130.48$657.1KForm 4
Mar 31, 2025Fleming KarenPRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESSSale5,270$127.70$673.0KForm 4
Mar 25, 2025Hartshorn Michael J.GROUP PRESIDENT, COOSale10,258$129.10$1.3MForm 4
Mar 24, 2025Hartshorn Michael J.GROUP PRESIDENT, COOSale7,492$127.69$956.7KForm 4

All 43 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.27,900,923$5.9B0.1%+3,044,139
Vanguard Capital Management LLC21,040,574$4.5B0.1%+20,644
State Street Corp14,643,656$3.1B0.1%+734,009
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC14,517,853$3.1B0.1%+337,028
Invesco Ltd.12,316,939$2.6B0.2%+183,279
Fmr LLC10,973,537$2.3B0.1%+1,818,823
Bank Of America Corp /de/9,509,998$2.0B0.1%+93,132
Primecap Management Co/ca/9,104,980$1.9B1.1%−65,050
Jpmorgan Chase & Co8,685,523$1.8B0.1%−1,180,422
Geode Capital Management, LLC7,943,924$1.7B0.1%−1,161,807
Wellington Management Group Llp6,615,682$1.4B0.2%+3,118,591
Norges Bank5,834,005$1.2B0.1%New
Morgan Stanley5,005,817$1.1B0.1%−310,972
Goldman Sachs Group Inc4,024,365$856.6M0.1%−43,480
First Trust Advisors LP3,419,275$727.8M0.4%−274,994
Aqr Capital Management LLC3,504,868$726.0M0.3%+1,655,688
Northern Trust Corp3,318,711$706.4M0.1%+66,919
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,044,245$647.9M0.1%+39,336
Victory Capital Management Inc2,520,493$536.5M0.3%−4,532
Massachusetts Financial Services Co /ma/2,424,865$529.3M0.2%+623,413
Two Sigma Investments, LP2,446,237$520.7M0.4%−366,053
Legal & General Group Plc2,237,256$476.2M0.1%+55,999
Allianz Asset Management GmbH2,183,485$471.5M0.5%+158,379
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC2,176,560$463.3M0.1%+386,520
Ameriprise Financial Inc2,172,402$462.4M0.1%+402,964

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

24 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Sep 23, 2025Val T. HoyleDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−44.8%Report
Aug 18, 2025Dan NewhouseRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+40.8%Report
Jun 24, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−55.8%Report
Jun 17, 2025Lisa C. McClainRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+52.8%Report
May 12, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseSale$15,001 - $50,000−24.9%Report
Apr 17, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000+21.6%Report
Mar 13, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseSale$15,001 - $50,000−50.5%Report
Oct 29, 2024Val T. HoyleDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+36.3%Report
Aug 28, 2024John JamesRepublican, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000−18.4%Report
Aug 13, 2024John JamesRepublican, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000−23.4%Report
Nov 10, 2023John JamesRepublican, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+15.2%Report
Sep 9, 2022William R. KeatingDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−61.3%Report
Mar 17, 2021William R. KeatingDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−4.4%Report
Feb 16, 2021Peter Meijer, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+0.9%Report
Sep 8, 2020John A. Yarmuth, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000+19.3%Report
Aug 7, 2020Joe CourtneyDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−31.9%Report
Aug 4, 2020Josh GottheimerDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000−31.9%Report
Mar 3, 2020Kelly Loeffler, SenateSale$15,001 - $50,000+42.1%Report
Mar 2, 2020Kelly Loeffler, SenatePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+40.0%Report
Jan 31, 2020Kelly Loeffler, SenatePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+30.6%Report
Jan 31, 2020Kelly Loeffler, SenatePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+30.6%Report
Jan 29, 2020Kelly Loeffler, SenatePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+30.8%Report
Jan 29, 2020Kelly Loeffler, SenatePartial sale$15,001 - $50,000+30.8%Report
Dec 31, 2019Joe CourtneyDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−38.1%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

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