Welcome to our dedicated page for Ross Stores SEC filings (Ticker: ROST), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The SEC filings page for Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) provides access to the company’s official regulatory documents, offering detailed insight into its financial condition, governance, and capital structure. Ross Stores is an S&P 500, Fortune 500, and Nasdaq 100 company headquartered in Dublin, California, operating the Ross Dress for Less and dd’s DISCOUNTS off-price retail banners.
Among the most significant filings for Ross Stores are its annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which include consolidated financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, risk factors, and information on store counts and geographic reach. These documents elaborate on the company’s off-price apparel and home fashion business, its merchandising approach, and the macroeconomic and competitive risks highlighted in earnings releases.
Investors can also review Ross Stores’ current reports on Form 8-K, which disclose material events. Recent 8-K filings have covered topics such as Board leadership succession, Chief Financial Officer transitions, quarterly financial results, and the entry into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility providing up to $1.3 billion in borrowing availability. These filings often reference attached press releases that provide additional narrative detail.
For those analyzing capital structure and liquidity, filings describing the company’s credit agreements outline borrowing capacity, interest rate benchmarks, covenant requirements, and events of default. Filings related to executive employment agreements and compensation provide further information on governance, including terms for senior executives, severance provisions, and recoupment mechanisms for performance-based compensation.
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Ross Stores, Inc. reported solid third-quarter fiscal 2025 growth, with sales of $5.6 billion versus $5.1 billion a year earlier and comparable store sales up 7%, driven equally by higher traffic and larger baskets. Net earnings for the quarter rose to $511.9 million from $488.8 million, and diluted EPS increased to $1.58 from $1.48, helped by stock repurchases.
For the first nine months, sales reached $16.1 billion versus $15.2 billion, while net earnings were roughly flat at $1.50 billion. Operating margin eased to 11.6% in the quarter as higher distribution, occupancy, and tariff-related costs offset lower domestic freight. The company ended the period with $4.1 billion in cash and cash equivalents, $1.5 billion of senior notes outstanding, and an undrawn $1.3 billion credit facility.
Ross repurchased 5.6 million shares for $787.5 million year-to-date under its two-year $2.1 billion authorization and paid $397.2 million in dividends, including a quarterly dividend of $0.4050 per share. The chain operated 2,273 stores at quarter-end after opening 90 new locations in fiscal 2025.
Ross Stores, Inc. announced a planned leadership transition at its Board. Longtime Executive Chairman Michael Balmuth will continue in that role through January 31, 2026, then step down as Executive Chairman and retire from the Board at the same time. He will remain an employee as Senior Advisor from February 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026 to support the transition.
The company expects to reduce the number of authorized Board seats by one, to ten directors, when Mr. Balmuth leaves the Board. In connection with this change, the Board has approved the appointment of K. Gunnar Bjorklund as Chairman of the Board, effective February 1, 2026. Mr. Bjorklund has been a Board member since 2003 and has served as Lead Independent Director since 2023.
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) furnished an update on its recent performance by announcing that it issued a press release with financial results for its fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2025. The company provided this information in connection with a current report on Form 8-K dated November 20, 2025.
The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is furnished, not filed, meaning it is not automatically subject to certain liability provisions or incorporated into other securities law filings unless specifically referenced. The filing also lists an interactive data cover page as Exhibit 104.
Ross Stores, Inc. insider Michael Balmuth, who serves as Executive Chairman and a director, reported a transaction dated
Stephen C. Brinkley, identified as President, Operations and an officer of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), reported an open-market sale of company common stock. On 10/08/2025 he disposed of 6,437 shares at a reported price of $150.97 per share, leaving him with 57,012 shares beneficially owned after the transaction. The Form 4 was signed on 10/10/2025 by an authorized filer.
Ross Stores, Inc. reported a Form 144 notice for a proposed sale of 6,437 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on
Jeffrey P. Burrill, Group SVP and CAO of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), reported an acquisition on 10/01/2025 of 4,570 shares of common stock under the companys 2017 Equity Incentive Plan at a reported price of $0. After the transaction, he beneficially owned 34,825 shares. The Form 4 discloses the awarded shares vest in two equal tranches of 2,285 shares on 9/08/2028 and 9/14/2029. The filing also notes Employee Stock Purchase Plan purchases of 41, 48, and 48 shares on 3/31/2025, 6/30/2025, and 9/30/2025, respectively. The report is signed on behalf of Mr. Burrill on 10/03/2025.
William W. Sheehan II, identified as EVP, Chief Financial Officer of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), filed an initial Form 3 reporting beneficial ownership of 24,754 shares of Ross common stock. The event requiring the statement is dated 10/01/2025, and the Form bears a signature filed on 10/03/2025 (signed by Ken Jew for William W Sheehan II). The filing lists the ownership as direct and does not disclose any derivative securities, amendments, or additional holdings beyond the single class of common stock reported.
Karen Fleming, President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), reported a sale of 2,932 shares of ROST common stock on 09/25/2025 at a reported price of $149.0936 per share. After the transaction she beneficially owned 88,334.505 shares (direct). The Form 4 was signed on 09/29/2025. No derivative transactions or additional details are reported.
James Grant Conroy, identified as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST), reported transactions dated 09/24/2025. The filing shows a sale of 39,351 shares of common stock at a price of $146 per share, leaving 157,153 shares beneficially owned following the reported transaction. In the derivatives section the report lists 51,164 PRSUs tied to common stock and describes each PRSU as a contingent right to receive one share of common stock under the issuer's award rules. The form is signed on behalf of Mr. Conroy by Ken Jew on 09/26/2025.