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Ross Stores, Inc. filings document the formal disclosures of an off-price apparel and home fashion retailer operating the Ross Dress for Less® and dd's DISCOUNTS® banners. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual earnings releases, operating guidance, dividend and share repurchase actions, and material updates affecting financial reporting.
The company’s SEC record also includes proxy materials covering board matters, executive compensation, equity awards, and shareholder voting items. Other material-event filings address leadership succession, executive employment arrangements, and financing structure, including the company’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility and related borrowing terms.
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) announced changes to its Board of Directors effective October 1, 2026. Long‑time director Sharon D. Garrett will retire from the Board and its committees after tendering her resignation on September 11, 2026. The Board has appointed Shelley H. Bransten and Christian B. Johnson as independent directors, each with an initial term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Both new directors will also serve on the Audit Committee, and the Board’s size will increase to ten members. They will receive cash compensation and restricted stock under Ross Stores’ standard non‑employee director arrangements, and the company will enter into indemnification agreements with each of them, similar to those with existing directors.
ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) reported that Chief Executive Officer and director James Grant Conroy sold company common stock and reported equity awards activity. On September 14, 2026, he sold 49,205 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $229.4843 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $228.55 to $230.51. On September 11, 2026, 41,372 shares of common stock were delivered or withheld for payment of exercise price or tax liability. As of that date, he also held PRSUs representing 51,164 underlying shares of common stock.
ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) reported that Stephen C. Brinkley, its President, Operations, sold common stock and disposed of additional shares in connection with equity compensation on two September 2026 dates. On September 14, 2026, he sold 6,424 shares of common stock at $229.655 per share in a sale described as occurring in the open market or a private transaction. On September 11, 2026, 6,654 shares of common stock were delivered or withheld for payment of exercise price or tax liability at a reference price of $230.74 per share. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.
ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) reports that officer Karen Fleming, President and Chief Marketing Officer of Ross Dress for Less, had 907 shares of common stock disposed of on September 11, 2026 as a payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding shares at $230.74 per share. After this withholding transaction, she beneficially owned 90,561.505 shares of Ross Stores common stock, which include shares previously acquired through the company’s employee stock purchase plan. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) was notified that James G. Conroy filed a Rule 144 notice indicating an intention to sell up to 49,205 shares of Ross common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. The shares come from 41,002 restricted stock vesting and 8,203 performance stock units.
ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) received a notice that Stephen C. BrinkleyRule 144. The planned sale covers 6,424 shares, held at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
The securities to be sold are common shares that became eligible through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, with the acquisition from the issuer dated September 11, 2026. The filing reports an aggregate market value of $1,475,303.72 for these shares as of the relevant pricing date.
Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) reported very strong results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, with sales of $6.27 billion, up 13% from a year earlier, driven by 10% comparable store sales growth (about 7% higher traffic and 3% higher basket). Operating income rose to $1.10 billion, and the operating margin improved to 17.6% from 11.5%, helped by a $253 million recovery of IEEPA tariffs recorded in cost of goods sold.
Net earnings for the quarter were $851 million versus $508 million a year ago, and diluted EPS increased to $2.66 from $1.56; management states about $0.60 per share of this reflects the tariff refund, while prior-year results had an approximately $0.11 per share tariff-related drag. For the first six months, sales grew 17% to $12.28 billion and diluted EPS reached $4.69 (up 55%). Ross ended the quarter with $4.29 billion in cash and cash equivalents, about $1.0 billion of Senior Notes outstanding, and an undrawn $1.3 billion credit facility. The company opened 47 new stores in the quarter, bringing the total to 2,328, and increased its full‑year opening plan to roughly 115 new stores while continuing capital returns via dividends and $637.5 million of share repurchases in the first half.
ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) reported very strong results for the 13‑week quarter ended August 1, 2026, and raised its outlook for the second half and full fiscal year 2026. Second quarter sales rose 13% to $6.26 billion, with comparable store sales up a very strong 10%, primarily driven by higher customer traffic.
Operating income was $1.10 billion, including about $253 million of IEEPA tariff refunds, and operating margin expanded by 610 bps year over year; excluding refunds, operating margin still improved by 205 bps, above the company’s plan. Net earnings were $851 million and diluted EPS were $2.66, including roughly $0.60 per share from tariff refunds, well above guidance of $1.85–$1.93.
For the first six months of fiscal 2026, sales increased 17% to $12.28 billion, with comparable store sales up 13% and diluted EPS of $4.69 versus $3.03 a year ago. Ross opened 47 new stores in the quarter and raised its 2026 new store plan to 115 locations. The company repurchased 1.4 million shares for $319 million in the quarter and continues to target $1.275 billion of buybacks for fiscal 2026. Management now expects third- and fourth-quarter comparable store sales growth of 6%–7% and 4%–5%, respectively, and increased full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $8.61–$8.77, which includes the approximate $0.60 per-share benefit from tariff refunds.
BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 25,664,414 shares of Ross Stores, Inc. common stock, representing 8.0% of the class as of June 30, 2026. BlackRock reports sole voting power over 23,825,271 shares and sole dispositive power over all 25,664,414 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
Various underlying clients and funds have economic rights to dividends and sale proceeds in these shares, but no single other person is reported to hold more than five percent of Ross Stores’ outstanding common shares through these arrangements.
Ross Stores director Sharon D. Garrett reported two bona fide gifts of Common Stock. On 2026-05-29, she gifted 1,354 shares held indirectly through the Sharon D. Garrett Living Trust and 1,354 shares held directly, for a total of 2,708 shares transferred. After these gifts, she holds 215,059 shares indirectly via the trust and 2,113 shares directly.