83/100BRoss Stores company profile
- CEO
- James G. Conroy
- Employees
- 111,000
- Headquarters
- 5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin California, CA 94568-7579, US
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel - Retail
- IPO date
- 8 Aug 1985
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US7782961038
Website:rossstores.com
About the company
Ross Stores, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages a chain of off-price retail establishments focusing on apparel and home goods. These stores operate under two main brand names: Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS. Their product selection primarily includes clothing, accessories, footwear, and household decor. The Ross Dress for Less outlets primarily serve middle-income households, offering merchandise at prices considerably lower than traditional department and specialty stores. Conversely, dd's DISCOUNTS stores cater to moderate-income households, providing products at prices below those typically found in department and discount stores. As of July 5, 2022, the company had approximately 1,950 stores operating across 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. Ross Stores, Inc. was founded in 1957 and is based in Dublin, California.
Employees
Ross Stores had about 107,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (1 February 2025), by its annual report. That is 0.9% fewer than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Ross Stores
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 94.9% of Ross Stores's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,484 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
How Ross Stores pays its executives
The chief executive was paid 10.20M USD for fiscal 2005, 84% of it in shares and options.
| Name and position | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Other pay | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Balmuth Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | 977.70K USD | 613.02K USD | 8.00M USD | 559.25K USD | 51.45K USD | 10.20M USD |
| Barry S. Gluck Executive Vice President Merchandising, Marketing and Planning and Allocation | 588.27K USD | 320.18K USD | 1.20M USD | 58.56K USD | 18.06K USD | 2.19M USD |
| Barbara Levy Executive Vice President Merchandising | 587.08K USD | 319.53K USD | 1.10M USD | 58.56K USD | 31.58K USD | 2.10M USD |
| Barbara Rentler Executive Vice President Chief Merchandising Officer dd’s DISCOUNTS ® | 577.16K USD | 314.14K USD | 800.02K USD | 58.56K USD | 8.40K USD | 1.76M USD |
| Lisa Panattoni Executive Vice President Merchandising | 540.60K USD | 500.00K USD | — | — | 426.66K USD | 1.47M USD |
FY2005 · From the company's proxy statements to the SEC: what each named executive was paid for the fiscal year, shares and options at their value when granted. The latest filing
Common questions about Ross Stores
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings