Ross Stores Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Ross Stores' CEO is Barbara Rentler, appointed in Jun 2014, has a tenure of 9.92 years. total yearly compensation is $18.09M, comprised of 8% salary and 92% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.11% of the company’s shares, worth €44.38M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 6.8 years respectively.

Key information

Barbara Rentler

Chief executive officer

US$18.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	8.0%
CEO tenure	9.9yrs
CEO ownership	0.1%
Management average tenure	4.8yrs
Board average tenure	6.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Barbara Rentler's remuneration changed compared to Ross Stores's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Feb 03 2024	US$18m	US$1m	US$2b
Oct 28 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jul 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Apr 29 2023	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jan 28 2023	US$11m	US$1m	US$2b
Oct 29 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Jul 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Apr 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jan 29 2022	US$16m	US$1m	US$2b
Oct 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Jul 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$1b
May 01 2021	n/a	n/a	US$868m
Jan 30 2021	US$18m	US$1m	US$85m
Oct 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$304m
Aug 01 2020	n/a	n/a	US$543m
May 02 2020	n/a	n/a	US$934m
Feb 01 2020	US$12m	US$1m	US$2b
Nov 02 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Aug 03 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
May 04 2019	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Feb 02 2019	US$12m	US$1m	US$2b
Nov 03 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Aug 04 2018	n/a	n/a	US$2b
May 05 2018	n/a	n/a	US$1b
Feb 03 2018	US$12m	US$1m	US$1b

Compensation vs Market: Barbara's total compensation ($USD18.09M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Austrian market ($USD4.50M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Barbara's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Barbara Rentler (66 yo)

9.9yrs

Tenure

US$18,094,944

Compensation

Ms. Barbara Rentler has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ross Stores Inc since June 2014 and has been its Vice Chairman since May 19, 2021. Ms. Rentler served as the President and Chief Merchandising Of...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Michael Balmuth	Executive Chairman of the Board	less than a year	US$13.63m	0.012% $ 4.9m
Barbara Rentler	Vice Chairman & CEO	9.9yrs	US$18.09m	0.11% $ 44.4m
Michael Hartshorn	Group President	4.8yrs	US$8.21m	0.036% $ 14.8m
Adam Orvos	Executive VP & CFO	2.6yrs	US$4.10m	0.022% $ 9.3m
Stephen Brinkley	President of Operations	less than a year	US$7.71m	0.016% $ 6.4m
Michael Kobayashi	President & Chief Capability Officer	2.3yrs	US$5.37m	0.018% $ 7.6m
Jeffrey Burrill	Senior VP	10.3yrs	no data	0.0078% $ 3.2m
Connie Kao	Group Vice President of Investor & Media Relations	no data	no data	no data
Ken Jew	Group Senior VP	no data	no data	no data
Ken Caruana	Executive VP of Strategy	no data	no data	no data
James Fassio	Chief Development Officer	33.2yrs	US$6.34m	no data
Gary Cribb	Senior Group Executive Vice President of Stores & Loss Prevention	21.8yrs	no data	no data

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: ROST's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Michael Balmuth	Executive Chairman of the Board	less than a year	US$13.63m	0.012% $ 4.9m
Barbara Rentler	Vice Chairman & CEO	9.9yrs	US$18.09m	0.11% $ 44.4m
Michael Hartshorn	Group President	3.2yrs	US$8.21m	0.036% $ 14.8m
Michael Bush	Independent Director	23.3yrs	US$277.03k	0.011% $ 4.4m
Larree Renda	Independent Director	4.2yrs	US$271.03k	0.00094% $ 387.8k
George Orban	Independent Director	42.3yrs	US$435.11k	1.7% $ 699.4m
Sharon Garrett	Independent Director	24.3yrs	US$271.03k	0.064% $ 26.3m
K. Bjorklund	Lead Independent Director	21.3yrs	US$298.28k	0.012% $ 5.0m
Stephen Milligan	Independent Director	9.3yrs	US$315.03k	0.0058% $ 2.4m
Patricia Mueller	Independent Director	4.2yrs	US$277.03k	0.0015% $ 627.1k
Doniel Sutton	Independent Director	3.2yrs	US$267.03k	0.0016% $ 680.8k
Edward Cannizzaro	Independent Director	1.6yrs	US$271.03k	0.0015% $ 602.4k

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: ROST's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).

Ross Stores Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insider recently sold €1.4m worth of stock

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Ross Stores, Inc. Appoints Stephen Brinkley as President, Operations, Effective October 30, 2023

President & Chief Capability Officer recently sold €2.2m worth of stock

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Board Changes, Effective September 1, 2023

Insider recently sold €2.9m worth of stock

Recent updates

As You Sow Foundation Files an Exempt Solicitation Statement and Request Vote For its Proposal

Insider recently sold €1.4m worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.37 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$5.59 (vs US$4.40 in FY 2023)

Ross Stores Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 29, 2024

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Mar 05, 2024

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.34 per share at 1.0% yield

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.34 (vs US$1.00 in 3Q 2023)

Ross Stores, Inc. Provides Sales Guidance for the 13 Weeks Ending January 27, 2024; provides Earnings Guidance for the 14 Weeks Ending February 3, 2024 and 53 Weeks Ending February 3, 2024

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 16, 2023

Ross Stores, Inc. Appoints Stephen Brinkley as President, Operations, Effective October 30, 2023

President & Chief Capability Officer recently sold €2.2m worth of stock

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Board Changes, Effective September 1, 2023

Insider recently sold €2.9m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.34 per share at 1.1% yield

Ross Stores, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter of 2023, 52 Weeks Ending January 27, 2024 and 53 Weeks Ending February 3, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.33 (vs US$1.12 in 2Q 2023)

Ross Stores, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 29, 2023

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 17, 2023

Vice Chairman & CEO recently sold €2.9m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.34 per share at 1.3% yield

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$1.10 (vs US$0.97 in 1Q 2023)

Ross Stores, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the 13 Weeks Ending July 29, 2023, 52 Weeks Ending January 27, 2024 and 53 Weeks Ending February 3, 2024

Ross Stores, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 30, 2023

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 18, 2023

President & Chief Capability Officer recently sold €1.2m worth of stock

Senior VP recently sold €318k worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$4.40 (vs US$4.90 in FY 2022)

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 28, 2023

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.00 (vs US$1.10 in 3Q 2022)

Ross Stores, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 30, 2022

High number of new directors

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 17, 2022

High number of new directors

Ross Stores, Inc. Appoints Edward G. Cannizzaro to the Board of Directors, Effective October 14, 2022

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.12 (vs US$1.40 in 2Q 2022)

Ross Stores, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year of 2022

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 30, 2022

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 18, 2022

Independent Director recently sold €76k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.97 (vs US$1.35 in 1Q 2022)

Ross Stores, Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for the 3 Weeks Ending July 30, 2022 and for the 52 Weeks Ending January 28, 2023

Ross Stores, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 30, 2022

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on May 19, 2022

Ross Stores, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Ross Stores, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ROST) announces an Equity Buyback for $1,900 million worth of its shares.

Ross Stores, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Mar 01, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$1.10 (vs US$0.37 in 3Q 2021)

CPT Group, Inc. Announces Propose Settlement in A Class Action Lawsuit Against Ross Stores, Inc

Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$1.39 (vs US$0.063 in 2Q 2021)

Ross Stores, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021

Executive VP & CFO Travis Marquette has left the company

Ross Stores, Inc.(NasdaqGS:ROST) dropped from Russell 1000 Growth-Defensive Index

Ross Stores, Inc.(NasdaqGS:ROST) dropped from Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$1.35 (vs US$0.87 loss in 1Q 2021)

Senior Advisor recently sold €103k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$1.35 (vs US$0.87 loss in 1Q 2021)