Ross Stores said Director Sharon D. Garrett will retire from the Board and its committees effective October 1, 2026. The Board appointed Shelley H. Bransten and Christian B. Johnson as directors on the same date, and expanded the Board to ten members. The filing describes both new directors as independent under Nasdaq rules and says they will join the Audit Committee.
Sharon D. Garrett retires from the Board and applicable committees effective October 1, 2026, having tendered her resignation on September 11, 2026.
Shelley H. Bransten and Christian B. Johnson join the Board effective October 1, 2026, each with a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Both new directors will serve on the Audit Committee and are independent under Nasdaq Stock Market listing rules.
The Board size increases to ten members, and the new directors will receive standard cash fees and restricted stock.
Ross Stores reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 sales of $6.3 billion, up 13%, with comparable store sales up 10%. Diluted earnings per share were $2.66 versus $1.56 a year earlier, including an approximate $0.60 benefit from $253 million in IEEPA tariff refunds, and the company raised its third- and fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 earnings per share projections.
Q2 sales $6.3 billion, up 13% from $5.5 billion; comparable store sales up 10%
Diluted EPS $2.66 vs. $1.56 a year ago, including about $0.60 from tariff refunds; prior guidance was $1.85 to $1.93
Fiscal 2026 EPS projection raised to $8.61 to $8.77; Q3 comparable sales guidance 6% to 7%, Q4 4% to 5%
2026 new store plan raised to 115 locations; company remains on track to repurchase $1.275 billion of stock in fiscal 2026
Ross Stores reported first quarter fiscal 2026 sales up 21% to $6.0 billion and diluted earnings per share of $2.02, up 37% and well above its guidance of $1.60 to $1.67. The company raised its fiscal 2026 earnings per share outlook to $7.50 to $7.74 and expects second quarter earnings per share of $1.85 to $1.93.
Q1 comparable store sales rose 17%; operating margin was 13.4% versus a plan of 11.8% to 12.1%
Q1 net income was $650 million, up from $479 million a year earlier
Fiscal 2026 EPS outlook raised to $7.50 to $7.74, versus $6.61 in fiscal 2025
Q1 share repurchases totaled $319 million; the company remains on track to buy back $1.275 billion in fiscal 2026
Ross Stores reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 sales up 12% to $6.6 billion and diluted earnings per share of $2.00, above its guidance of $1.77 to $1.85. The company projected fiscal 2026 EPS of $7.02 to $7.36, compared with $6.61 in fiscal 2025, and approved a new two-year $2.55 billion stock buyback and a 10% increase in its quarterly dividend, which means more cash returned to shareholders.
Q4 sales rose 12% to $6.6 billion, with comparable store sales up 9%.
Q4 diluted EPS of $2.00, compared with $1.79 a year earlier and guidance of $1.77 to $1.85.
Q1 fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $1.60 to $1.67 vs. $1.47; full-year fiscal 2026 guidance of $7.02 to $7.36 vs. $6.61.
New two-year $2.55 billion buyback for fiscal 2026 and 2027; quarterly dividend raised 10% to $0.445 per share, payable March 31, 2026.
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