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Fiscal year 2025

James Conroy — FY2025 total compensation $17,406,705

James Conroy is Chief Executive Officer of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST). The company reported total compensation of $17,406,705 for fiscal year 2025.

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Fiscal year 2025 compensation

Salary$1,450,000
Bonus$500,000
Stock awards$10,650,100
Option awards$0
Non-equity incentive plan$4,233,130
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$0
All other compensation$573,475
Total$17,406,705

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.

Cited to the compensation disclosure Ross Stores, Inc. filed April 7, 2026, accession 0000745732-26-000013.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2025Chief Executive Officer$1,450,000$500,000$10,650,100$0$4,233,130$0$573,475$17,406,705
FY2024Chief Executive Officer$241,667$7,925,000$39,149,631$0$0$0$150,998$47,467,296

Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Ross Stores, Inc..

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Peer context

Peer-group chief executive median$15,403,663
Difference from that median$2,003,042
Percentile within the disclosed peer group76th
Peers with a disclosed figure16

Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Ross Stores, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.

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The other named executive officers of Ross Stores, Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
James Conroy this pageChief Executive Officer$17,406,705
Michael BalmuthExecutive Chairman$15,022,364
Michael HartshornGroup President, Chief Operating Officer$11,238,620
Karen FlemingPresident, Chief Merchandising Officer, Ross Dress for Less$5,882,314
William SheehanExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,955,917
Adam OrvosFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$628,524

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Ross Stores, Inc. compensation brief.

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The company page

James Conroy's compensation sits inside Ross Stores, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) compensation brief