Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST)

CIK 0000745732 3 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 0 sellers sold $0
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 0 sellers sold $0
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
GARRETT SHARON D Director 2026-05-29 Gift 1354 $0
GARRETT SHARON D Director 2026-05-29 Gift 1354 $0
Mueller Patricia H Director 2026-05-29 Gift 1354 $0
Mueller Patricia H Director 2026-05-29 Gift 1354 $0
BJORKLUND GUNNAR K Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
BJORKLUND GUNNAR K Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 643 $0
BUSH MICHAEL J Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
Cannizzaro Edward G Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
GARRETT SHARON D Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
MILLIGAN STEPHEN D Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
Mueller Patricia H Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
Sutton Doniel Director 2026-05-21 Grant/award 896 $0
Burrill Jeffrey P Group SVP, CAO & CORP CONTROLL 2026-03-27 Gift 565 $0
Sheehan William W II EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2026-03-26 Open-market sell 4883 $1.1M
Hartshorn Michael J. GROUP PRESIDENT, COO, Director 2026-03-25 Open-market sell 10b5-1 15813 $3.4M
Sykes Karen PRESIDENT, CMO DD'S DISCOUNTS 2026-03-25 Open-market sell 5506 $1.2M
Brinkley Stephen C PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS 2026-03-24 Open-market sell 4154 $884K
Fleming Karen PRES, CMO ROSS DRESS FOR LESS 2026-03-24 Open-market sell 7000 $1.5M
Hartshorn Michael J. GROUP PRESIDENT, COO, Director 2026-03-24 Open-market sell 10b5-1 6061 $1.3M
Brinkley Stephen C PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS 2026-03-20 Grant/award 8579 $0
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2026-01-31 versus 2025-02-01view filing on EDGAR →

China sourcing concentration (>50% of goods) combined with realized — not merely hypothetical — tariff impacts now represent a concrete cost and availability threat to the business. Macro risks broadened further with added exposure to federal shutdowns and shipping delays, while the competitive disclosure acknowledges structural vulnerability of a brick-and-mortar-only model against e-commerce and AI-enabled rivals. The risk picture worsened across supply chain, geopolitical, and competitive dimensions simultaneously.

2 company-specific · 2 common-mode

Company-specific changes

Revised

Added specific China sourcing exposure (>50% of goods), tariff escalation, federal shutdowns, merchandise availability limits, and shipping delays—substantive new operational and cost risks.

MACROECONOMIC AND RETAIL INDUSTRY BUSINESS RISKS We are subject to impacts from changes in the macroeconomic environment, government regulation or policy, geopolitical conditions, and financial and…

Revised

Added specific competitive threats: consumer data analytics, AI/emerging tech adoption risks, and explicit acknowledgment that brick-and-mortar-only model faces e-commerce headwinds.

Competitive pressures and the pace of change in the retailing industry are high. The retail industry is highly competitive and the marketplace is fragmented, as many different retailers compete for…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Tariffs trade policy ×2)
Tariffs trade policy Revised

Company escalated tariff and China concentration risks. Added "increased tariffs," "more stringent quotas," explicit China dependency (>50%), and heightened tariff language throughout.

We are subject to risks associated with importing and selling merchandise produced in other countries. Risks in importing and selling such merchandise include increased tariffs and more stringent…

Tariffs trade policy Revised

Risk escalated from hypothetical policy uncertainty to realized tariffs on China goods. Added specific China exposure (>50% of goods sourced), direct tariff impact, and "significant cost increases" language.

Changes and uncertainty in U.S. trade or tax policy regarding apparel, home-related merchandise, shoes, and other goods we sell produced in other countries could adversely affect our business. A…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-08-20 confidence 99% Item 2.02

This is a clear earnings release for Ross Stores' fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended August 1, 2026), disclosed via press release on August 20, 2026. The filing reports quarterly sales of $6.3 billion (up 13%), comparable store sales growth of 10%, net income of $851 million, and diluted EPS of $2.66, along with updated full-year guidance raising fiscal 2026 EPS projections to $8.61–$8.77. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and constitutes a material disclosure of financial results affecting investor assessment of the company's performance.

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Shareholder vote

8-K filed 2026-05-27 confidence 98% Item 5.07

This is a clear disclosure of shareholder voting results from Ross Stores' Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 20, 2026. The filing presents final voting tallies for four proposals: election of 9 directors, approval of the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan, an advisory vote on executive compensation, and ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor. This is a quintessential Item 5.07 disclosure and directly matches the shareholder_vote_results event type.

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Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-05-21 confidence 98% Item 2.02

Item 2.02 discloses the Company's issuance of a press release on May 21, 2026 regarding financial results for the fiscal quarter ended May 2, 2026, with the full text attached as Exhibit 99.1. This is a standard earnings release disclosure, which is material to investors as it provides quarterly financial performance information.

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