Ross Stores
ROST · Nasdaq · Consumer Discretionary
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Ross Stores
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How organizations asked shareholders to vote
Positions these organizations published themselves, each linked to where they published it. Nothing here is our view of how to vote.
2026
| Organization | Item | Asks shareholders to vote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Action | Say-on-Pay Proposal (Item 3) | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Ross Stores’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.6% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 96.9% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 | Auditor | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of James G. Conroy | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia H. Mueller | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Hartshorn | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Doniel N. Sutton | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward G. Cannizzaro | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 93.6% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 86% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 31, 2026 | Auditor | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of James G. Conroy | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Hartshorn | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia H. Mueller | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward G. Cannizzaro | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael Balmuth | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 93% | Passed | |
| Election of Doniel N. Sutton | Director | 92.6% | Passed |
2024
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.3% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending February 3, 2024 | Auditor | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward G. Cannizzaro | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara Rentler | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Larree M. Renda | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia H. Mueller | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Doniel N. Sutton | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Hartshorn | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 94.9% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 85.5% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 28, 2023 | Auditor | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara Rentler | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Doniel N. Sutton | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Larree M. Renda | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia H. Mueller | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Hartshorn | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 94.8% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 83.8% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 29, 2022 | Auditor | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Larree M. Renda | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Doniel N. Sutton | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia H. Mueller | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara Rentler | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Hartshorn | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory L. Quesnel | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 92.4% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.7% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending January 30, 2021 | Auditor | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Larree M. Renda | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia H. Mueller | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara Rentler | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Norman A. Ferber | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory L. Quesnel | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael Balmuth | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 91.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 91.1% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 91% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 88.5% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The holders of the Company's common stock voted against the stockholder proposal on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals | Shareholder proposal | 40.9% | Failed | |
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.8% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending February 1, 2020 | Auditor | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara Rentler | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael Balmuth | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Norman A. Ferber | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory L. Quesnel | Director | 91.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 91.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 91.5% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 90.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 62.1% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.2% | Passed | |
| The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2019 | Auditor | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lawrence S. Peiros | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen D. Milligan | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory L. Quesnel | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara Rentler | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael Balmuth | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael O’Sullivan | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Sharon D. Garrett | Director | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael J. Bush | Director | 92.6% | Passed | |
| Election of George P. Orban | Director | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Director | 90.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Norman A. Ferber | Director | 86.5% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Ross Stores’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-27 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-07 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-28 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-08 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-29 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-09 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-23 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-04-04 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-24 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-05 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-25 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-06 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-27 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-07 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-29 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-09 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-29 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-10 |
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