All Brands Owned by Ross Stores, Inc.

What does Ross Stores own?

Ross Stores owns two retail banners: Ross Dress for Less, the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,904 stores, and dd's Discounts, a lower-price chain with 363 stores in 22 states. The company sells brand-name merchandise made by others but owns no product brands itself.

Is Ross Stores publicly traded?

Yes. Ross Stores trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker ROST and is a component of the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100. It went public on August 8, 1985, at $17.00 per share, roughly $0.53 adjusted for splits.

Who founded Ross Stores?

Stuart Moldaw, a retail entrepreneur who also co-founded Mervyns and was a founding investor in Gymboree, founded the modern company in 1982 when he and a group of investors acquired a six-store Bay Area junior department store chain and converted it to the off-price Ross Dress for Less format. The original Ross chain dated to 1957.

Where is Ross Stores headquartered?

Ross Stores is headquartered in Dublin, California, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, having relocated from nearby Pleasanton in the mid-2010s. Its buying offices are in New York and Los Angeles, close to apparel vendor showrooms.

How many brands does Ross Stores own?

Two: Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts. Both are internally developed store banners. The company operates no other retail chains and owns no private-label merchandise brands, a deliberate strategy of simplicity in a segment where rivals run multi-banner portfolios.

Who owns Ross Stores?

Ross Stores is publicly owned, with shares held by institutional investors, index funds, and retail shareholders. Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street hold the largest positions, consistent with S&P 500 ownership patterns. No family or individual controls the company.

What were Ross Stores' fiscal 2025 results?

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, Ross reported record sales of $22.8 billion, up 8 percent, with comparable store sales up 5 percent, net income of $2.1 billion, EPS of $6.61, and an operating margin of 11.9 percent. The company opened its first stores in the New York metro area and Puerto Rico.