CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Ross Stores ROST
CEO: Barbara Rentler · Retail · 106,700 employees
Barbara Rentler, CEO of Ross Stores (ROST), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2026. Ross Stores receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (62/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 250:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 96.6%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +3.2%.
How Ross Stores CEO Pay Compares
Barbara Rentler's $8.0M total compensation is 33% below the Retail industry median of $12.0M. The 250:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 27% lower than the industry average of 344:1. Shareholders broadly support this compensation, with 96.6% approval.
Total compensation for Barbara Rentler at Ross Stores (ROST) was $8.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 250x, meaning Barbara Rentler's $8.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $32,000 earned by Ross Stores workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Three-year performance has been roughly flat — TSR of 3.2% alongside 5.7% revenue growth. Flat performance over a multi-year window is where pay-versus-performance debates get the most heated: large compensation packages without commensurate shareholder returns are the modal complaint at annual meetings.
Shareholders ratified the compensation package overwhelmingly: 97% of votes cast supported the company's pay practices at the most recent annual meeting. Say-on-pay support above 95% is typical for well-aligned compensation programs without obvious controversy. Ross Stores operates in Retail with 106,700 employees and $20.4B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $48.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Ross Stores (ROST).
Compensation Breakdown
Barbara Rentler's $8.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2026 includes $800K in base salary, $4.0M in stock awards, $960K in option awards, and $1.2M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2025 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2024 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2023 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Barbara Rentler, CEO of Ross Stores (ROST), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Barbara Rentler, CEO of Ross Stores (ROST), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Ross Stores has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (62/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +3.2%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 96.6% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Ross Stores is 250:1. The median worker at Ross Stores earns $32K per year, while CEO Barbara Rentler earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Ross Stores employs approximately 106,700 people. The company operates in the Retail industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $20.4B in annual revenue.