401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.0B
Total assets Very large vs avg
60,481
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,698
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ross Stores, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$1.0B in assets, 60,481 participants

Ross Stores, Inc.'s Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 60,481 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #7,971 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 60,481 participants in California, 96x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

#7,971
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+15.7%
assets growth YoY
10×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,009,883,881 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (60,481 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $873M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 55,389 in the plan year 2023 filing to 60,481 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $151M in the plan year 2023 filing to $137M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941390387 · Ross Stores, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $1.0B · 60,481 · 98th

  • RANK $1.0B
  • RANK 60,481
  • RANK 98th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
  • RANK ind #7971

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$873M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income$137M
Employer EIN941390387
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ross Stores, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ross Stores, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.0B 39.92290746846317% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.6B$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.72B $1.01B ▲ +40.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 53,384 $722M
2023 1 55,389 $873M
2024 1 60,481 $1.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 20000400006000080000100000120000140000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.009883881 · Participants: 60481Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.0B in end-of-year assets across 60,481 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.064% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $16,698 per participant (12% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $137M.

This plan identity (EIN 941390387, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $722M to $1.0B (+39.9%) while covered participants moved from 53,384 to 60,481 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 53,384 $722M Open filing
2023 55,389 $873M Open filing
2024 · index core 60,481 $1.0B This page

Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan in IA ($1.0B); by covered participants it is Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees in MI (60,497 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.0B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (60,481 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.7% during 2024, from $873M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $137M.
How have Ross Stores, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ross Stores, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.9%, from $722M to $1.0B.
Where does Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan in IA ($1.0B, 5,020 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ross Stores, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees in MI (60,497 participants, $8.3B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941390387.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.