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Class A DTCAX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:7.5pt;word-break:break-all;white-space:nowrap;font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:10pt">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:2pt;"> <b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; text-indent: -6pt;">Class <span style="white-space:nowrap">A<sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:5pt">*</sup></span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="float:none">$</span>106</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">0.95<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:22pt"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;">*</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div></td> </tr> </table> 106 0.0095 <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:9pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);break-inside:avoid;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0px;"> <b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b> </div> <ul style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>period ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class A shares returned 22.69%.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:8pt;">In comparison, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:initial">®</sup> Index (the “Index”) returned 29.77% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);break-inside:avoid;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0px;"> <b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b> </div> </div> <ul style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">U.S. stocks gained as inflation eased, interest rate expectations stabilized, economic growth remained resilient, and earnings growth—particularly in technology—supported market returns.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">Stock selection in communication services and financials, alongside overweight exposure to consumer discretionary, were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:8pt;">Stock selection within the strong information technology sector, combined with weak stock selection in health care and industrials, detracted most from relative performance.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;color:rgb(0, 72, 94);padding-top:5pt;padding-right:3.5pt;padding-left:3.5pt;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;color:rgb(0, 72, 94);padding-top:5pt;padding-right:3.5pt;padding-left:3.5pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"> <b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;"> <b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>June 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>May 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/> <b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:6pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11977502.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:initial">®</sup> Index on 5/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; width: 60%;">Class A Shares</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">10YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">with Maximum Sales Charge - 5.75%</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">15.66<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">9.82<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">13.06<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">without Sales Charge</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">22.69<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">11.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">13.73<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:5pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">29.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">14.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">15.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> </table> with Maximum Sales Charge - 5.75% 0.1566 0.0982 0.1306 without Sales Charge 0.2269 0.1114 0.1373 S&P 500® Index 0.2977 0.1414 0.1564 For more current information visitbny.com/investments/literaturecenter. <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/> Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;"><span style="float:none">$</span>518</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,969,499</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; white-space: nowrap; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;">31.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 518000000 50 2969499 0.3179 <div style="margin-top:0px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:3pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;"> <b> </b> <b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:smaller">*</sup> </b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977531.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:-4pt;margin-bottom:0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Sector Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_11977507.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:smaller">*</sup> </b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977531.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:-4pt;margin-bottom:0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. Class C DTCCX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:7.5pt;word-break:break-all;white-space:nowrap;font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:10pt">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:2pt;"> <b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; text-indent: -6pt;">Class <span style="white-space:nowrap">C<sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:5pt">*</sup></span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="float:none">$</span>189</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1.70<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:22pt"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;">*</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div></td> </tr> </table> 189 0.0170 <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:9pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);break-inside:avoid;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0px;"> <b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b> </div> <ul style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>period ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class C shares returned 21.79%.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:8pt;">In comparison, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:initial">®</sup> Index (the “Index”) returned 29.77% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);break-inside:avoid;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0px;"> <b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b> </div> </div> <ul style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">U.S. stocks gained as inflation eased, interest rate expectations stabilized, economic growth remained resilient, and earnings growth—particularly in technology—supported market returns.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">Stock selection in communication services and financials, alongside overweight exposure to consumer discretionary, were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:8pt;">Stock selection within the strong information technology sector, combined with weak stock selection in health care and industrials, detracted most from relative performance.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;color:rgb(0, 72, 94);padding-top:5pt;padding-right:3.5pt;padding-left:3.5pt;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;color:rgb(0, 72, 94);padding-top:5pt;padding-right:3.5pt;padding-left:3.5pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"> <b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;"> <b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>June 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>May 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/> <b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:6pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11977553.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class C shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:initial">®</sup> Index on 5/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account the maximum deferred sales charge on Class C shares and applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees, 12b-1 fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; width: 60%;">Class C Shares</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">10YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">with Maximum Deferred Sales Charge - 1.00%</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">20.79<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">​<span style="font-size:smaller;vertical-align:super">*</span></div></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">10.31<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">12.87<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">without Deferred Sales Charge</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">21.79<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">10.31<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">12.87<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:5pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">29.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">14.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">15.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:30pt"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;font-style:italic;font-size:8pt;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; width: 10pt; font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:10pt;font-size:5pt;line-height:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:super;">*</div></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-style:normal;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date purchased. </div></td> </tr> </table> with Maximum Deferred Sales Charge - 1.00% 0.2079 0.1031 0.1287 without Deferred Sales Charge 0.2179 0.1031 0.1287 S&P 500® Index 0.2977 0.1414 0.1564 For more current information visitbny.com/investments/literaturecenter. <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/> Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;"><span style="float:none">$</span>518</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,969,499</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; white-space: nowrap; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;">31.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 518000000 50 2969499 0.3179 <div style="margin-top:0px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:3pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;"> <b> </b> <b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:smaller">*</sup> </b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977582.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:-4pt;margin-bottom:0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Sector Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_11977558.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:smaller">*</sup> </b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977582.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:-4pt;margin-bottom:0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. Class I DRTCX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:7.5pt;word-break:break-all;white-space:nowrap;font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:10pt">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:2pt;"> <b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; text-indent: -6pt;">Class <span style="white-space:nowrap">I<sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:5pt">*</sup></span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="float:none">$</span>78</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">0.70<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;margin-bottom:22pt"> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super;">*</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:normal;font-style:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div></td> </tr> </table> 78 0.0070 <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:9pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);break-inside:avoid;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0px;"> <b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b> </div> <ul style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span>period ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 23.07%.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:8pt;">In comparison, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:initial">®</sup> Index (the “Index”) returned 29.77% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);break-inside:avoid;"> <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:0px;"> <b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b> </div> </div> <ul style="padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">U.S. stocks gained as inflation eased, interest rate expectations stabilized, economic growth remained resilient, and earnings growth—particularly in technology—supported market returns.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:3pt;">Stock selection in communication services and financials, alongside overweight exposure to consumer discretionary, were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:8pt;">Stock selection within the strong information technology sector, combined with weak stock selection in health care and industrials, detracted most from relative performance.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;line-height:12pt;color:rgb(0, 72, 94);padding-top:5pt;padding-right:3.5pt;padding-left:3.5pt;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;color:rgb(0, 72, 94);padding-top:5pt;padding-right:3.5pt;padding-left:3.5pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"> <b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:3pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;"> <b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>June 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>May 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/> <b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-bottom:6pt;"> <img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11977604.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:10pt;line-height:11pt;margin-bottom:6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:top;font-size:initial">®</sup> Index on 5/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);height:auto;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; width: 60%;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">10YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">Class I</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">23.07<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">11.41<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">14.03<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:5pt">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">29.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">14.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top;">15.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-top: 1pt; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 0; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;"></td> </tr> </table> Class I 0.2307 0.1141 0.1403 S&P 500® Index 0.2977 0.1414 0.1564 For more current information visitbny.com/investments/literaturecenter. <div style="font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid"> <tr style="break-after:avoid;break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;height:auto;background-color:rgb(0, 72, 94);border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/> Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><br/> Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside:avoid-page;page-break-inside:avoid;border-bottom-color:initial;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:initial;background-color:rgb(227, 235, 237);height:19pt"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;"><span style="float:none">$</span>518</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;"><span style="float:none">$</span>2,969,499</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; padding-top: 1pt; white-space: nowrap; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial;">31.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 518000000 50 2969499 0.3179 <div style="margin-top:0px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:3pt;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;"> <b> </b> <b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:smaller">*</sup> </b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977633.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:-4pt;margin-bottom:0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Sector Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_11977609.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top:0px;font-family:'times new roman';color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:none;margin-bottom:0px;page-break-after:avoid;"> <b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align:super;font-size:smaller">*</sup> </b> </div><div style="font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);width:540pt;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:18pt;"> <img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977633.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div><div style="font-weight:400;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:9pt;line-height:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin-top:-4pt;margin-bottom:0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. Class Y DTCYX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 7.5pt; word-break: break-all; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; background-color: rgb(0, 72, 94); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt;"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 6pt;">Class <span style="white-space: nowrap;">Y<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 5pt;">*</sup></span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>78</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.70<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 22pt;"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 5pt; line-height: normal; width: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: super; padding: 0;">*</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.</div> </td> </tr> </table> 78 0.0070 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-left: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>period ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class Y shares returned 23.00%.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align: top; font-size: initial;">®</sup> Index (the “Index”) returned 29.77% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> </div> <ul style="counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">U.S. stocks gained as inflation eased, interest rate expectations stabilized, economic growth remained resilient, and earnings growth—particularly in technology—supported market returns.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">Stock selection in communication services and financials, alongside overweight exposure to consumer discretionary, were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Stock selection within the strong information technology sector, combined with weak stock selection in health care and industrials, detracted most from relative performance.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>June 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>May 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $1,000,000</b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11977655.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 400pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Y shares to a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 made in the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align: top; font-size: initial;">®</sup> Index on 5/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 72, 94); height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class Y</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">23.00<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11.42<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14.02<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 5pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">29.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">15.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> </table> Class Y 0.2300 0.1142 0.1402 S&P 500® Index 0.2977 0.1414 0.1564 2016-09-30 For more current information visit bny.com/investments/literaturecenter. <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; background-color: rgb(0, 72, 94); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>518</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>2,969,499</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; white-space: nowrap; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;">31.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 518000000 50 2969499 0.3179 <div style="margin-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b> </b> <b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0px; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> </b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 18pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977684.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0px; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Sector Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 18pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_11977660.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0px; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> </b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 18pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977684.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. Class Z DRTHX This annual shareholder report contains important information about BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. annual shareholder report You can find additional information about the Fund at <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 7.5pt; word-break: break-all; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt;">bny.com/investments/literaturecenter</span>.</span> You can also request this information by calling 1-800-373-9387 (inside the U.S. only) or by sending an e-mail request to info@bny.com. bny.com/investments/literaturecenter 1-800-373-9387 info@bny.com <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><b>What were the Fund’s costs for the last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)</div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; background-color: rgb(0, 72, 94); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 25%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 30%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs of a $10,000 investment</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; text-align: center; width: 40%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt;"> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; text-indent: -6pt; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 6pt;">Class Z</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>84</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">0.75<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 84 0.0075 <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-left: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>How did the Fund perform last </b> <b>year</b> <b>?</b></div> <ul style="counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">For the 12-month<span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span>period ended May 31, 2026, the Fund’s Class Z shares returned 22.96%.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">In comparison, the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align: top; font-size: initial;">®</sup> Index (the “Index”) returned 29.77% for the same period.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); break-inside: avoid;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0px;"><b>What affected the Fund’s performance?</b></div> </div> <ul style="counter-reset: numberedlisting 0 letteringlisting 0 letteredhead 0 lcrmnhead 0 ucletteredhead 0 ucrmnhead 0; break-inside: avoid; padding: 0; margin: 0;"> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">U.S. stocks gained as inflation eased, interest rate expectations stabilized, economic growth remained resilient, and earnings growth—particularly in technology—supported market returns.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;">Stock selection in communication services and financials, alongside overweight exposure to consumer discretionary, were the strongest positive contributors to the Fund’s relative performance.</div> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 3pt; margin-left: 7pt; list-style-type: disc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;">Stock selection within the strong information technology sector, combined with weak stock selection in health care and industrials, detracted most from relative performance.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b> <i>How did the Fund perform over the past 10 years?</i> </b></div> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 72, 94); padding-top: 5pt; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b>The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance.</b> The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none;"><b>Cumulative Performance from </b> <b>June 1</b> <b>, </b> <b>2016</b> <b> through </b> <b>May 31, 2026</b> <b> </b> <br/><b>Initial Investment of $10,000</b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 6pt;"><img alt="Fund Performance - Growth of 10K" src="chartimages_11977706.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; width: 396pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; line-height: 11pt; margin-bottom: 6.5pt;">The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align: top; font-size: initial;">®</sup> Index on 5/31/2016. The performance shown takes into account applicable fees and expenses of the Fund, including management fees and other expenses. The Fund’s performance also assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Unlike the Fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.</div> The Fund’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund’s future performance. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(0, 72, 94); height: auto; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; width: 60%; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Share Class</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 3pt;">1YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 3pt;">5YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 0;"></td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 3pt;">10YR</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 10pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">Class Z</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">22.96<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">11.35<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">13.95<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 3pt 3pt 3pt;">S&amp;P 500<sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 5pt;">®</sup> Index</td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">29.77<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">14.14<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 3pt;">15.64<span>%</span></td> <td style="font-weight: 400; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: auto; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 1pt 0 3pt 0;"></td> </tr> </table> Class Z 0.2296 0.1135 0.1395 S&P 500® Index 0.2977 0.1414 0.1564 For more current information visit bny.com/investments/literaturecenter . <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>KEY FUND STATISTICS (AS OF </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; page-break-inside: avoid; break-inside: avoid;"> <tr style="break-after: avoid; break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; height: auto; background-color: rgb(0, 72, 94); border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Fund Size (Millions)</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Number of Holdings</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;">Total Advisory Fee Paid During<br/>Period</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 170pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; padding: 1pt 3pt 10pt 3pt;"><br/>Annual Portfolio Turnover</td> </tr> <tr style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; background-color: rgb(227, 235, 237); height: 19pt;"> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>518</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;">50</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;"><span style="float: none;">$</span>2,969,499</td> <td style="break-inside: avoid-page; page-break-inside: avoid; white-space: nowrap; width: 170pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 9pt; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: initial; padding: 1pt 3pt 1pt 3pt;">31.79<span>%</span></td> </tr> </table> 518000000 50 2969499 0.3179 <div style="margin-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 3pt; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b> </b> <b>Portfolio Holdings (as of </b> <b>5/31/26</b> <b>)</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0px; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> </b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 18pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977735.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0px; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Sector Allocation (Based on Net Assets)</b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 18pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Allocation 1 Chart" src="chartimages_11977711.jpg" style="margin-left: 29pt; width: 437pt;"/> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0px; page-break-after: avoid;"><b>Top Ten Holdings (Based on Net Assets)</b> <b> <sup style="vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> </b></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 540pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 18pt;"><img alt="Graphical Representation - Top N Holdings Chart" src="chartimages_11977735.jpg" style="margin-left: 50pt; width: 482pt;"/> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: -4pt; margin-bottom: 0px;">* Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any.</div> Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher. During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date purchased. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher. Excludes money market funds or other short-term securities held for the investment of cash and cash collateral for securities loaned, if any. During the period, fees were waived and/or expenses reimbursed pursuant to an agreement with the Fund’s investment adviser, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. If this agreement is not extended in the future, expenses could be higher.