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TGT

Arincen46/100B

If you had invested in Target ago, it would be worth $3,066 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

46/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash0

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Valuation7.5

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Growth2

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Financial strength4

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Shareholders8

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Target key facts

Style
Dividend stock · 7.3/10Growth 3.8 · Value 7.1 · Dividend 7.3
Day range
160.000 – 162.700
52-week range
83.440 – 170.750
Market capitalization
72.72B USD
P/E
16.54
PEG ratio
2.63
EPS
9.68
Div Yield
2.90%
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+35.0%
Volume
5,240
Beta
0.94
ESG score
68.3/100Environment 64 · Social 68 · Governance 73
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
CEO
Michael J. Fiddelke
Employees
415K
IPO date
18 Oct 1967

Target earnings

Next earnings · Q3 FY2027
EPS estimate
2.07 USD
Revenue estimate
26.49B USD
Last quarter · Q2 FY2027
EPS4.11Beat +74.9%Revenue26.54BBeat +1.6%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q2 FY20282.66——-35.36%27.39B——+3.19%
Q1 FY20281.89——+10.42%26.19B——+2.93%
Q4 FY20272.69——+10.23%31.82B——+4.49%
Q3 FY20272.07——+16.29%26.49B——+4.81%
Q2 FY20272.354.11+74.89%+100.49%26.13B26.54B+1.56%+5.27%
Q1 FY20271.471.71+16.33%+31.54%24.66B25.44B+3.18%+6.70%
Q4 FY20262.162.44+12.96%+1.24%30.46B30.45B-0.03%-1.49%
Q3 FY20261.711.78+4.09%-3.78%25.32B25.27B-0.21%-1.55%
Q2 FY20262.042.05+0.49%-20.23%24.94B25.21B+1.10%-0.95%
Q1 FY20261.561.30-16.67%-35.96%24.14B23.85B-1.22%-2.79%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Target analyst forecast

12-month price target
166.95 USD
+4.29%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 140.00 to 200.00, with an average of 166.95.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
29 ratings
Buy
12
Hold
14
Sell
3

12-month price target

Highest target200.00
Average target166.95
Lowest target140.00
Current price160.08

Target valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
16.54
Forward P/E (FY2027)
15.67
Price to sales (TTM)
0.68
Price to book
4.08
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
9.29

Capital structure

Market capitalization
72.72B USD
+
Total debt
18.70B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
5.41B USD
=
Enterprise value
86.01B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)15.14————
FY2028 (est.)16.5715.14———
FY2027 (est.)15.6716.57———
Now (TTM)16.5416.360.684.089.29
FY202512.9310.330.462.967.51
FY202415.5118.880.604.339.08
FY202316.2416.710.635.009.65
FY202227.9918.280.716.9314.36
FY202115.3039.261.008.289.76

Target against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, and Costco Wholesale, the US Discount Stores companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median16.5
    9.722.7
  • Gross marginAt its median27.9%
    24.6%29.3%
    Against its peers: 3 of 5Peers' median 24.7%
  • Operating marginBelow its median4.9%
    3.5%8.4%
    Against its peers: 3 of 5Peers' median 4.6%
  • Net marginBelow its median3.5%
    2.5%6.6%
    Against its peers: 3 of 5Peers' median 3.3%
  • Return on equityLowest in 5 years22.9%
    22.9%54.2%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 26.0%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median2.7%
    -1.4%4.8%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 4.3%
  • Revenue growthLowest in 5 years-1.7%
    -1.7%13.3%
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 7.7%
  • EPS growthBelow its median-8.2%
    -57.6%63.2%
    Against its peers: 4 of 4Peers' median 14.0%
  • Debt to EBITDAAbove its median2.43×
    1.38×2.89×
    Against its peers: 3 of 5Peers' median 2.67×
  • Current ratioAbove its median0.94
    0.910.99
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 1.06

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Target growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
107.71B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.39B USD
Gross margin
29.30%
Operating margin
5.59%
Net margin
4.08%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY2025104.78B-1.68%3.71B-9.44%27.93%4.88%3.54%8.35B-3.55%
FY2024106.57B-0.79%4.09B-1.14%28.21%5.22%3.84%8.65B+0.62%
FY2023107.41B-1.57%4.14B+48.85%27.54%5.31%3.85%8.60B+30.38%
FY2022109.12B+2.94%2.78B-59.98%24.57%3.53%2.55%6.60B-44.90%
FY2021106.01B+13.30%6.95B+59.02%29.28%8.44%6.55%11.97B+32.88%

Target revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Food & beverage: 23.0%Household essentials: 17.2%Hardlines: 15.1%Apparel & accessories: 15.0%Home furnishings & decor: 14.9%Beauty: 12.6%Advertising revenue: 0.9%Other: 0.6%Credit card profit sharing: 0.5%Other merchandise sales: 0.2%23.0%Food & beverage17.2%Household essentials15.1%Hardlines15.0%Apparel & accessories14.9%Home furnishings & decor12.6%Beauty
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Food & beverage24.14B23.0%+1.3%
Household essentials18.02B17.2%—
Hardlines15.80B15.1%+0.1%
Apparel & accessories15.74B15.0%-4.7%
Home furnishings & decor15.61B14.9%-6.5%
Beauty13.21B12.6%+0.3%
Advertising revenue915.00M0.9%+41.0%
Other626.00M0.6%—
Credit card profit sharing522.00M0.5%-9.4%
Other merchandise sales205.00M0.2%—

By region

FY2013
100.0%United States
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States71.28B100.0%—

How Target makes its money

Food & beverage24.14B 23.0%
Household essentials18.02B 17.2%
Hardlines15.80B 15.1%
Apparel & accessories15.74B 15.0%
Home furnishings & decor15.61B 14.9%
Beauty13.21B 12.6%
Advertising revenue915.00M 0.9%
Other626.00M 0.6%
Credit card profit sharing522.00M 0.5%
Other merchandise sales205.00M 0.2%
Revenue104.78B 100.0%
Cost of revenue75.51B 72.1%
Gross profit29.27B 27.9%
Selling and administration21.54B 20.6%
Other operating expenses2.62B 2.5%
Operating income5.12B 4.9%
Tax1.06B 1.0%
Other expense350.00M 0.3%
Net income3.71B 3.5%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Target dividends

Annual dividend
4.64 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.90%
Payout ratio
47.52%
Years of dividend growth
43
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
1.16 USD
Last ex-dividend date
10 Nov 2026
Next payment date
1 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share4.524.444.363.963.162.682.602.522.442.32

Target financial health

Cash and short-term investments
5.41B USD
Total debt
18.70B USD
Net cash
-13.29B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
4.46B USD
Current ratio
0.99
Debt to equity
1.05
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.33

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20255.49B20.29B2.84B
FY20244.76B19.88B4.48B
FY20233.81B19.65B3.82B
FY20222.23B19.07B-1.51B
FY20215.91B16.47B5.08B

Target ownership

Institutions
90.16%
Institutional holders
1,991 (+47)
Free float
99.67%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 90.2% Others 9.8%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 452.78M shares ·99.7% Closely held 1.51M shares ·0.3%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 20260326.94K74.06K
Q2 202604103.71K101.23K
Q1 202602255.41K69.12K
Q4 2025000.00760.00

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025454.10M455.60M-1.34%
FY2024460.40M461.80M-0.22%
FY2023461.50M462.80M-0.41%
FY2022462.10M464.70M-5.68%
FY2021488.10M492.70M-2.51%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

Related Instruments

Title: Target Corp

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
Target's start dates back to 1962, but now it is one of the largest discount retailers in the United States (where it derives all of its sales), operating just under 2,000 stores and generating over $104 billion in fiscal 2025 sales. The company offers a broad assortment of merchandise across categories including apparel and accessories (16% of fiscal 2025 revenue), beauty and household essentials (30%), food and beverage (24%), hardlines (15%), as well as home furnishings (15%). Target's model is anchored in its physical store base, which fulfills more than 97% of sales. Around 30% of sales are derived from its own private-label brands.

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