Target Corporation
TGT Consumer Defensive Discount Stores
Target Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $104.8 billion, down 1.68% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 5.27%, EPS grew 100.5%, free cash flow grew 141.2% and total debt fell 6.68%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Target Corporation (TGT) Gross margin
Target Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 29.3%, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (27.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 24.6% (fiscal 2023) to 30.1% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 27.3% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 35.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 27.9% | (0.28) |
| FY2025 | 28.2% | 0.67 |
| FY2024 | 27.5% | 2.97 |
| FY2023 | 24.6% | (4.71) |
| FY2022 | 29.3% | 0.01 |
| FY2021 | 29.3% | (0.49) |
| FY2020 | 29.8% | 0.49 |
| FY2019 | 29.3% | (0.42) |
| FY2018 | 29.7% | (0.37) |
| FY2017 | 30.1% | 0.86 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 33.7% | 4.66 |
| Apr 2026 | 29.0% | 2.38 |
| Jan 2026 | 26.6% | (1.60) |
| Oct 2025 | 28.2% | (0.76) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 41.6% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 38.7% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 31.2% |
| TGT Target Corporation | 29.3% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 25.2% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 17.6% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 16.4% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 12.8% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 27.3% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 35.0% |
| Market median | 46.2% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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