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) Operating margin
Target Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 5.59%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.88%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.53% (fiscal 2023) to 8.44% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 4.45% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.36%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.88% | (0.34) |
| FY2025 | 5.22% | (0.09) |
| FY2024 | 5.31% | 1.78 |
| FY2023 | 3.53% | (4.91) |
| FY2022 | 8.44% | 1.45 |
| FY2021 | 6.99% | 1.03 |
| FY2020 | 5.96% | 0.51 |
| FY2019 | 5.45% | (0.36) |
| FY2018 | 5.81% | (1.11) |
| FY2017 | 6.92% | (0.57) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 9.65% | 5.19 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.46% | (0.07) |
| Jan 2026 | 4.53% | 0.78 |
| Oct 2025 | 3.75% | (1.47) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 11.0% |
| TGT Target Corporation | 5.59% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 5.59% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 4.51% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 4.39% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 3.85% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 3.76% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −1.00% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 4.45% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.36% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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