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.

Revenue
+5.27%
EPS
+100.5%
Free cash flow
+141.2%
Total debt
−6.68%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

161.11 1.39 −0.86%
Market cap
$73.9B
P/E
16.8×
Fwd P/E
15.1×
Dividend yield
2.83%
F-score
6/9
ROIC
13.6%
Net debt / EBITDA
1.3×
Dividend safety
73/100

Target Corporation (TGT) Return on equity

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Target Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 26.4%, up 2.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (24.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.8% (fiscal 2015) to 51.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 20.8% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 2.05%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 24.0% (5.09)
FY2025 29.1% (4.43)
FY2024 33.6% 10.44
FY2023 23.1% (27.84)
FY2022 51.0% 17.70
FY2021 33.3% 4.88
FY2020 28.4% 2.77
FY2019 25.6% (0.18)
FY2018 25.8% 2.91
FY2017 22.9% (2.08)

Against its own ten years

Low −10.8% High 51.0%
Ten-year median 25.7%
Current reading's percentile 33

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 45.9%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare 28.4%
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 27.7%
TGT Target Corporation 26.4%
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 22.0%
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 19.7%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 14.9%
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 12.3%
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare −34.5%
Discount Stores industry median 20.8%
Consumer Defensive sector median 2.05%
Market median 1.95%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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