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) Return on invested capital
Target Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 13.6%, up 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (11.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.57% (fiscal 2023) to 27.1% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is in line with the Discount Stores industry median of 13.2% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.22%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11.8% | (1.67) |
| FY2025 | 13.5% | (0.44) |
| FY2024 | 13.9% | 4.33 |
| FY2023 | 9.57% | (17.52) |
| FY2022 | 27.1% | 5.13 |
| FY2021 | 22.0% | 7.93 |
| FY2020 | 14.0% | 1.81 |
| FY2019 | 12.2% | (0.72) |
| FY2018 | 12.9% | (1.41) |
| FY2017 | 14.4% | (1.60) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 35.3% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 26.0% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 19.2% |
| TGT Target Corporation | 13.6% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 13.5% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 12.9% |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 12.4% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −3.83% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 13.2% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.22% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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