TARGET CORP financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
TGT on NYSE
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Fiscal year end
01 February
Latest financial report
11 Mar 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • TGT - TARGET CORP financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 16%.

What Changed

  • Return On Invested Capital YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-9%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 04 Mar 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-04) highlights Return On Invested Capital 16.2%, Return On Equity 24.0%, and Return On Assets 5.3%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

55.2/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

16%

Metric score 74.4/100

Return On Equity

24%

Metric score 94.3/100

Return On Assets

5.3%

Metric score 40.8/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
0.94x
Quick Ratio
0.34x
Debt to Equity
1.26x

Strengths

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Current Ratio

Watchpoints

Operating Margin, Revenues YoY, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital 16% -9%
Return On Equity 24% -17%
Return On Assets 5.3% -13%
Operating Margin 4.9% -6.5%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 0.94x +0.74%
Quick Ratio 0.34x +12%
Debt-to-equity 1.26x -9.1%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -1.7%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -9.4%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 452,855,589 -0.6%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 452,840,187 -0.6%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $38,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 454,100,000 -1.4%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 455,600,000 -1.3%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $104,780,000,000 -1.7%
Operating Income (Loss) $5,117,000,000 -8.1%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $4,767,000,000 -9.4%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $1,062,000,000 -9.2%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 8.16 -8.2%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 8.13 -8.2%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments $5,488,000,000 +15%
Inventory, Net $12,304,000,000 -3.4%
Other Assets, Current $2,213,000,000 +13%
Assets, Current $20,005,000,000 +2.8%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $3,703,000,000 -1.6%
Goodwill $631,000,000 0%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $2,033,000,000 +33%
Assets $59,490,000,000 +3%
Accounts Payable, Current $12,622,000,000 -3.3%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $1,565,000,000 -2%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $6,478,000,000 +6%
Liabilities, Current $21,230,000,000 +2.1%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $14,326,000,000 +0.15%
Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent $340,000,000 +0.59%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $2,265,000,000 -1.6%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $3,462,000,000 -3.4%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $2,042,000,000 -3.5%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $417,000,000 +9%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $9,297,000,000 +15%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $16,165,000,000 +10%
Liabilities and Equity $59,490,000,000 +3%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 6,000,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 452,840,187 -0.6%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0833 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $5,488,000,000 +15%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $2,613,000,000 -1.4%
Operating Lease, Liability $3,834,000,000 -2.6%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $3,746,000,000 -8.5%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $5,049,000,000 -3.1%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $372,000,000 +5.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $524,000,000 +3.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $529,000,000 +3.7%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.0461 +2.2%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $1,215,000,000 -4.9%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $496,000,000 -0.2%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 5,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $436,000,000 +0.69%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $455,000,000 -3%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY