Target (TGT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Target (TGT) reported EBITDA Margin of 4.46% for Q2 2026, down 171.0% on a YoY basis from 6.28% in Q2 2025, and down 1.56% quarter-over-quarter from 4.53% in Q1 2026.

Target (TGT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Target has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.46% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 171.0% year-over-year to 4.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 4.49% (down 93.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 7.84%, down 20.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 4.46%, down from 4.53% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 6.76% in Q1 2022, with the low at 1.23% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 4.84% across 5 years, with a median of 5.01% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin sank 857 bps — and 2023, when it surged 360 bps.
  • Target's EBITDA Margin stood at 3.85% in 2022, then surged by 35 bps to 5.19% in 2023, then retreated by 12 bps to 4.55% in 2024, then decreased by 18 bps to 3.75% in 2025, then climbed by 19 bps to 4.46% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 4.46% (Q2 2026), 4.53% (Q1 2026), and 3.75% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 4.27%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.74%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.46%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn -10.86%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.52%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 2.52%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 5.04%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 14.00%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 22.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 4.46%
Jan 31, 2026 4.53%
Nov 1, 2025 3.75%
Aug 2, 2025 5.22%
May 3, 2025 6.17%
Feb 1, 2025 4.75%
Nov 2, 2024 4.55%
Aug 3, 2024 6.42%
May 4, 2024 5.28%
Feb 3, 2024 5.84%
Oct 28, 2023 5.19%
Jul 29, 2023 4.83%
Apr 29, 2023 5.24%
Jan 28, 2023 3.69%
Oct 29, 2022 3.85%
Jul 30, 2022 1.23%
Apr 30, 2022 5.35%
Jan 29, 2022 6.76%
Oct 30, 2021 7.84%
Jul 31, 2021 9.81%