Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Target's EBT Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.3% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 25.0% year-over-year to 4.3%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 4.55%, down 39.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 4.55%, 39.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin reached 4.3% in Q1 2026 per TGT's latest filing, up from 3.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 6.51% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.83% in Q3 2022.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 4.51%, with a median of 4.75% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for EBT Margin: crashed -859bps in 2022, then surged 349bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 3.43% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 4.86% in 2023, then decreased by -13bps to 4.25% in 2024, then decreased by -20bps to 3.4% in 2025, then rose by 26bps to 4.3% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TGT's EBT Margin are 4.3% (Q1 2026), 3.4% (Q4 2025), and 4.83% (Q3 2025).