Target (TGT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Target (TGT) posted EBT Margin of 9.27% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 4.43 percentage points from 4.83% a year earlier and up 5.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Target (TGT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, EBT Margin at Target was 5.28%, up 0.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 4.58%, down 0.39 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -1.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Target's EBT Margin was 4.97% in FY2025 (+0.04 pp), 4.93% in FY2024 (+1.80 pp), 3.13% in FY2023 (-5.27 pp) and 8.40% in FY2022 (+2.47 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.05 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with a gain of 4.43 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a drop of 8.59 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4.06% (Q1 2027), 4.40% (Q4 2026) and 3.40% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.28 Bn | -77.90 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 3.08% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 9.27% |
| May 2, 2026 | 4.06% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.40% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 3.40% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 4.83% |
| May 3, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 4.25% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 6.07% |
| May 4, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 5.60% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.75% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 3.32% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.43% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.83% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 6.51% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 7.45% |
Target EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=TGT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "TGT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=TGT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();