Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Target filings provide 18 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $2.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 7.35% to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $2.8 billion, a 36.66% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at $2.8 billion, down 36.66% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 for Target, up from $149.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of -$2.3 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $807.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $681.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: plummeted 491.65% in 2022 and later surged 507.59% in 2023.
  • Target's Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.2 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 167.19% to $807.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 89.59% to $84.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 77.38% to $149.0 million in 2025, then soared by 1371.14% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), $149.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.