Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Target (TGT) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 26.63% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 64.0% year-over-year to 26.63%, compared with a TTM value of 27.93% through Jan 2026, down 21.0%, and an annual FY2026 reading of 27.93%, down 28.0% over the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 26.63% for Q1 2026 at Target, down from 28.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 29.96% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 22.64% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 27.1%, with a median of 27.39% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin tumbled -868bps in 2022, then soared 551bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 25.79% in 2022, then rose by 11bps to 28.54% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 28.31% in 2024, then fell by 0bps to 28.23% in 2025, then fell by -6bps to 26.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for TGT at 26.63% in Q1 2026, 28.23% in Q4 2025, and 28.99% in Q3 2025.