Target TGT
NYSE TGT
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Target (TGT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Target's (TGT) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 29.01% in Q2 2026, up 84.0% YoY from 15.77% in Q2 2025, and up 8.95% on a QoQ basis from 26.63% in Q1 2026.

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

Target (TGT) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 29.01% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 84.0% year-over-year to 29.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 28.14% (up 7.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 27.93%, down 28.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 29.01% in Q2 2026, from 26.63% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 29.96% in Q3 2024 to a low of 22.64% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 27.22% and a median of 27.77% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 868 bps — and 2023, when it surged 551 bps.
  • Tracing TGT's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 25.79% in 2022, then gained by 11 bps to 28.54% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 28.31% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 28.23% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 29.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 29.01% (Q2 2026), 26.63% (Q1 2026), and 28.23% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 828.54 Bn 817.81 Bn 44.69 Bn 25.14%
2 Costco Wholesale 414.96 Bn 394.96 Bn 9.01 Bn 12.77%
3 Target 72.00 Bn 68.46 Bn 7.38 Bn 29.01%
4 Dollar General 26.64 Bn 25.29 Bn 3.41 Bn 31.62%
5 Dollar Tree 25.25 Bn 24.24 Bn 1.83 Bn 36.87%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.76 Bn 11.73 Bn 1.03 Bn 18.16%
7 Bbb Foods 5.91 Bn 5.23 Bn 250.62 Mn 16.75%
8 Pricesmart 5.12 Bn 4.80 Bn 262.22 Mn 17.70%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.56 Bn 4.31 Bn 275.96 Mn 41.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 29.01%
Jan 31, 2026 26.63%
Nov 1, 2025 28.23%
Aug 2, 2025 28.99%
May 3, 2025 28.17%
Feb 1, 2025 26.24%
Nov 2, 2024 28.31%
Aug 3, 2024 29.96%
May 4, 2024 28.78%
Feb 3, 2024 26.39%
Oct 28, 2023 28.54%
Jul 29, 2023 28.16%
Apr 29, 2023 27.39%
Jan 28, 2023 23.48%
Oct 29, 2022 25.79%
Jul 30, 2022 22.64%
Apr 30, 2022 26.65%
Jan 29, 2022 26.57%
Oct 30, 2021 29.03%
Jul 31, 2021 31.32%