Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Target's Gross Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 26.63% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 39.0% year-over-year to 26.63%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 27.93%, down 28.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 27.93%, 28.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin reached 26.63% in Q1 2026 per TGT's latest filing, down from 28.23% 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.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 27.11%, with a median of 27.39% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: tumbled -868bps in 2022, then soared 551bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TGT's Gross Margin are 26.63% (Q1 2026), 28.23% (Q4 2025), and 28.99% (Q3 2025).