Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Target filings provide 18 years of Gross Margin readings, the most recent being 26.63% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 39.0% to 26.63% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 27.93%, a 28.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at 27.93%, down 28.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 26.63% in Q1 2026 for Target, 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.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 27.39% (2023), compared with a mean of 27.11%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: crashed -868bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 551bps in 2023.
  • Target's 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.
  • The last three reported values for Gross Margin were 26.63% (Q1 2026), 28.23% (Q4 2025), and 28.99% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.