Target (TGT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Target (TGT) recorded Interest Expenses of $98 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 15.5% from $116 million a year earlier and down 16.2% from the prior quarter.
Target (TGT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Target's Interest Expenses came in at $429 million as of Aug 1, 2026, up 0.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $445 million, up 8.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses came in at $411 million in FY2025 (-18.1%), $502 million in FY2024 (+5.0%), $478 million in FY2023 (+13.5%) and $421 million in FY2022 (-56.9%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since fiscal Q4 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 31.3% in fiscal Q1 2024, against a decline of 83.4% in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $117 million (Q1 2027), $99 million (Q4 2026) and $115 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 583.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | - |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 98.00 Mn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 69.87 Mn |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 101.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 10 | JD.com | 32.28 Bn | -77.90 Bn | 8.71 Bn | -103.98 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 98.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 117.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 99.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 115.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 116.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 116.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 90.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 105.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 110.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 106.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 107.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 107.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 147.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 129.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 125.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 112.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 104.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 105.00 Mn |
Target Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=TGT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "TGT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=TGT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();