Target (TGT) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Target (TGT) reported Net Margin of 3.07% for Q2 2026, down 127.0% on a YoY basis from 11.37% in Q2 2025, and down 13.29% quarter-over-quarter from 3.54% in Q1 2026.

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

Target has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 3.07% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Net Margin fell 127.0% year-over-year to 3.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 3.27% (down 68.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.57%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 3.07%, down from 3.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 4.98% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.7% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.51% across 5 years, with a median of 3.64% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin tumbled 652 bps — and 2023, when it surged 267 bps.
  • Target's Net Margin stood at 2.68% in 2022, then surged by 42 bps to 3.82% in 2023, then slipped by 13 bps to 3.33% in 2024, then slipped by 18 bps to 2.73% in 2025, then increased by 13 bps to 3.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 3.07% (Q2 2026), 3.54% (Q1 2026), and 2.73% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 3.12%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 2.92%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 3.07%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 3.91%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn -
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 2.52%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 3.28%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 12.11%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 24.98%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 3.07%
Jan 31, 2026 3.54%
Nov 1, 2025 2.73%
Aug 2, 2025 3.71%
May 3, 2025 4.34%
Feb 1, 2025 3.57%
Nov 2, 2024 3.33%
Aug 3, 2024 4.68%
May 4, 2024 3.84%
Feb 3, 2024 4.34%
Oct 28, 2023 3.82%
Jul 29, 2023 3.37%
Apr 29, 2023 3.75%
Jan 28, 2023 2.79%
Oct 29, 2022 2.68%
Jul 30, 2022 0.70%
Apr 30, 2022 4.01%
Jan 29, 2022 4.98%
Oct 30, 2021 5.80%
Jul 31, 2021 7.22%