Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Target's Return on Capital Employed history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.13% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.13%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.13%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.14%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.13% in Q1 2026 per TGT's latest filing, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.28% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.11% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.16%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: grew 6bps in 2022, then dropped -17bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.16% in 2022, then fell by -5bps to 0.15% in 2023, then grew by 12bps to 0.17% in 2024, then decreased by -18bps to 0.14% in 2025, then dropped by -4bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TGT's Return on Capital Employed are 0.13% (Q1 2026), 0.14% (Q4 2025), and 0.14% (Q3 2025).