Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Target's Return on Sales history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.04%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.04%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales reached 0.03% in Q1 2026 per TGT's latest filing, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.05% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.01% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.04% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: decreased -7bps in 2022, then rose 3bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.03% in 2022, then surged by 42bps to 0.04% in 2023, then dropped by -13bps to 0.03% in 2024, then fell by -18bps to 0.03% in 2025, then increased by 26bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for TGT's Return on Sales are 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.03% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025).