Growth Metrics

Target (TGT) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Target filings provide 18 years of Share-based Compensation readings, the most recent being $84.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 12.0% to $84.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $281.0 million, a 7.57% decrease, with the full-year FY2026 number at $281.0 million, down 7.57% from a year prior.
  • Share-based Compensation hit $84.0 million in Q1 2026 for Target, up from $64.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $84.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $39.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $69.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $64.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: crashed 48.19% in 2023 and later surged 74.42% in 2024.
  • Target's Share-based Compensation stood at $55.0 million in 2022, then grew by 25.45% to $69.0 million in 2023, then grew by 15.94% to $80.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 20.0% to $64.0 million in 2025, then soared by 31.25% to $84.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Share-based Compensation were $84.0 million (Q1 2026), $64.0 million (Q4 2025), and $64.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.