Target (TGT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Target (TGT) posted Share-based Compensation of $45.0 million for Q2 2026, down 46.43% on a QoQ basis from $84.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 34.78% year-over-year from $69.0 million in Q2 2025.

Target (TGT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Target's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $45.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 34.78% year-over-year to $45.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $257.0 million (up 233.77% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $281.0 million, up 183.84% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $45.0 million for Q2 2026 at Target, down from $84.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $322.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$317.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $52.1 million and a median of $56.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 8150.0% — and 2024, when it jumped 300.0%.
  • Target's Share-based Compensation stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 8150.0% to -$161.0 million in 2023, then soared by 300.0% to $322.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 58.07% to $135.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 66.67% to $45.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TGT's Share-based Compensation at $45.0 million in Q2 2026, $84.0 million in Q1 2026, and $135.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn -
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 166.00 Mn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 45.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn -2.93 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.50 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 13.28 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 6.98 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 192.62 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 7.38 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 45.00 Mn
May 2, 2026 45.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 84.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 84.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 135.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 135.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -7.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -7.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 69.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 69.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -317.00 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -317.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 322.00 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 322.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 3.00 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 3.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 91.00 Mn
May 4, 2024 91.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 75.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 75.00 Mn