Target (TGT) Short-term Investments (2017 - 2026)

Target (TGT) posted Short-term Investments of $4.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 18.44% on a QoQ basis from $3.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 18.44% year-over-year from $3.9 billion in Q1 2025.

Target (TGT) Short-term Investments (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Target's Short-term Investments history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments rose 18.44% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $4.6 billion (up 18.44% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $4.6 billion, up 18.44% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $4.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Target, up from $3.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $5.0 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $1.3 billion in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $3.5 billion and a median of $3.9 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Short-term Investments tumbled 73.06% — and 2024, when it surged 115.71%.
  • Target's Short-term Investments stood at $5.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 73.06% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then jumped by 115.71% to $2.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 34.38% to $3.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 18.44% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TGT's Short-term Investments at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, $3.9 billion in Q1 2025, and $2.9 billion in Q1 2024.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 4.61 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 3.89 Bn
Feb 3, 2024 2.90 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 1.34 Bn
Jan 29, 2022 4.99 Bn
Jan 30, 2021 7.64 Bn
Feb 1, 2020 1.81 Bn
Feb 2, 2019 769.00 Mn
Feb 3, 2018 1.91 Bn
Jan 28, 2017 762.00 Mn