# Target Corporation (TGT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $164.44, market value $74.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.1×** (5-yr avg 16.1×, 3-yr avg 14.1×). Target Corporation trades at 17.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 16.1×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 17.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 4.2×**. The shares trade at 4.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.7×**. Enterprise value is 9.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.0%** (5-yr avg 4.6%). Free cash flow equals 6.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 5.6%**. 5.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.5%**. 3.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 22.9%**. 22.9% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 15.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 15.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.7%** (3-yr -1.3%/yr, 5-yr 2.3%/yr). Revenue fell 1.7% over the last year, against 2.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -8.2%** (3-yr 10.8%/yr, 5-yr -1.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 8.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.89**. Debt is 0.89 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 0.94** (quick 0.94). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.82%** ($4.56 per share, trailing). Target Corporation yields 2.82%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 55%** (46% of free cash flow). 55% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.0%/yr** (1-yr 1.8%). The dividend has compounded at 11.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (34 analysts). 34 analysts cover Target Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $161.91 (-2% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 83.1%** (YTD 71.5%, 3-mo 34.2%). The shares are up 83.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.7%** (97.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 63**. An RSI of 63 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.48** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.48 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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