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Target Corp.TGT · shops
GradeSlothDfourth fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 72.4, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger
Rank187 of 258
ProfitabilityCpercentile 50.2
SolvencyDpercentile 76.9
Growth and financingCpercentile 49.6
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $59.5B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: short runway, distress, fortress balance sheet
Inputs computable8 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 11, 2026212 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$154.792026-10-08; market equity $70.3B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$100$150NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctD$154.76
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

Open this report as it stood on

Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2013C56.9Q5
Aug 21, 2013D73.0Q5
Mar 21, 2014nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2019D69.1Q5
Mar 21, 2020B/C38.0Q5
Jul 21, 2020B35.6Q5
Jan 21, 2021B/C36.8Q5
Mar 21, 2021B23.8Q5
Mar 21, 2022A14.1Q5
Mar 21, 2023D68.3Q5
Sep 21, 2023C/D62.8Q5
Sep 21, 2024C56.8Q5
Mar 21, 2025D/E78.7Q5
Apr 21, 2025D76.2Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 11, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Target Corporation was incorporated in Minnesota in 1902. Our corporate purpose is to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. We offer our customers, referred to as "guests," fashionable, differentiated merchandise and everyday essentials at discounted prices. We operate as a single segment designed to enable guests to purchase products seamlessly in stores or through our digital channels. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profit to communities. When used in this report, the terms "we," "our," "us," "Target," and the "Corporation" mean Target Corporation and its subsidiaries, collectively, unless the context otherwise requires or indicates.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 50.2
Gross profitability49.2%[1-3]42.6%40.22422026-01-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable10.9%
one or more required annual facts are missing
Accruals ratio(4.9%)[1,4-6](4.9%)53.52872026-01-31
Gross margin stability, five years1.6 pts[2-3,7-14]1.2 pts56.92192026-01-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 76.9
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-08-01
Altman Z double-primenot computable1.92
one or more required annual facts are missing
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.84x
one or more required annual facts are missing
Interest coveragenot computable2.26x
latest aligned inputs end 2024-02-03; latest annual assets end 2026-01-31
Current ratio0.94x[15-16]1.37x76.92952026-01-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 49.6
Revenue growth, three-year compound(1.3%)[2,7,9,11]1.5%63.82692026-01-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compoundnot computable5.6%
current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000
Reinvestment rate17.9%[15-23]7.3%43.71522026-01-31
Asset growth, three years3.7%[1,6,24-25]3.4%44.62722026-01-31
Net share issuance, one year(0.6%)[26-27](0.6%)46.22112026-03-04

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.210; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.

Among 258 Peers [top]

ABCDECOST, Costco Wholesale Corp.; A, percentile 4.7; market equity $420.1B; warnings: fortress balance sheetCOSTAMZN, Amazon COM Inc.; A/B, percentile 20.2; market equity $2.7T; warnings: fortress balance sheetAMZNHD, Home Depot, Inc.; B, percentile 32.3; market equity $294.8BHDTJX, TJX Companies Inc.; C, percentile 43.6; market equity $152.6BTJXWMT, Walmart Inc.; C, percentile 52.9; market equity $877.2BWMTMCD, Mcdonalds Corp.; D, percentile 63.4; market equity $167.6BMCDTGT 72.4strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
182Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR)

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 70.4

NYSE · Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers

market equity $5.8B; last close $53.80

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

70.4D
183Wendy's Co. (WEN)

Wendy's Co. (WEN)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 70.8

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating & Drinking Places

market equity $1.2B; last close $6.23

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

70.8D
184Ingram Micro Holding Corp. (INGM)

Ingram Micro Holding Corp. (INGM)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 71.2

NYSE · Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software

market equity $6.4B; last close $27.59

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

71.2D
185HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG)

HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 71.6

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products

market equity $86.8M; last close $1.60

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

71.6D
186Team Inc. (TISI)

Team Inc. (TISI)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.0

NYSE · Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services

market equity $121.6M; last close $26.63

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

72.0D
187Target Corp. (TGT)

Target Corp. (TGT)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.4

NYSE · Retail-Variety Stores

market equity $70.3B; last close $154.79

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

72.4D
188El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.8

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $454.7M; last close $14.92

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

72.8D
189Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.2

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $242.8M; last close $6.97

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

73.2D
190Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW)

Sherwin Williams Co. (SHW)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.5

NYSE · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply

market equity $77.9B; last close $321.02

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

73.5D
191Aramark (ARMK)

Aramark (ARMK)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.9

NYSE · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $14.6B; last close $55.54

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

73.9D
192Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)

Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 74.3

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $1.2B; last close $55.32

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

74.3D
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesD69.72204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)D72.4258
same exchange, equal sleevesD68.2984
sector peers, equal inputsC/D62.6258

Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month86.6%(0.1%)96hotter than 96 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(8.9%)(24.1%)82closer to its high than 82 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value6.3%5.3%60pricier than 40 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield4.0%4.2%49pricier than 51 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.250.3641pricier than 59 of 100 peers
Sales to price1.491.7547pricier than 53 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(25.6%)(16.7%)29more equity-funded than 29 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return0.650.0296ahead of 96 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $70.3B; EBIT $5.1B; free cash flow $2.8B; book equity $17.8B; sales $104.8B; debt $14.2B; cash $2.7B[28].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 6 of 9, period end 2026-01-31
Return on assets above zero6.4%✓ pass[4,6]
Operating cash flow above zero$6.6B✓ pass[5]
Return on assets improved(1.0 pts)✗ fail[4,6,24,29]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$2.9B✓ pass[4-5]
Long-term leverage fell(0.9 pts)✓ pass[1,6,24,30-31]
Current ratio improved0.7 pts✓ pass[15-16,22-23]
No new shares issued(0.6%)✓ pass[26-27]
Gross margin improved(0.3 pts)✗ fail[2-3,7-8]
Asset turnover improved(11.1 pts)✗ fail[2,6-7,24]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalentsn/a
Operating cash flow, four quartersn/a[5,32-35]
Months of runwaynot finite
cash is missing at the end of the latest cash-flow quarter
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing42
10-Q received Aug 28, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$572.6M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input212

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$59.5B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$104.8B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
3cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$75.5B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
4net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$3.7B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
5operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$6.6B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
6assetsus-gaap:Assets$57.8B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
7revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$106.6B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
8cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$76.5B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
9revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$107.4B2024-02-032026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
10cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$77.8B2024-02-032026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
11revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$109.1B2023-01-282025-03-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
12cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$82.3B2023-01-282025-03-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
13revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$106.0B2022-01-292024-03-1310-Kfiling · viewer · series
14cost of revenueus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold$75.0B2022-01-292024-03-1310-Kfiling · viewer · series
15current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$20.0B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$21.2B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
17capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$3.7B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
18depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$3.1B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
19operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$5.1B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
20pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$4.8B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
21income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$1.1B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
22current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$19.5B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
23current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$20.8B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
24assetsus-gaap:Assets$55.4B2024-02-032025-03-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
25assetsus-gaap:Assets$53.3B2023-01-282024-03-1310-Kfiling · viewer · series
26shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding452,855,5892026-03-042026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
27shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding455,576,4642025-03-052025-03-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
28shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding454,296,7362026-08-212026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
29net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$4.1B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
30long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$14.3B2026-01-312026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
31long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$14.3B2025-02-012026-03-1110-Kfiling · viewer · series
32operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$4.5B2026-08-012026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
33operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$716.0M2026-05-022026-05-2910-Qfiling · viewer · series
34operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$3.5B2025-11-012025-11-2610-Qfiling · viewer · series
35operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$2.4B2025-08-022026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 72.4 is 7.6 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.