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Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT)

Analysis of Profitability Ratios
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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Target Corp., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 26.53% 25.67% 25.02% 23.72% 23.57% 24.41% 25.21% 27.33% 28.34% 28.73% 29.33% 29.44% 28.38% 28.32% 28.03% 27.78% 28.87% 28.70% 28.46% 28.37% 28.39%
Operating profit margin 5.39% 4.75% 4.42% 3.56% 3.58% 4.46% 5.43% 7.50% 8.55% 8.52% 8.70% 8.71% 7.08% 6.74% 5.94% 5.05% 6.04% 5.97% 5.79% 5.58% 5.52%
Net profit margin 3.91% 3.45% 3.17% 2.53% 2.58% 3.22% 3.97% 5.55% 6.64% 6.65% 6.37% 6.38% 4.73% 4.37% 4.21% 3.50% 4.25% 4.23% 4.15% 4.00% 3.95%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 30.81% 29.02% 28.13% 23.45% 24.75% 31.29% 39.88% 54.37% 54.15% 49.13% 42.45% 41.32% 30.25% 28.70% 28.00% 24.80% 27.73% 28.11% 26.64% 27.11% 26.00%
Return on assets (ROA) 7.48% 6.46% 6.34% 5.22% 5.21% 6.20% 8.05% 11.52% 12.91% 12.46% 12.28% 12.25% 8.52% 7.54% 7.34% 6.18% 7.67% 7.42% 7.59% 7.42% 7.11%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Target Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Target Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Target Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Target Corp. ROE improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Target Corp. ROA improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Gross Profit Margin

Target Corp., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Gross margin 8,064 6,855 6,586 6,562 7,037 6,442 5,511 6,369 7,855 7,084 7,546 7,163 7,512 6,827 7,023 4,861 6,076 5,479 5,558 5,153 5,835 5,055 5,313 4,931
Sales 31,467 25,004 24,384 24,948 30,983 26,122 25,653 24,830 30,616 25,290 24,826 23,879 27,997 22,336 22,696 19,371 23,132 18,414 18,183 17,401 22,735 17,590 17,552 16,556
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 26.53% 25.67% 25.02% 23.72% 23.57% 24.41% 25.21% 27.33% 28.34% 28.73% 29.33% 29.44% 28.38% 28.32% 28.03% 27.78% 28.87% 28.70% 28.46% 28.37% 28.39%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Costco Wholesale Corp. 10.69% 10.67% 10.57% 10.44% 10.41% 10.39% 10.48% 10.71% 10.94% 11.02% 11.13% 11.23% 11.30% 11.32% 11.20% 11.15% 11.02% 11.09% 11.02% 10.98% 11.00% 10.92%
Walmart Inc. 23.73% 23.64% 23.55% 23.43% 23.46% 23.68% 23.90% 24.23% 24.44% 24.41% 24.51% 24.55% 24.30% 24.24% 24.11% 23.94% 24.10% 24.23% 24.32% 24.43% 24.50%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross marginQ4 2024 + Gross marginQ3 2024 + Gross marginQ2 2024 + Gross marginQ1 2024) ÷ (SalesQ4 2024 + SalesQ3 2024 + SalesQ2 2024 + SalesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (8,064 + 6,855 + 6,586 + 6,562) ÷ (31,467 + 25,004 + 24,384 + 24,948) = 26.53%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Target Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Operating Profit Margin

Target Corp., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Operating income 1,865 1,317 1,197 1,328 1,159 1,022 321 1,346 2,095 2,010 2,467 2,374 1,836 1,935 2,300 468 1,197 1,002 1,324 1,135 1,117 819 1,133 1,041
Sales 31,467 25,004 24,384 24,948 30,983 26,122 25,653 24,830 30,616 25,290 24,826 23,879 27,997 22,336 22,696 19,371 23,132 18,414 18,183 17,401 22,735 17,590 17,552 16,556
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 5.39% 4.75% 4.42% 3.56% 3.58% 4.46% 5.43% 7.50% 8.55% 8.52% 8.70% 8.71% 7.08% 6.74% 5.94% 5.05% 6.04% 5.97% 5.79% 5.58% 5.52%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Costco Wholesale Corp. 3.48% 3.46% 3.41% 3.39% 3.45% 3.46% 3.50% 3.55% 3.61% 3.50% 3.49% 3.48% 3.36% 3.43% 3.33% 3.16% 3.17% 3.21% 3.17% 3.23% 3.24% 3.16%
Walmart Inc. 4.20% 4.00% 3.49% 3.46% 3.37% 3.49% 4.10% 4.27% 4.57% 4.50% 4.54% 4.34% 4.06% 4.11% 3.96% 3.93% 3.96% 4.12% 4.20% 4.25% 4.30%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating incomeQ4 2024 + Operating incomeQ3 2024 + Operating incomeQ2 2024 + Operating incomeQ1 2024) ÷ (SalesQ4 2024 + SalesQ3 2024 + SalesQ2 2024 + SalesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (1,865 + 1,317 + 1,197 + 1,328) ÷ (31,467 + 25,004 + 24,384 + 24,948) = 5.39%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Target Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Net Profit Margin

Target Corp., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net earnings 1,382 971 835 950 876 712 183 1,009 1,544 1,488 1,817 2,097 1,380 1,014 1,690 284 834 714 938 795 798 622 799 718
Sales 31,467 25,004 24,384 24,948 30,983 26,122 25,653 24,830 30,616 25,290 24,826 23,879 27,997 22,336 22,696 19,371 23,132 18,414 18,183 17,401 22,735 17,590 17,552 16,556
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 3.91% 3.45% 3.17% 2.53% 2.58% 3.22% 3.97% 5.55% 6.64% 6.65% 6.37% 6.38% 4.73% 4.37% 4.21% 3.50% 4.25% 4.23% 4.15% 4.00% 3.95%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.78% 2.70% 2.65% 2.60% 2.63% 2.59% 2.62% 2.65% 2.67% 2.59% 2.61% 2.58% 2.48% 2.55% 2.45% 2.36% 2.44% 2.47% 2.45% 2.46% 2.40% 2.30%
Walmart Inc. 2.41% 2.57% 2.24% 1.83% 1.93% 1.51% 2.38% 2.28% 2.41% 1.41% 1.79% 2.19% 2.43% 3.62% 3.33% 2.83% 2.86% 2.79% 2.50% 1.64% 1.31%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net earningsQ4 2024 + Net earningsQ3 2024 + Net earningsQ2 2024 + Net earningsQ1 2024) ÷ (SalesQ4 2024 + SalesQ3 2024 + SalesQ2 2024 + SalesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (1,382 + 971 + 835 + 950) ÷ (31,467 + 25,004 + 24,384 + 24,948) = 3.91%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Target Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Target Corp., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net earnings 1,382 971 835 950 876 712 183 1,009 1,544 1,488 1,817 2,097 1,380 1,014 1,690 284 834 714 938 795 798 622 799 718
Shareholders’ investment 13,432 12,514 11,990 11,605 11,232 11,019 10,592 10,774 12,827 13,803 14,860 14,959 14,440 13,319 12,578 11,169 11,833 11,545 11,836 11,117 11,297 11,080 11,167 11,158
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 30.81% 29.02% 28.13% 23.45% 24.75% 31.29% 39.88% 54.37% 54.15% 49.13% 42.45% 41.32% 30.25% 28.70% 28.00% 24.80% 27.73% 28.11% 26.64% 27.11% 26.00%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Costco Wholesale Corp. 32.73% 24.92% 25.11% 25.46% 26.55% 27.40% 28.31% 28.28% 28.39% 27.97% 28.51% 28.67% 27.75% 29.10% 21.89% 22.08% 22.74% 23.55% 24.00% 24.89% 24.89% 24.77%
Walmart Inc. 18.50% 20.50% 17.65% 15.61% 15.23% 12.41% 17.88% 16.90% 16.42% 9.75% 12.48% 15.64% 16.69% 24.24% 23.76% 22.02% 19.93% 20.14% 18.27% 12.28% 9.20%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net earningsQ4 2024 + Net earningsQ3 2024 + Net earningsQ2 2024 + Net earningsQ1 2024) ÷ Shareholders’ investment
= 100 × (1,382 + 971 + 835 + 950) ÷ 13,432 = 30.81%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Target Corp. ROE improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Target Corp., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 3, 2024 Oct 28, 2023 Jul 29, 2023 Apr 29, 2023 Jan 28, 2023 Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net earnings 1,382 971 835 950 876 712 183 1,009 1,544 1,488 1,817 2,097 1,380 1,014 1,690 284 834 714 938 795 798 622 799 718
Total assets 55,356 56,229 53,206 52,150 53,335 55,615 52,470 50,842 53,811 54,411 51,385 50,471 51,248 50,661 48,000 44,806 42,779 43,741 41,566 40,619 41,290 43,572 39,996 38,929
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 7.48% 6.46% 6.34% 5.22% 5.21% 6.20% 8.05% 11.52% 12.91% 12.46% 12.28% 12.25% 8.52% 7.54% 7.34% 6.18% 7.67% 7.42% 7.59% 7.42% 7.11%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Costco Wholesale Corp. 10.24% 8.84% 9.12% 8.99% 9.05% 8.91% 9.11% 8.84% 8.74% 8.05% 8.45% 8.25% 7.91% 7.18% 7.20% 7.17% 7.74% 7.26% 8.06% 8.24% 8.06% 7.44%
Walmart Inc. 6.15% 6.29% 5.50% 4.61% 4.80% 3.62% 5.61% 5.28% 5.58% 3.28% 4.21% 5.18% 5.35% 7.87% 7.54% 6.45% 6.29% 6.02% 5.47% 3.57% 3.04%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net earningsQ4 2024 + Net earningsQ3 2024 + Net earningsQ2 2024 + Net earningsQ1 2024) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (1,382 + 971 + 835 + 950) ÷ 55,356 = 7.48%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Target Corp. ROA improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.