Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.
Target Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 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).
The balance sheet exhibits a general expansion in total liabilities and shareholders' investment, growing from 44,806 million USD in May 2020 to 61,235 million USD by August 2026. This growth is characterized by significant fluctuations in short-term obligations and a notable recovery in equity following a mid-period contraction.
- Current Liabilities and Working Capital Trends
- Current liabilities demonstrate a cyclical pattern, primarily driven by accounts payable. Accounts payable peaked at 16,250 million USD in October 2021 and have since fluctuated between 11,500 million USD and 14,400 million USD. Accrued and other current liabilities remained relatively stable, gradually increasing from 4,619 million USD in May 2020 to 6,738 million USD in August 2026. The current portion of long-term debt exhibits high volatility, indicating irregular repayment schedules or frequent refinancing activities, with spikes observed in January 2021 and May 2024.
- Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Obligations
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, showed a gradual increase from 14,073 million USD in May 2020 to a peak of 16,010 million USD in early 2023, before stabilizing around 14,221 million USD by August 2026. Noncurrent operating lease liabilities have trended upward over the period, rising from 2,249 million USD to 3,332 million USD, reflecting an increase in long-term lease commitments. Deferred income taxes also saw a significant rise, more than doubling from 1,122 million USD in May 2020 to 2,504 million USD by August 2026.
- Shareholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
- Shareholders' investment experienced a distinct U-shaped trend. After rising to 14,959 million USD in May 2021, equity declined to a low of 10,592 million USD by July 2022. This contraction was largely mirrored in retained earnings, which fell from 9,372 million USD in May 2021 to 4,421 million USD in July 2022. However, a strong recovery followed, with shareholders' investment reaching 17,843 million USD and retained earnings climbing to 10,890 million USD by August 2026, indicating a period of sustained profitability and capital accumulation in the latter half of the analyzed timeframe.
- Overall Capital Structure
- The total liability load increased from 33,637 million USD in May 2020 to 43,392 million USD in August 2026. While total liabilities grew, the more aggressive growth in shareholders' equity during the final four years suggests a shift toward a more equity-funded capital structure. Accumulated other comprehensive loss narrowed from a peak negative of 854 million USD in May 2020 to 414 million USD in August 2026, contributing marginally to the overall strengthening of the equity position.
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