Operating Profit Margin
since 2005
Difficulty: Beginner
Calculation
Target Corp., operating profit margin, long-term trends, calculation
| Operating Profit Margin | = | 100 | × | Earnings from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes1 | ÷ | Sales1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2005 | 7.88% | = | 100 | × | 3,601 | ÷ | 45,682 |
| Jan 28, 2006 | 8.43% | = | 100 | × | 4,323 | ÷ | 51,271 |
| Feb 3, 2007 | 8.76% | = | 100 | × | 5,069 | ÷ | 57,878 |
| Feb 2, 2008 | 8.58% | = | 100 | × | 5,272 | ÷ | 61,471 |
| Jan 31, 2009 | 7.00% | = | 100 | × | 4,402 | ÷ | 62,884 |
| Jan 30, 2010 | 7.37% | = | 100 | × | 4,673 | ÷ | 63,435 |
| Jan 29, 2011 | 7.98% | = | 100 | × | 5,252 | ÷ | 65,786 |
| Jan 28, 2012 | 7.77% | = | 100 | × | 5,322 | ÷ | 68,466 |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 7.46% | = | 100 | × | 5,371 | ÷ | 71,960 |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 5.83% | = | 100 | × | 4,229 | ÷ | 72,596 |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 6.25% | = | 100 | × | 4,535 | ÷ | 72,618 |
| Jan 30, 2016 | 7.49% | = | 100 | × | 5,530 | ÷ | 73,785 |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 7.15% | = | 100 | × | 4,969 | ÷ | 69,495 |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 6.00% | = | 100 | × | 4,312 | ÷ | 71,879 |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2005-04-11), 10-K (filing date: 2006-04-10), 10-K (filing date: 2007-03-15), 10-K (filing date: 2008-03-13), 10-K (filing date: 2009-03-13), 10-K (filing date: 2010-03-12), 10-K (filing date: 2011-03-11), 10-K (filing date: 2012-03-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-03-20), 10-K (filing date: 2014-03-14), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-13), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-11), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-08), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-14).
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Comparison to Competitors
Target Corp., operating profit margin, long-term trends, comparison to competitors
| Target Corp. | Amazon.com Inc. | Costco Wholesale Corp. | eBay Inc. | Home Depot Inc. | Netflix Inc. | Walmart Inc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2005 | 7.88% | 5.09% | 2.84% | 31.67% | 10.84% | 0.44% | 5.99% |
| Jan 28, 2006 | 8.43% | 3.63% | 2.76% | 23.84% | 11.49% | 6.46% | 5.93% |
| Feb 3, 2007 | 8.76% | 4.42% | 2.55% | 7.99% | 10.65% | 7.56% | 5.94% |
| Feb 2, 2008 | 8.58% | 4.39% | 2.77% | 24.30% | 9.36% | 8.90% | 5.87% |
| Jan 31, 2009 | 7.00% | 4.61% | 2.54% | 16.69% | 6.11% | 11.49% | 5.68% |
| Jan 30, 2010 | 7.37% | 4.11% | 2.72% | 22.43% | 7.26% | 13.12% | 5.91% |
| Jan 29, 2011 | 7.98% | 1.79% | 2.80% | 20.37% | 8.59% | 11.74% | 6.10% |
| Jan 28, 2012 | 7.77% | 1.11% | 2.84% | 20.52% | 9.46% | 1.39% | 5.98% |
| Feb 2, 2013 | 7.46% | 1.00% | 2.97% | 21.01% | 10.39% | 5.22% | 5.96% |
| Feb 1, 2014 | 5.83% | 0.20% | 2.92% | 19.63% | 11.63% | 7.31% | 5.68% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 6.25% | 2.09% | 3.19% | 25.57% | 12.59% | 4.51% | 5.63% |
| Jan 30, 2016 | 7.49% | 3.08% | 3.16% | 25.89% | 13.30% | 4.30% | 5.04% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | 7.15% | 2.31% | 3.26% | 23.68% | 14.19% | 7.17% | 4.73% |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 6.00% | – | 3.24% | – | 14.55% | – | 4.12% |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2005-04-11), 10-K (filing date: 2006-04-10), 10-K (filing date: 2007-03-15), 10-K (filing date: 2008-03-13), 10-K (filing date: 2009-03-13), 10-K (filing date: 2010-03-12), 10-K (filing date: 2011-03-11), 10-K (filing date: 2012-03-15), 10-K (filing date: 2013-03-20), 10-K (filing date: 2014-03-14), 10-K (filing date: 2015-03-13), 10-K (filing date: 2016-03-11), 10-K (filing date: 2017-03-08), 10-K (filing date: 2018-03-14).