Company Dossier · Consumer Discretionary
Target Corp.
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Target Corp. is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $108 billion, up 2.0% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $4.46 billion, up 52% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to August 1, 2026: $4.27 billion, up 24% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to January 31, 2026: $0.41 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to January 31, 2026: $1.98 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 19, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.70 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 3 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed March 11, 2026): 3 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $11.0 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,905 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+47 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 59 (88 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Target Corp. is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Expanding
- Capital spending72nd pct
- Debt raised5th pct
- Buybacks vs capex77th pct
- Hiring filings47th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications66th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment72nd pct
- Call confidence61st pct
- Guidance changes92nd pct
- Risk factors added32nd pct
- Insider open-market trades45th pct
- + Guidance changes
- + Call sentiment
- − Risk factors added
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver46th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Target Corp.'s borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$15.4B
- Due within a year $1.1B
- Longer term $14.2B
- Default point $8.2B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Aug 1, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | $500M | 4.350% | 2028 (3y) | +45bp | 4.350% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $500M | 5.250% | 2036 (11y) | +90bp | 5.300% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $500M | 4.350% | 2028 (3y) | +45bp | 4.350% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $500M | 5.250% | 2036 (11y) | +90bp | 5.300% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $1B | 5.000% | 2035 (10y) | +80bp | 5.037% |
| Sep 3, 2024 | $750M | 4.500% | 2034 (10y) | +72bp | 4.572% |
From the pricing term sheets Target Corp. filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
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Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TARGET CORPORATION)third_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026PatentPatent granted: MAP ACCURACYUS 12768656
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Sep 29, 2026Patent
- Sep 29, 2026Patent
- Sep 1, 2026Patent
- Sep 1, 2026Patent
- Aug 14, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Aug 14, 20268-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Jul 22, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TARGET CORPORATION)second_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 14, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jun 12, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 12, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (TARGET CORPORATION)first_quarter 2026 · $0.5 million
- Apr 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Mar 11, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)3 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Feb 10, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 5, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jan 22, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Oct 9, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Oct 9, 20258-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Aug 20, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 13, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 21, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 10, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 12, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)3 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Mar 13, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
Peers
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