Target TGT Return on invested capital
Other financials
Where this comes from
Calculated from Target’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Target’s 10-Q, filed May 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Target's return on invested capital?
- Target (TGT) reported return on invested capital of 11.9% in Q1 2026.
- How has Target's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Target's return on invested capital decreased by 35.2% year-over-year, from 18.3% to 11.9%.
- What is the long-term trend for Target's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Target's return on invested capital has grown at a -18.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 167% to 75.1%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.