Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Target Corp., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,953) | 3,821) | 7,872) | 5,024) | 3,896) | 3,683) | |
| Invested capital2 | 34,307) | 30,226) | 30,151) | 30,495) | 27,256) | 26,047) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | 14.44% | 12.64% | 26.11% | 16.47% | 14.30% | 14.14% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 21.31% | 16.31% | 20.27% | 18.56% | 14.65% | 16.61% | |
| Dollar General Corp. | 9.24% | 14.80% | 14.48% | 14.86% | 11.22% | 10.94% | |
| Walmart Inc. | 11.92% | 9.28% | 9.80% | 11.03% | 10.88% | 5.72% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 4,953 ÷ 34,307 = 14.44%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Target Corp. ROIC deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Target Corp., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2024 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Target Corp., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,953) | 3,821) | 7,872) | 5,024) | 3,896) | 3,683) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 998) | 178) | 1,546) | 1,585) | 862) | 539) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 5,951) | 3,999) | 9,418) | 6,609) | 4,759) | 4,222) | |
| Sales | 105,803) | 107,588) | 104,611) | 92,400) | 77,130) | 74,433) | |
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | 5.62% | 3.72% | 9.00% | 7.15% | 6.17% | 5.67% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 3.78% | 3.28% | 3.79% | 3.58% | 3.37% | 3.30% | |
| Dollar General Corp. | 7.71% | 11.26% | 11.03% | 11.64% | 9.65% | 9.52% | |
| Walmart Inc. | 3.88% | 3.26% | 3.77% | 4.26% | 4.52% | 2.84% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Sales
= 100 × 5,951 ÷ 105,803 = 5.62%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Target Corp. OPM deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Target Corp., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Sales | 105,803) | 107,588) | 104,611) | 92,400) | 77,130) | 74,433) | |
| Invested capital1 | 34,307) | 30,226) | 30,151) | 30,495) | 27,256) | 26,047) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | 3.08 | 3.56 | 3.47 | 3.03 | 2.83 | 2.86 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 7.57 | 6.81 | 7.03 | 6.74 | 5.62 | 6.23 | |
| Dollar General Corp. | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 1.45 | 1.42 | |
| Walmart Inc. | 4.14 | 4.05 | 3.63 | 3.38 | 3.11 | 3.21 | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2024 Calculation
TO = Sales ÷ Invested capital
= 105,803 ÷ 34,307 = 3.08
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Target Corp. TO improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Target Corp., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Feb 3, 2024 | Jan 28, 2023 | Jan 29, 2022 | Jan 30, 2021 | Feb 1, 2020 | Feb 2, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 4,953) | 3,821) | 7,872) | 5,024) | 3,896) | 3,683) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 998) | 178) | 1,546) | 1,585) | 862) | 539) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 5,951) | 3,999) | 9,418) | 6,609) | 4,759) | 4,222) | |
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | 16.78% | 4.45% | 16.42% | 23.99% | 18.12% | 12.76% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 25.54% | 27.04% | 23.89% | 23.00% | 22.65% | 19.18% | |
| Dollar General Corp. | 18.53% | 13.99% | 17.51% | 20.96% | 19.88% | 18.75% | |
| Walmart Inc. | 25.66% | 29.71% | 28.43% | 23.29% | 22.54% | 37.20% | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 998 ÷ 5,951 = 16.78%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Target Corp. CTR decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |