Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Target Corp., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Target Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Target Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Target Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Target Corp. ROE improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 not reaching Q1 2025 level. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Target Corp. ROA improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Gross Profit Margin
Target Corp., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 6,853) | 7,222) | 6,694) | 8,064) | 6,855) | 6,586) | 6,562) | 7,037) | 6,442) | 5,511) | 6,369) | 7,855) | 7,084) | 7,546) | 7,163) | 7,512) | 6,827) | 7,023) | 4,861) | 6,076) | 5,479) | 5,558) | 5,153) | 5,835) | 5,055) | 5,313) | 4,931) | ||||||||
| Sales | 25,228) | 25,021) | 24,143) | 31,467) | 25,004) | 24,384) | 24,948) | 30,983) | 26,122) | 25,653) | 24,830) | 30,616) | 25,290) | 24,826) | 23,879) | 27,997) | 22,336) | 22,696) | 19,371) | 23,132) | 18,414) | 18,183) | 17,401) | 22,735) | 17,590) | 17,552) | 16,556) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 27.24% | 27.30% | 26.86% | 26.53% | 25.67% | 25.02% | 23.72% | 23.57% | 24.41% | 25.21% | 27.33% | 28.34% | 28.73% | 29.33% | 29.44% | 28.38% | 28.32% | 28.03% | 27.78% | 28.87% | 28.70% | 28.46% | 28.37% | 28.39% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 10.98% | 10.92% | 10.80% | 10.69% | 10.67% | 10.57% | 10.44% | 10.41% | 10.39% | 10.48% | 10.71% | 10.94% | 11.02% | 11.13% | 11.23% | 11.30% | 11.32% | 11.20% | 11.15% | 11.02% | 11.09% | 11.02% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 24.00% | 23.94% | 23.83% | 23.73% | 23.64% | 23.55% | 23.43% | 23.46% | 23.68% | 23.90% | 24.23% | 24.44% | 24.41% | 24.51% | 24.55% | 24.30% | 24.24% | 24.11% | 23.94% | 24.10% | 24.23% | 24.32% | 24.43% | 24.50% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross marginQ3 2025
+ Gross marginQ2 2025
+ Gross marginQ1 2025
+ Gross marginQ4 2024)
÷ (SalesQ3 2025
+ SalesQ2 2025
+ SalesQ1 2025
+ SalesQ4 2024)
= 100 × (6,853 + 7,222 + 6,694 + 8,064)
÷ (25,228 + 25,021 + 24,143 + 31,467)
= 27.24%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Target Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Operating Profit Margin
Target Corp., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 1,168) | 1,635) | 1,296) | 1,865) | 1,317) | 1,197) | 1,328) | 1,159) | 1,022) | 321) | 1,346) | 2,095) | 2,010) | 2,467) | 2,374) | 1,836) | 1,935) | 2,300) | 468) | 1,197) | 1,002) | 1,324) | 1,135) | 1,117) | 819) | 1,133) | 1,041) | ||||||||
| Sales | 25,228) | 25,021) | 24,143) | 31,467) | 25,004) | 24,384) | 24,948) | 30,983) | 26,122) | 25,653) | 24,830) | 30,616) | 25,290) | 24,826) | 23,879) | 27,997) | 22,336) | 22,696) | 19,371) | 23,132) | 18,414) | 18,183) | 17,401) | 22,735) | 17,590) | 17,552) | 16,556) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 5.63% | 5.79% | 5.40% | 5.39% | 4.75% | 4.42% | 3.56% | 3.58% | 4.46% | 5.43% | 7.50% | 8.55% | 8.52% | 8.70% | 8.71% | 7.08% | 6.74% | 5.94% | 5.05% | 6.04% | 5.97% | 5.79% | 5.58% | 5.52% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 3.74% | 3.72% | 3.63% | 3.48% | 3.46% | 3.41% | 3.39% | 3.45% | 3.46% | 3.50% | 3.55% | 3.61% | 3.50% | 3.49% | 3.48% | 3.36% | 3.43% | 3.33% | 3.16% | 3.17% | 3.21% | 3.17% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 4.31% | 4.28% | 4.24% | 4.20% | 4.00% | 3.49% | 3.46% | 3.37% | 3.49% | 4.10% | 4.27% | 4.57% | 4.50% | 4.54% | 4.34% | 4.06% | 4.11% | 3.96% | 3.93% | 3.96% | 4.12% | 4.20% | 4.25% | 4.30% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ3 2025
+ Operating incomeQ2 2025
+ Operating incomeQ1 2025
+ Operating incomeQ4 2024)
÷ (SalesQ3 2025
+ SalesQ2 2025
+ SalesQ1 2025
+ SalesQ4 2024)
= 100 × (1,168 + 1,635 + 1,296 + 1,865)
÷ (25,228 + 25,021 + 24,143 + 31,467)
= 5.63%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Target Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Net Profit Margin
Target Corp., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 854) | 1,192) | 942) | 1,382) | 971) | 835) | 950) | 876) | 712) | 183) | 1,009) | 1,544) | 1,488) | 1,817) | 2,097) | 1,380) | 1,014) | 1,690) | 284) | 834) | 714) | 938) | 795) | 798) | 622) | 799) | 718) | ||||||||
| Sales | 25,228) | 25,021) | 24,143) | 31,467) | 25,004) | 24,384) | 24,948) | 30,983) | 26,122) | 25,653) | 24,830) | 30,616) | 25,290) | 24,826) | 23,879) | 27,997) | 22,336) | 22,696) | 19,371) | 23,132) | 18,414) | 18,183) | 17,401) | 22,735) | 17,590) | 17,552) | 16,556) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 4.13% | 4.25% | 3.93% | 3.91% | 3.45% | 3.17% | 2.53% | 2.58% | 3.22% | 3.97% | 5.55% | 6.64% | 6.65% | 6.37% | 6.38% | 4.73% | 4.37% | 4.21% | 3.50% | 4.25% | 4.23% | 4.15% | 4.00% | 3.95% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 2.98% | 2.95% | 2.88% | 2.78% | 2.70% | 2.65% | 2.60% | 2.63% | 2.59% | 2.62% | 2.65% | 2.67% | 2.59% | 2.61% | 2.58% | 2.48% | 2.55% | 2.45% | 2.36% | 2.44% | 2.47% | 2.45% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 2.95% | 2.36% | 2.91% | 2.41% | 2.57% | 2.24% | 1.83% | 1.93% | 1.51% | 2.38% | 2.28% | 2.41% | 1.41% | 1.79% | 2.19% | 2.43% | 3.62% | 3.33% | 2.83% | 2.86% | 2.79% | 2.50% | 1.64% | 1.31% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2025
+ Net earningsQ2 2025
+ Net earningsQ1 2025
+ Net earningsQ4 2024)
÷ (SalesQ3 2025
+ SalesQ2 2025
+ SalesQ1 2025
+ SalesQ4 2024)
= 100 × (854 + 1,192 + 942 + 1,382)
÷ (25,228 + 25,021 + 24,143 + 31,467)
= 4.13%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Target Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Target Corp., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 854) | 1,192) | 942) | 1,382) | 971) | 835) | 950) | 876) | 712) | 183) | 1,009) | 1,544) | 1,488) | 1,817) | 2,097) | 1,380) | 1,014) | 1,690) | 284) | 834) | 714) | 938) | 795) | 798) | 622) | 799) | 718) | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ investment | 14,489) | 14,429) | 13,840) | 13,432) | 12,514) | 11,990) | 11,605) | 11,232) | 11,019) | 10,592) | 10,774) | 12,827) | 13,803) | 14,860) | 14,959) | 14,440) | 13,319) | 12,578) | 11,169) | 11,833) | 11,545) | 11,836) | 11,117) | 11,297) | 11,080) | 11,167) | 11,158) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 30.16% | 31.10% | 29.84% | 30.81% | 29.02% | 28.13% | 23.45% | 24.75% | 31.29% | 39.88% | 54.37% | 54.15% | 49.13% | 42.45% | 41.32% | 30.25% | 28.70% | 28.00% | 24.80% | 27.73% | 28.11% | 26.64% | 27.11% | 26.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 30.98% | 31.19% | 32.95% | 32.73% | 24.92% | 25.11% | 25.46% | 26.55% | 27.40% | 28.31% | 28.28% | 28.39% | 27.97% | 28.51% | 28.67% | 27.75% | 29.10% | 21.89% | 22.08% | 22.74% | 23.55% | 24.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 22.33% | 18.42% | 23.30% | 18.50% | 20.50% | 17.65% | 15.61% | 15.23% | 12.41% | 17.88% | 16.90% | 16.42% | 9.75% | 12.48% | 15.64% | 16.69% | 24.24% | 23.76% | 22.02% | 19.93% | 20.14% | 18.27% | 12.28% | 9.20% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2025
+ Net earningsQ2 2025
+ Net earningsQ1 2025
+ Net earningsQ4 2024)
÷ Shareholders’ investment
= 100 × (854 + 1,192 + 942 + 1,382)
÷ 14,489 = 30.16%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Target Corp. ROE improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 not reaching Q1 2025 level. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Target Corp., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 854) | 1,192) | 942) | 1,382) | 971) | 835) | 950) | 876) | 712) | 183) | 1,009) | 1,544) | 1,488) | 1,817) | 2,097) | 1,380) | 1,014) | 1,690) | 284) | 834) | 714) | 938) | 795) | 798) | 622) | 799) | 718) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 58,531) | 55,995) | 55,117) | 55,356) | 56,229) | 53,206) | 52,150) | 53,335) | 55,615) | 52,470) | 50,842) | 53,811) | 54,411) | 51,385) | 50,471) | 51,248) | 50,661) | 48,000) | 44,806) | 42,779) | 43,741) | 41,566) | 40,619) | 41,290) | 43,572) | 39,996) | 38,929) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 7.47% | 8.01% | 7.49% | 7.48% | 6.46% | 6.34% | 5.22% | 5.21% | 6.20% | 8.05% | 11.52% | 12.91% | 12.46% | 12.28% | 12.25% | 8.52% | 7.54% | 7.34% | 6.18% | 7.67% | 7.42% | 7.59% | 7.42% | 7.11% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 10.32% | 10.55% | 10.56% | 10.24% | 8.84% | 9.12% | 8.99% | 9.05% | 8.91% | 9.11% | 8.84% | 8.74% | 8.05% | 8.45% | 8.25% | 7.91% | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.17% | 7.74% | 7.26% | 8.06% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 7.47% | 6.11% | 7.46% | 6.15% | 6.29% | 5.50% | 4.61% | 4.80% | 3.62% | 5.61% | 5.28% | 5.58% | 3.28% | 4.21% | 5.18% | 5.35% | 7.87% | 7.54% | 6.45% | 6.29% | 6.02% | 5.47% | 3.57% | 3.04% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2025
+ Net earningsQ2 2025
+ Net earningsQ1 2025
+ Net earningsQ4 2024)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (854 + 1,192 + 942 + 1,382)
÷ 58,531 = 7.47%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Target Corp. ROA improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |