---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000027419-24-000142"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TGT"
cik: "0000027419"
company_name: "TARGET CORP"
filed_at: "2024-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:20:01.109882+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Target Q2 EPS $2.57 (+43% YoY) on revenue $25.5B; raises full-year EPS guidance to $9.00-$9.70

## Summary
- GAAP & Adjusted EPS $2.57 vs $1.80 last year; operating income $1.6B (+36.6%).
- Comparable sales +2.0% (traffic +3%, digital +8.7%); gross margin 28.9% vs 27.0%.
- Full-year EPS guidance raised to $9.00-$9.70 from $8.60-$9.60; Q3 guidance $2.10-$2.40.
- Operating margin rate 6.4% (+160 bps); ROIC 16.6% vs 13.7% a year ago.
- Paid $509M in dividends, repurchased $155M in shares (1.1M shares at avg $145.94).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000027419-24-000142
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TGT
- cik: 0000027419
- company_name: TARGET CORP
- filed_at: 2024-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27419/000002741924000142/0000027419-24-000142-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27419/000002741924000142/tgt-20240821.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000027419-24-000142
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000027419-24-000142.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000027419-24-000142.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.