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Target | Sustainability Performance

https://www.target.com

Operates retail stores offering a wide range of consumer goods, including clothing, electronics, and groceries.

1962

United States

10,001+ employees

Retail

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7691
Overall
#1654
in United States
#275
in Retail

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

5 out of 451

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

2.3M CO2e tonnes, 2025
Laggard

Renewable energy

40% 2025
Aligned

Waste generated

1.4M tonnes, 2025
Critical

Female employees

56% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

179.1M $, 2025
Laggard

Market cap

72.7B $, 2026▼42.3% YoY

Revenue

104.8B $, 2026▲1.7% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 107 out of 451


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 107 out of 451

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Scope 2 location based
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Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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40%2025

Industry rank: 46 out of 451


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 46 out of 451

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

21.2

B/M 15.4

573.6

B/M 329.5

54.2

B/M 34.8

107.5

B/M 70.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Digital Emissions


CO2e per visit (g)

Industry benchmark

B/M 0.39 g
0.5 g

B
Environmental ScoreScore B
Green HostingYes
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Waste

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1.4M2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Target Corporation, US major mass retailer, has faced sustained class actions including the historic 2013 USD 18.5 million Target credit/debit card data breach affecting 40+ million customer records (one of the largest US retail data breaches at the time), plus the contested 2023 USD 6.5+ billion sustained share price volatility amid US discretionary retail customer demand normalization affecting US institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

72.7B $, 2026▼42.3% YoY

Revenue

104.8B $, FY2026▲1.7% YoY

EBITDA

5.1B $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

5% Industry: 7▲7% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$104.8BFY2026 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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Annual revenue
EBITDA
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

4.5B 2025▼14.8% YoY

Capex

2.9B 2025▲66.2% YoY

Return on invested capital

23.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

107.4

▼ 0.8%

2024

106.6

▼ 0.9%

2025

104.8

▼ 1.0%

2026

124.5

2031

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Asset manager exclusions

1 2026▼NaN% YoY

Exclusions by region

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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61%
Independent Directors

11 out of 18 incl. management

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Overall score

78

Environment

84

Social

87

Governance

64

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

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Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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2025

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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