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How Target Corporation stacks up
TGT · against 29 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
67/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #2 of 30 · scores higher than 97% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including TGT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 67?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.4% vs peer median 6.2%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 12.2% vs peer median 8.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 67% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.3% vs peer median 4.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TGT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TGT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 30 reported | 6.2% | 4.5% | 90% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 30 reported | 10.2% | 8.0% | 83% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 13 reported | 6.4% | 5.2% | 83% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 28 reported | 25.4% | 20.4% | 59% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TGT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 2 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 3 | 861.7B MXN (≈$46.5B) | 63 | 60 | |
| 4 | 34.9B GBP (≈$45.4B) | 60 | 60 | |
| 5 | 130.9B USD | 57 | 61 | |
| 5 | 33.5B GBP (≈$43.6B) | 57 | 45 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score