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- Aug 19, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Target Q2 2026: Comparable Sales Rise 3.8% and Full-Year Outlook Is Lifted
- Second-quarter net sales grew 5.3% with comparable sales up 3.8%, driven by a 3.6% increase in comparable traffic; store comparable sales rose 2.7% and digital 8.7%[1]
- GAAP and adjusted EPS were US$4.11 versus US$2.05 a year earlier, including US$994 million of pretax tariff refund benefits worth US$1.65 a share; EPS rose 20% excluding the refunds[1]
- Target now expects full-year net sales growth around 5% and GAAP and adjusted EPS of US$9.90 to US$10.90[1]
- CEO Michael Fiddelke said results give increasing confidence in the strategy, noting prices lowered on more than 10,000 items over the past year[1]
- SGB Media reported revenue of US$26.54 billion beat consensus estimates of about US$26.1 billion[3]
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- [1]90%corporate.target.com/press/release/2026/08/target-corporation-reports-second-quarter-earningscorporate.target.com· Posted Oct 5, 2026· Starts Aug 19, 2026 ✓· 37% of score
Target's[2] release is datelined "MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/" and SGB Media published its report on 19 August 2026.
- [2]92%Target Q2 2026 Earnings Highlights - Target Corporatecorporate.target.com· Published Aug 19, 2026· 31% of score
Opened: Target's[1] own highlights page.
- [3]78%Target Corp. Lifts FY Outlook on Strong Second Quarter Beat - SGB Mediasgbonline.com· Published Aug 19, 2026· 31% of score
Opened: consensus comparison.[1]
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