TARGET CORP
Target Corporation is an American retail corporation and discount department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates small-format and large-format retail stores and hypermarkets. It is the eighth-largest retailer in the U.S. and a component of the S&P 500 Index.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- TGT [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Retail-Variety Stores [1]
- Business sectors
- big-box store; retail; retail chain [2]
- Company / filing name
- TARGET CORP [1]
- Headquarters location
- Minneapolis [2]
- Business address
- 1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55403 [1]
- Founded
- 1962-05-01; 1902-06-24 [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Minnesota, United States [1]
- Founders
- George Dayton [2]
- Official website
- www.target.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 400,000 · reported year 2025 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 109,120,000,000 · reported year 2022 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- February 1 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US87612E1064 [2]
- CIK
- 0000027419 [1]
- SIC code
- 5331 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Target Corporation is an American retail corporation and discount department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates small-format and large-format retail stores and hypermarkets. It is the eighth-largest retailer in the U.S. and a component of the S&P 500 Index. [3]
The first Target retail store was co-founded as a discount retailer by John Geisse and Douglas Dayton in 1962 for department store Dayton's in Roseville, Minnesota. Dayton's was renamed Target Corporation in 2000. Target focuses on upscale, trending merchandise at lower costs. Its stores typically sell general merchandise. Target's logo refers to the center of a shooting target, and its canine mascot is named Bullseye. The corporation also operates two criminal forensics laboratories. Despite the identical logo and name and similar type of outlets, Target Corporation has never had a direct relation or affiliation to Target Australia. [3]
As of 2024, Target is ranked No. 32 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of the largest American corporations by total revenue. As of 2025, it operates more than 2,000 stores. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Target Corporation. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 400,000 · reported year 2025. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 109,120,000,000 · reported year 2022. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives TARGET CORP a fiscal year end of 0201 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: TGT (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Form 10-K filed; reporting period ends 2026-01-31. [5]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was TARGET CORP founded?
Founded: 1962-05-01; 1902-06-24. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of TARGET CORP?
Headquarters location: Minneapolis. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for TARGET CORP?
Business sectors: big-box store; retail; retail chain. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
TARGET CORP relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — TARGET CORP filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Target Corporation (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.