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Target Corporation stock research

Nov 1, 2025

FY2025 Q3

Target (TGT) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Nov 1, 2025

Gross profit declined relative to revenue as cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross margin. Compared to the prior quarter, the margin weakened, and compared to the same quarter last year, it was slightly lower.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Nov 1, 2025 · FY2025 Q3

Gross profit declined relative to revenue as cost of revenue increased, resulting in a lower gross margin. Compared to the prior quarter, the margin weakened, and compared to the same quarter last year, it was slightly lower.

  • The most observable driver was the increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which reduced gross profit and margin.
  • The current quarter's gross margin was lower than the prior quarter and slightly lower than the year-ago quarter.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

28.2%

Gross profit

$7.1B

Revenue

$25.3B

Cost of revenue

$18.1B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

-0.1 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Feb 1, 2025$30.9B$8.1B$22.8B26.2%
May 3, 2025$23.8B$6.7B$17.1B28.2%
Aug 2, 2025$25.2B$7.3B$17.9B29.0%
Nov 1, 2025$25.3B$7.1B$18.1B28.2%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Aug 2, 2025

-0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Nov 2, 2024

-0.1 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The most observable driver was the increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which reduced gross profit and margin.

The current quarter's gross margin was lower than the prior quarter and slightly lower than the year-ago quarter.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue in future quarters.