Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 22.52.
Forward PE Ratio (22.52) = Close Price ($163.15) / Consensus Forward EPS ($7.30)
FORWARD PE RATIO
22.52
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
16.09
median of 45 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+39.96%
vs the sector median at left
Target Corporation
Market Cap
$74.10B
Forward PE Ratio
22.52
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Target Corporation (TGT) | $74.10B | 22.52 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)vs › | $70.50B | 22.95 |
| Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ)vs › | $78.05B | 20.10 |
| Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)vs › | $84.67B | 37.76 |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (CCEP)vs › | $47.19B | 23.25 |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP)vs › | $44.18B | 14.22 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)vs › | $40.91B | 15.96 |
| Sysco Corporation (SYY)vs › | $38.23B | 17.46 |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)vs › | $36.79B | N/A |
| Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)vs › | $35.41B | 15.93 |
Trailing P/E
17.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
22.5
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $7.30 implies -24.3% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $9.64.
At today's $163.15 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-31 | $10.08 | $8.90 – $10.40 | 24 | 16.2x |
| 2028-01-31 | $9.58 | $9.06 – $10.10 | 26 | 17.0x |
| 2029-01-31 | $10.29 | $8.20 – $11.59 | 13 | 15.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute