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Target (MEX:TGT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 9.70 (As of May. 07, 2025)


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What is Target Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-07), Target's share price is MXN1841.95. Target's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 was MXN189.96. Hence, Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.70.

The historical rank and industry rank for Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:TGT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.07   Med: 13.47   Max: 247.36
Current: 9.64

During the past 13 years, Target's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 247.36. The lowest was 6.07. And the median was 13.47.

MEX:TGT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
60.09% of 228 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 12.215 vs MEX:TGT: 9.64

Target's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was MXN106.45. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was MXN189.96.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Target was 17.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Target's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 78.20% per year. The lowest was -19.40% per year. And the median was 12.00% per year.


Target Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Target Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Target Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.63 21.37 - 16.87 14.23

Target Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.87 16.27 13.23 15.29 14.23

Competitive Comparison of Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Target Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Target's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=1841.95/189.963
=9.70

Target's Share Price of today is MXN1841.95.
Target's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN189.96.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Target  (MEX:TGT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


Target Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Target Business Description

Address
1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55403
Target serves as the nation's seventh-largest retailer, with its strategy predicated on delivering a gratifying in-store shopping experience and a wide product assortment of trendy apparel, home goods, and household essentials at competitive prices. Target's upscale and stylish image began to carry national merit in the 1990s—a decade in which the brand saw its top line grow threefold to almost $30 billion—and has since cemented itself as a leading US retailer.Today, Target operates over 1,900 stores in the United States, generates over $100 billion in sales, and fulfills over 2 billion customer orders annually. The firm's vast footprint is typically concentrated in urban and suburban markets as the firm seeks to attract a more affluent consumer base.