The companies on the Global 500 employ 70.2 million people, and their revenue represents more than one-third of the world’s GDP.

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With a combined revenue of $21 trillion and $2.1 trillion in profits, the 2026 Fortune 500 is the definitive list of America's largest companies.

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The 300 companies on this year’s list brought in over $12.5 trillion in revenue for the latest 12 months, with the median revenue figure at $24 billion.

America's Most Innovative Companies

This year's 100 Best Companies to Work For are rebuilding the social contract at work so people feel supported, trusted, and future-ready as they undergo that transition.

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Employees say:"I believe Target is a great place to work because the management genuinely values employee input and encourages us to share ideas for improving the store. I’ve seen firsthand how suggestions are taken seriously, leading to initiatives like improved scheduling flexibility and enhanced training programs. This supportive environment, combined with competitive benefits, makes me feel truly valued and motivated to excel every day."

Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For

See which workplaces made this year's list.

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The corporations on our annual list of the world's 500 largest companies combined to generate $41.7 trillion in revenue over the past year.

Almost $20 trillion in revenue—and a record-breaking $1.87 trillion in profits. Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive list of the biggest companies in America.

The top companies on our list have one thing in common: Staff largely trust leadership to see them as well-rounded people and reward them for a job well done.

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Employees say: "The sense of connection this company has with its employees is truly unique. The level of care that Target shows through benefits offerings, community involvement, and developmental investment is unparalleled in the industry."

The 300 companies on this year’s list brought in over $12.6 trillion in revenue for the latest 12 months, with the median revenue figure at $22 billion.

Leaders in all industries rely more than ever on Big Tech—and appreciate the giants that deliver, at scale, without drama.

World's Most Admired Companies

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Employees say:"I love the culture of Target. Always have. I worked for Target 25 years ago as a TL then came back as an ETL. I always took the culture and values I learned at Target to other places I worked. As an ETL I work a lot of hours and a lot of work is expected but never have I wavered on feeling proud to work for this company. I enjoy coming to work, seeing my co-workers and most days, feel accomplished in the work that I complete. Thank you for allowing me to have a career that has provided me so much joy!"

The corporations on our annual list posted aggregate revenues of $41 trillion for the second year in a row.

Industries included in the sector are automotive retail, general merchandisers, internet retail, and specialty retail.

Fortune Sector Leaders: Retailing

The Fortune 500, in its 70th year in 2024, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue.

Creating a more empathetic workplace looks like staying loyal to workers, emphasizing D&I initiatives, and paying well.

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Down 39 spots from last year’s list, retail behemoth Target weathered nine store closures in September due to “<a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/26/target-stores-closing-list-2023-theft-crime">theft and organized retail crime</a>,” which came a few months after it pulled Pride merch from its shelves following conservative customer backlash, which the company said <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/16/1194176045/target-sales-lgbtq-pride-bud-light">impacted sales</a>. At the same time, Target expanded its Target Forward strategy to offer benefits and career growth opportunities, physical and mental health support, and family support. It also expanded access to health benefits for hourly paid employees working 25 hours per week, with 20% more employees becoming eligible for the benefits. Target also told Fortune that CEO <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=dea8dac3f91dbfe3&amp;rlz=1C5GCCM_en&amp;sxsrf=ACQVn09I5zSQpBwdjS7I4tVhL87Vj3cu8g:1709732397695&amp;q=Brian+Cornell&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLSz9U3MC4vL8ozesRoyi3w8sc9YSmdSWtOXmNU4-IKzsgvd80rySypFJLgYoOy-KR4uJC08Sxi5XUqykzMU3DOL8pLzckBAPS_UdhWAAAA&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiVx-bB4d-EAxVSrYkEHRqeCjkQzIcDKAB6BAgfEAE">Brian Cornell</a> frequently travels to stores and supply-chain facilities unannounced to familiarize himself with employees’ work. He meets with summer interns and hosts monthly meets with officers, which have hundreds of employees in attendance. &nbsp;The company continues to invest in increasing employee wages. In 2017, the retailer announced a path to raise its starting wage to $15 an hour, and it reached the goal in 2020. In 2022, the company set starting wages with a range of $15 to $24 an hour for hourly employees, depending on the market. &nbsp;Target’s Dream to Be program gives part- and full-time employees in the U.S. access to tuition-free bachelors’ and associate degrees and certificates from 250 programs across 40 schools. The program also provides up to $10,000 per year for master’s degrees available within its catalog. Among enrollees, turnover is 70% lower, and promotions are three times higher.

The 200 companies on this list are transforming industries from the inside out.

The 26th edition of the list shows how much esteem Big Tech giants command among other business leaders.

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The 25th Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies list suggests that tech giants’ peers respect them as much as ever.

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Building a culture of trust and transparency is essential to help everyone thrive, especially in rocky economic times.

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As one of the world’s leading retailers, Target is committed to changing the world, starting with its employees. 
<ul> 
 	<li>Target sets aggressive goals for investing in diverse employees and suppliers. Between 2019 and 2021, they met or exceeded their goals, including increasing promotions of people of color by 62% and spending $1.78 billion with diverse suppliers.</li> 
 	<li>The Target Forward commitment prioritizes sustainable brands, eliminating waste, and boosting opportunity and equity.</li> 
 	<li>The company recently launched a debt-free education assistance program, offering financial aid for full-time and part-time team members at stores, supply chain facilities, and headquarter locations who are seeking degrees.</li> 
 	<li>Target <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/28/target-will-cover-employees-travel-to-other-states-for-abortion.html">covers travel costs for employees seeking abortions</a> in another state.</li> 
 	<li>“I think it is unique that Target invites people to bring their authentic self to the workplace. I assist with the hiring process, so I have often gotten the questions like, ‘I have piercings (or tattoos or hot-pink hair),’ and I am happy to say that you don’t have to cover that up,” noted one employee. “And in more recent years, I can proudly tell people who are trans or nonbinary that they can be known and accepted by their preferred name and pronouns.”</li> 
</ul>

The corporations on our annual list of the world’s largest companies delivered a record $41 trillion in aggregate revenues.

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The 300 companies on this list are transforming industries from the inside out.

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Employees say: 
 
"I really feel that the current leadership has made strong effort to bring out the best aspects of our culture and build on them to reinforce their importance. I have been here almost 16 years, and the friends I work with are the main reason I have stayed so long. How Target managed through the pandemic and shifted our working style to protect the team then and transition us to the hybrid model was a very clear demonstration of our culture."

The Fortune 500, in its 69th year in 2023, ranks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue.

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The retailer and grocer is the fifth-largest employer among Fortune 500 companies. While it operates nearly 2,000 U.S. stores, about 18% of its sales now originate online. 
<ul> 
 	<li>As consumers pulled back on discretionary spending in 2022, Target found itself with an inventory surplus that pushed it to slash prices. Partly as a result, profits fell 60% from fiscal year 2021, to $2.8 billion.</li> 
 	<li>After the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Target was among the companies declaring they would pay for employees to travel out of state to access abortion services if necessary. That announcement drew blowback from conservatives. On another culture-war front, Target’s decision in May 2023 to move Pride-themed merchandise to less prominent positions in some stores, in response to threats and angry reactions from customers, was sharply criticized by LGBTQ+ rights activists.</li> 
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Just as it dominates our economy, Big Tech now dominates Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation.

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When it comes to supporting employees, flexibility, diversity, and a few extra paid days off go a long way.

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Throughout the pandemic, Target rolled out new benefits and programs to help its frontline workers, including awarding $200 bonuses to hourly full- and part-time store employees in July 2021. The retailer is continuing its commitment to strong teams and a supportive workplace by bolstering its minimum wage and health care benefits. In February, Target expanded its starting wage range by $9 per hour in an initiative that will roll out regionally throughout 2022. Depending on the location and position, Target will now pay a starting rate between $15 and $24 per hour. And beginning in April, Target store employees who work an average minimum of 25 hours a week will have the option to enroll in the company’s health insurance plan—an expansion that makes 20% of the retailer’s workforce newly eligible for comprehensive health care benefits.

Aggregate sales hit $37.8 trillion last year—an increase of 19%, the highest annual growth rate in the list’s history.

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Employees say: 
 
“Having been a Target Team Member for a long time, there is no place else I would rather work at. This is my second family and we have been through everything together. The people are what keep me here! Just the different walks of life, personalities and cultures are what make it special.”

This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 68th running of the list.

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The internet’s favorite department store chain continued to thrive in 2021, as profit increased by 59% and revenue by 13.3% compared to the year before and shoppers’ behavior settled into a new normal. Drawing in customers has presented less of a problem for Target than recruiting and retaining employees in a tight labor market. Investing $300 million in initiatives to expand pay and benefits, Target announced in August 2021 that it would offer to pay college tuition and associated expenses for more than 340,000 full- and part-time employees. And in March 2022 the chain said that it would raise its minimum wage (depending on the role) from $15 an hour to as much $24 hourly.

After a year in which humanity leaned more heavily than ever on tech giants, see which companies topped Fortune's ranking of corporate reputation.

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Our 2021 list of the 100 best companies to work for, as ranked by their employees. See which companies made the list.

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Target was one of the pandemic’s big retail winners, with 2020 revenue rising 20%. But the company understood it could not have reached that sales level without its employees, and was among the first to provide a $2 an hour pay increase in the hectic first months of the pandemic. The discount retailer also accelerated its minimum wage increase to $15, putting some rivals, notably Walmart and Kroger, on the defensive. And acknowledging the physical and mental health risks to its workers, Target allowed employees 65 and older or pregnant additional fully paid leave.

Total revenue for the world’s biggest companies fell 4.8% to $31.7 trillion this year—the first decline in half a decade.

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After years of multibillion-dollar investments, Target emerged as a major e-commerce player during the pandemic. The company tripled its online business, and overall sales were up 20% last year. Its store brands, 10 of which are now billion-dollar labels, continued to catch on with shoppers even as Target made deeper inroads as a grocer. To maintain this momentum, Target plans to spend $4 billion annually in the next few years, opening more stores in city centers, remodeling hundreds a year, and expanding its e-commerce infrastructure.

These companies foster supportive cultures, where employees find opportunities for growth with help from their colleagues.

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Employees say: 
 
“Target takes care of its people and thrives when faced with uncertainty. With everything our country faced last year, Target offered incentives and took care of their employees.”

Best Large Workplaces in New York

See which retailers made this year's list.

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Employees say: 
 
“What I find unique about working at Target is that they truly give equal opportunity and don't base any decisions on your race or gender or just the way you look. All different types of people are given a chance to work here and be part of a team.”

The companies on this year's list make a conscious effort to be supportive, inclusive workplaces.

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Employees say: 
 
“You are given the confidence each and every day to truly be who you want to be here. Being confident as an individual makes a confident employee and that is really shown here.”

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This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 67th running of the list.

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For an astounding 13th straight year, Apple claims the top spot in Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation, based on a survey of almost 3,800 executives, directors, and analysts.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $33.3 trillion in revenues and $2.1 trillion in profits.

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Target made a big bet on renewing its own brands, remodeling stores, and overhauling its e-commerce efforts. It has paid off handsomely. The discount chain emerged as one of the big winners during the novel coronavirus pandemic thanks to its improved grocery offerings and newfound online prowess. Target’s apparel and home goods brands, many of which are quite new, have stolen market share from weakened department stores. As shoppers begin to return to non-essential items, that land grab is likely to continue, shielding Target to some extent from any prolonged downturn in consumer spending.

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Employees say: 
 
"They focus on self-improvement in areas you are interested in, and give opportunities to explore those interests within the company. I feel extremely supported when I want to learn more about a subject."

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Employees say: 
 
“Target understands that team members have home lives, personal passions and ambitions. Target respects these human aspects of its employees and offers the flexibility to pursue a balance between work and life that is energizing and fulfilling.”

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 66th running of the list.

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Target has made a big bet on renewing its own brands—remodeling stores and overhauling its e-commerce efforts. And it has paid off in a big way. The discount chain has emerged as one of the big winners during the pandemic, thanks to its improved grocery offerings and newfound online prowess. Target’s apparel and home goods brands, many of which are quite new, have taken market share away from weakened department stores. And as shoppers begin to return to non-essential items, that land grab is likely to continue, shielding Target to some extent from any prolonged downturn in consumer spending.

We surveyed tens of thousands of young employees to create this list of millennials’ favorite workplaces.

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Employees say: 
 
"Amazing teams that are very engaged. Set up for success in terms of resources. Responsibility and decision rights pushed down which empowers all levels. Great learning and development opportunities and team-building events. Endless opportunity here." 
 
Read more: <a href="https://fortune.com/2020/08/06/target-best-workplaces-millennials-company-culture-melissa-kremer/?mmmmmbmb">How Target creates a great workplace for millennials</a> 
 
 
 
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Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2019 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.7 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 65th running of the list.

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This year's Fortune 500 marks the 64th running of the list.

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This year's Fortune 500 marks the 63rd running of the list.

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This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.6 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 62nd running of the list.

Business insiders have spoken: Asked which companies they most admire, more than 4,100 executives, directors, and analysts chose these top 50 All-Stars.

The world's 500 largest companies generated $31.2 trillion in revenues and $1.7 trillion in profits in 2014. Together, this year's Fortune Global 500 employ 65 million people worldwide and are represented by 36 countries.

This year's Fortune 500 marks the 61st running of the list. Wal-Mart claims the top spot again. See who made the list.

Global business is back. After limping through a worldwide financial crisis and economic slowdown, the 500 largest companies ranked by revenues shattered all sorts of performance records in 2013: They racked up combined revenues of $31.1 trillion, up 2.5% from 2012, and profits soared 27% to nearly $2 trillion. China’s 95 companies (up from 89 last year) posted $5.8 trillion in revenues. The U.S. has four fewer companies on the list than last year but remains (for now) the country leader, with 128 corporations on the list—including No. 1 Wal-Mart Stores—reporting $8.6 trillion in revenues. 

Wal-Mart stayed on top as its sales crept closer to half-a-trillion dollars. Apple moved into the top five. And UnitedHealth Group continued its steady climb. 

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Target is a mass-market retail chain with more than 2,000 stores in the U.S. as of 2026. Beauty and household items make up nearly a third of Target’s sales, followed by groceries and home furnishings. Most of Target’s sales occur in its stores, with about 20% originating online. About a third of its sales come from Target-owned brands. It also partners with Starbucks and CVS, which operate outlets in Target stores. The company’s origins trace back to 1902 and the beginnings of what became the Dayton-Hudson department store company. The first Target opened in 1962.

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Target Corporation Third Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call. During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen only mode. Afterwards, we will invite you to participate in a question and answer session. At the close of prepared remarks, we will open the queue for the Q and A session.

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded, Wednesday, November 20, 2024. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. John Hulbert, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us on our Q3 2024 earnings conference call. On the line with me today are Brian Cornell, Chair and Chief Executive Officer Rick Gomez, Chief Commercial Officer Michael Fidelki, Chief Operating Officer and Jim Lee, Chief Financial Officer. In a few moments, Brian, Rick, Michael and Jim will provide their insights on

our Q3 performance along with our outlook and priorities for the remainder of

the year. Following their remarks, we'll open the phone lines for a question and answer session. This morning, we're joined on this conference call by investors and others who are listening to our comments via webcast. Following the call, Jim and I will be available to answer your follow-up questions. And finally, as a reminder, any forward looking statements that we make this morning are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in this morning's earnings press release and in our most recently filed 10 ks.

Also, in these remarks, we refer to non GAAP financial measures, including adjusted earnings per share. Reconciliations of all non GAAP numbers to the most directly comparable GAAP number are included in this morning's press release, which is posted on our Investor Relations website. With that, I'll turn it over to Brian for his thoughts on the quarter and his priorities for the Q4 and beyond.

Thanks, John, and good morning, everyone. I want to start my remarks today by welcoming Jim Lee to his first conference call as Target's CFO. Jim recently joined our team from PepsiCo, where he gained a wealth of experience in numerous positions throughout their business. Since he arrived here in September, Jim's been learning our business, and I've been incredibly impressed with his to synthesize large amounts of data, drill into what's most important, generate innovative solutions when presented with problems, and then take quick action to address them.

I'm confident you'll enjoy getting to know Jim in the quarters and years ahead, just as I have over the last several months. I also want to thank Michael for stepping up and occupying 2 important roles during the CFO search process. He did an incredible job leading both the finance and operations teams over the first half of the year. And I know both of those teams are grateful for his leadership. And of course, I want to thank the entire Target team for their leadership in successfully navigating through a difficult environment this quarter, a period that included a number of performance highlights and which also presented multiple challenges across our business.

Because of our team's dedication to serving our guests and their focus on delivering newness and strong value, we saw healthy growth in traffic throughout the quarter even as we encountered some macro headwinds that caused our EPS to be lower than expected. Despite these headwinds, we're encouraged that operating income has grown 6.7% through the 1st 3 quarters of the year. We're highly confident in our proven long term strategy and in our ability to move beyond this current volatility. And importantly, we're continuing to make the right investments in our business that will help us deliver profitable growth in the years ahead. Among the drivers of our top sales, traffic grew a healthy 2.4% this quarter, representing well over 10,000,000 incremental transactions compared with last year.

This growth in traffic was mostly offset by a decline in average ticket, as consumers continue to spend cautiously, most notably in discretionary categories. Overall, our Q3 comp sales increased 0.3%, near the bottom of our expected range. As you know, we focus on traffic as a key indicator of guest engagement, and the growth we've been seeing is a validation of our guest focused strategies and our team's commitment to delivering newness, value and a differentiated experience. We continue to measure year over year increases in guest service scores and we're really pleased with the response to thousands of price reductions we introduced earlier this year, which we're extending with another 2,000 more as we enter the holiday season. We've also seen strong results in the digital channel, which grew by nearly 11% this quarter.

Among our digital services, we saw nearly 20% growth in our same day delivery powered by Target Circle 360 as more guests learn about it and respond to the value and convenience this service offers. We also saw double digit growth in Drive Up this quarter, which accounted for more than $2,000,000,000 in our Q3 sales. We also saw healthy growth in our ship to home business in Q3 as guests responded to the changes we made to streamline the shopping experience, increase speed and reliability and lower our costs by moving more of our shipments through sortation centers. At the category level, we've seen persistent strength in beauty. We saw a comp increase of more than 6% in the quarter.

All our frequency businesses delivered solid growth in both traffic and sales. And we're pleased with our relative performance versus the market in apparel, even with a small sales decline in an environment where we saw slow sales of cold weather apparel across the industry. Our other 2 discretionary businesses, Home and Hardlines, saw continued softness in Q3 as consumers continue to spend cautiously in these categories. When we assess the consumer and macro environment, we're seeing many of the same themes that have defined the environment for some time. Consumers tell us their budgets remain stretched and they're shopping carefully as they work to overcome the cumulative impact of multiple years of price inflation.

They're becoming increasingly resourceful in their shopping behaviors, waiting to buy until the last moment of need, focusing on deals and then stocking up when they find them. As a result, we're seeing a stronger response to promotions than we've seen in some time. Yet consumers are still willing to spend when they find the right combination of newness and value, and they're continuing to celebrate important seasonal moments throughout the year. Because they've worked hard to control their day to day spending, consumers sometimes allow themselves to splurge a little bit when they find the right item or the right seasonal moment arrives. As Michael will highlight in more detail, our supply chain faced some unique challenges related to the East Coast and Gulfport strikes.

In order to protect our in stocks and ensure we're ready for Q4, our team changed the timing of certain shipments and directed a portion of our receipts to other ports. Receipt timing changes and the impact of softer than expected sales in discretionary categories resulted in elevated levels of inventory earlier than in a typical year, leading to higher than expected costs in our supply chain. While we weren't pleased with this cost pressure, we are confident we took the right steps to safeguard our reliability as our team's decisive actions protected Q3 in stocks while supporting our Q4 merchandising plans. Beyond the headwinds in our supply chain, we also faced some unexpected pressure in health care and general liability expenses this quarter, which Jim will outline in a few minutes. Another Q3 highlight was our most recent target circle week in early October.

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