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2015 Annual Report

Welcome to our 2015 Annual Report

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$68,466 $71,960 $71,279 $72,618 $73,785 $5,443 $5,740 $5,170 $4,535 $5,530 $3,049 $3,315 $2,694 $2,449 $3,321 $4.46 $5.00 $4.20 $3.83 $5.25

Financial Highlights (Note: Reflects amounts attributable to continuing operations.)

Sales

In Millions

EBIT

In Millions

Net Earnings

In Millions

Diluted EPS

`11 `12 `13 `14 `15

2015 Growth: 1.6% Five-year CAGR: 3.1%

`11 `12 `13 `14 `15

2015 Growth: 22.0% Five-year CAGR: 3.4%

`11 `12 `13 `14 `15

2015 Growth: 35.6% Five-year CAGR: 5.9%

`11 `12 `13 `14 `15

2015 Growth: 37.2% Five-year CAGR: 9.7%

Total Segment Sales: $73.8 Billion

26%

Household Essentials

21% 19%

Food & Pet Supplies

Apparel & Accessories

17% 17%

Hardlines

Home Furnishings & D?cor

A Growth Story Again

Target 2015 Annual Report

In 2015, Target drove profitable growth throughout the year with a strategic framework that we are confident will keep our company growing for years to come.

Central to our strategy ? really, to everything we do ? is a clear understanding of what our guests expect. Listening to our guests and investing the time and resources to get to know them better has already helped us achieve:

? Positive traffic growth in each quarter of 2015, building on traffic momentum from the end of 2014.

? Sales results on the high end of our comparable store sales guidance for the year, driven primarily by our signature businesses, which grew about three times faster than our overall comp.

? Digital sales growth of more than 30 percent, which continued to set the pace for U.S. retail.

? Full-year adjusted earnings per share of $4.69*, above our initial guidance of $4.45 to $4.65, and 11 percent higher than in 2014.

Our team drove these results while also undertaking several key strategic shifts. Some were challenging, like discontinuing our Canadian operations and restructuring our U.S. headquarters. Some were groundbreaking, like announcing our $1.9-billion transaction with CVS Health. This partnership will deliver ongoing value by growing traffic in our store pharmacies. Importantly, the transaction also provided more than $1 billion of net cash to support our capital deployment priorities, including the return of nearly $5 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchase, well above the goal we set at the beginning of 2015.

Above all, our team rallied around a set of key enterprise priorities focused on the things that matter most to our guests. In the course of the year, I visited with hundreds of guests in our stores and in their homes. They shared with me the reasons they love Target, and the times we've let them down. Those conversations, and the firsthand input our team receives from our guests across all touchpoints, have defined our priorities for the year.

our food position and further innovate in our merchandising, for an experience that best suits our guests.

& mobile ? what's clear from talking to our guests is that the easier we make it to shop across all of Target ? physical and digital ? the happier they are. We're focused on offering a rich digital experience that deepens engagement in stores and online, and we'll continue to invest in digital capabilities that enable our guests to seamlessly experience Target.

Local relevance and flexible formats ? we've seen positive initial results in creating locally relevant experiences in focus markets like Chicago. And, with flexible-format stores making up the bulk of our new-store openings, we'll learn even more, as each store and its assortment is custom-designed for the neighborhood it serves.

Target rewards ? we know our guests love a great deal, and current offerings like Cartwheel and REDcard Rewards offer fantastic opportunities to save. This year, we're focused on integrating our loyalty vehicles as we continue to develop a broader rewards portfolio for our guests ? getting to know their attitudes, preferences and behaviors more deeply, so we can deliver more personalized promotions and experiences.

Retail foundations ? getting the basics right is essential. When we fall short on the basics, guests have a hard time getting excited about any innovations we might envision. So, beneath all our efforts is a relentless focus on getting the fundamentals right: modernizing our supply chain, enhancing our technology, taking complexity out of our systems, elevating the use of data and driving productivity across the entire business.

The progress Target made as a team and a brand in 2015 is real, and it's sustainable. Yet, this is a team that takes nothing for granted and is working every day to deliver the best experience for our guests. We know that getting it right for them drives growth for us and strong returns for our shareholders, and we're committed to this formula for value creation as we move confidently into the future.

Signature businesses ? the categories for which our guests turn to Target and in which they expect us to lead ? namely Style, Baby, Kids and Wellness. We'll continue to invest in innovation and inspiration, knowing that signature businesses play a unique role in our results, driving the strongest growth in our portfolio. This year, we will continue to focus on category roles, redefine and improve

Brian Cornell, Chairman and CEO

*A reconciliation of adjusted EPS from continuing operations to GAAP EPS from continuing operations is provided on page 23 of our Form 10-K.

Financial Summary

Target 2015 Annual Report

2015 2014 2013 2012 (a) 2011

FINANCIAL RESULTS: (in millions)

Sales (b)

$ 73,785 $

Cost of sales 51,997

Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) 14,665

Credit card expenses

--

Depreciation and amortization 2,213

Gain on sale (c) (620)

Earnings from continuing operations before interest expense and income taxes (EBIT)

5,530

Net interest expense

607

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 4,923

Provision for income taxes 1,602

Net earnings from continuing operations 3,321

Discontinued operations, net of tax 42

Net earnings /(loss) $ 3,363 $

72,618

$

51,278

14,676

--

2,129

--

4,535

882

3,653

1,204

2,449

(4,085)

(1,636)

$

71,279

$

50,039

14,465

--

1,996

(391)

5,170

1,049

4,121

1,427

2,694

(723)

1,971

$

73,301 $ 50,568 14,643

467 2,044

(161)

5,740 684

5,056 1,741 3,315 (316) 2,999 $

69,865 47,860 14,032

446 2,084

--

5,443 822

4,621 1,572 3,049 (120) 2,929

PER SHARE:

Basic earnings/(loss) per share

Continuing operations $ 5.29 $ 3.86

$ 4.24

$ 5.05 $ 4.49

Discontinued operations

0.07 (6.44) (1.14) (0.48)

(0.18)

Net earnings/(loss) per share $ 5.35 $ (2.58)

$ 3.10

$ 4.57 $ 4.31

Diluted earnings/(loss) per share

Continuing operations $ 5.25 $ 3.83

$ 4.20

$ 5.00 $ 4.46

Discontinued operations

0.07 (6.38) (1.13) (0.48)

(0.18)

Net earnings/(loss) per share $ 5.31 $ (2.56)

$ 3.07

$ 4.52 $ 4.28

Cash dividends declared $ 2.20 $ 1.99

$ 1.65

$

1.38 $

1.15

FINANCIAL POSITION: (in millions)

Total assets (d)

$ 40,262 $ 41,172

$ 44,325

$ 47,878 $ 46,260

Capital expenditures (e) $ 1,438 $ 1,786

$ 1,886

$ 2,345 $ 2,476

Long-term debt, including current portion (e) $ 12,760 $ 12,725

$ 12,494

$ 16,260 $ 16,127

Net debt (e)(f) $ 9,752 $ 11,205

$ 12,491

$ 16,185 $ 15,983

Shareholders' investment $ 12,957 $ 13,997

$ 16,231

$ 16,558 $ 15,821

SEGMENT FINANCIAL RATIOS: (g)

Comparable sales growth (h) 2.1% 1.3% (0.4)% 2.7% 3.0%

Gross margin (% of sales) 29.5% 29.4% 29.8% 29.7% 30.1%

SG&A (% of sales) 19.6% 20.0% 20.2% 19.1% 19.1%

EBIT margin (% of sales) 6.9% 6.5% 6.8% 7.8% 7.9%

OTHER:

Common shares outstanding (in millions) 602.2 640.2 632.9 645.3 669.3

Operating cash flow provided by continuing

operations (in millions) $ 5,140 $ 5,131

$ 7,519

$ 5,568 $ 5,520

Sales per square foot (e)(i) $ 307

$

302

$ 298

$

299 $

294

Retail square feet (in thousands) (e) 239,539 239,963 240,054 237,847 235,721

Square footage growth (e) (0.2%)

--% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%

Total number of stores (e) 1,792 1,790 1,793 1,778 1,763

Total number of distribution centers (e) 40

38

37

37

37

(a) Consisted of 53 weeks. (b) For 2012 and prior, includes sales generated by retail operations and credit card revenues. (c) For 2015, includes the gain on the pharmacies and clinics transaction. For 2013, includes the gain on the receivables transaction. Refer to Form 10-K for more information. (d) Prior year balances have been revised to reflect the impact of adopting ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs and ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet

Classification of Deferred Taxes, described further in Form 10-K, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Notes 20 and 23, respectively. (e) Represents amounts attributable to continuing operations. (f) Including current portion and short-term notes payable, net of short-term investments of $3,008 million, $1,520 million, $3 million, $75 million and $144 million in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and

2011, respectively. Management believes this measure is an indicator of our level of financial leverage because short-term investments are available to pay debt maturity obligations. (g) Effective January 15, 2015, we operate as a single segment which includes all of our continuing operations, excluding net interest expense, data breach related costs and certain other expenses

which are discretely managed. (h) See definition of comparable sales in Form 10-K, Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (i) Represents sales per square foot which is calculated using rolling four quarters average square feet. In 2015, sales per square feet decreased by approximately $2 due to the December 2015

sale of our pharmacy and clinic businesses. In 2012, sales per square foot was calculated excluding the 53rd week in order to provide a more useful comparison to other years. Using total reported sales for 2012 (including the 53rd week) resulted in sales per square foot of $304.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 30, 2016

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to

Commission file number 1-6049

TARGET CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Address of principal executive offices)

41-0215170 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

55403 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 612/304-6073 Securities Registered Pursuant To Section 12(B) Of The Act:

Title of Each Class Common Stock, par value $0.0833 per share

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Note ? Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (?232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (?229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 126-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of August 1, 2015 was $51,550,988,273, based on the closing price of $81.85 per share of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of registrant's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date. Total shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0833, outstanding at March 4, 2016 were 599,982,121.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of Target's Proxy Statement to be filed on or about April 25, 2016 are incorporated into Part III.

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