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CEO Salary & Executive Compensation

Target TGT

CEO: Brian Cornell · Retail · 440,000 employees

Brian Cornell, CEO of Target (TGT), was reported with $21.8M in total compensation in 2026 — the SEC-disclosed headline total ("Total" line) from the Target DEF 14A proxy statement. The per-line-item salary, stock, and option split is disclosed inside that filing and is not reproduced or estimated here.

How Target CEO Pay Compares

Brian Cornell's $21.8M SEC-disclosed total compensation is 0% below the Retail industry median of $21.8M across 3 tracked companies with real disclosed totals.

Source: CEO total compensation is the SEC-disclosed headline figure (iXBRL ecd:PeoTotalCompAmt) from Target’s DEF 14A proxy statement. Per-line-item salary / stock / option splits are disclosed in the filing and are not reproduced or estimated here.

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$21.8M
CEO Total Comp (FY2026)
440,000
Employees
$107.6B
Revenue
$60.0B
Market Cap

Total Compensation History

Fiscal YearTotal Compensation (SEC-disclosed)
2026$21.8M
2025$20.4M
2024$19.2M
2023$17.7M
2022$19.8M

Figures are the headline “Total” from each year’s SEC DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. The line-item salary / bonus / stock / option split is disclosed in the source proxy and is not reproduced or estimated here.

CEO total compensation is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR (headline total only). The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.

Peer CEO Compensation

Brian Cornell, CEO of Target (TGT), was reported with $21.8M in total compensation — the SEC-disclosed headline total ("Total" line) from the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement. The per-line-item salary, stock, and option split is disclosed inside that filing and is not reproduced here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Brian Cornell, CEO of Target (TGT), was reported with $21.8M in total compensation — the SEC-disclosed headline total ("Total" line) from the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement. The per-line-item salary, stock, and option split is disclosed inside that filing and is not reproduced here.

The figure above is from fiscal year 2026, as reported in Target's SEC DEF 14A proxy statement. The compensation history table shows up to five disclosed fiscal years.

Every figure is the SEC-disclosed headline total (iXBRL ecd:PeoTotalCompAmt — the Summary Compensation Table "Total" line) from Target's DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We report the disclosed total only and never estimate it.

Target employs approximately 440,000 people. The company operates in the Retail industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $107.6B in annual revenue.

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