Target Stock Slips as Q3 2025 Sales Fall and New CEO Bets on AI, Price Cuts and $5 Billion Store Upgrade Plan
Published November 19, 2025 Target (NYSE: TGT) is heading into the critical holiday shopping season under intense pressure after reporting another quarter of declining sales, trimming its profit outlook and unveiling an ambitious turnaround plan built around price cuts, store upgrades and new AI partnerships — including a shopping app inside ChatGPT. Q3 2025 earnings: sales slip, profit holds up Target’s third‑quarter fiscal 2025 numbers show a retailer still stuck in reverse on sales, but squeezing enough efficiency out of the business to beat Wall Street’s profit expectations. According to Target’s earnings release and filings: The top line was weak,