PSMTNasdaqRetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends August 31
PRICESMART INC
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended May 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 8, 2026
$170.63+0.82 (+0.48%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.16B
- P/E (TTM)
- 32.8
- Dividend yield
- 0.74%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
17.4%+0.7 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
4.4%+0.7 pts over 5 years
Net margin
2.8%+0.5 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +7.2% | +9.0% | +9.6% | +6.5% | |
| Gross profit | +8.0% | – | +10.5% | +7.4% | |
| Operating income | +5.2% | +11.6% | +13.7% | +4.7% | |
| Net income | +6.5% | +12.3% | +13.6% | +5.2% | |
| EPS, diluted | +5.5% | +12.6% | +13.6% | +5.0% | |
| Free cash flow | +164.2% | +345.2% | -8.3% | +17.6% | |
| Dividend per share | -41.7% | +13.6% | +12.5% | +6.1% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 14.7% | 9.6% | 12.5% | |
| Return on assets | 8.5% | 5.3% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.23 | 1.34 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.16 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | -0.56× | -0.58× | -0.13× | |
| Interest coverage | 23.2× | 16.1× | 20.2× | |
| Inventory turnover | 8.9× | 8.7× | 8.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| Diluted shares | 30M | 30M | 30M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Pricesmart generated $975.22M from operations and spent $984.32M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 71% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$975.22M
Used
$984.32M
Capital expenditure$703.02M71%Dividends$181.98M18%Share buybacks$99.32M10%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin2.8%
×Asset turnover2.46×
×Equity multiplier1.81×
=Return on equity, FY202512.5%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.8% | 2.46× | 1.81× | 12.5% |
| FY2024 | 2.8% | 2.44× | 1.81× | 12.5% |
| FY2023 | 2.5% | 2.31× | 1.82× | 10.4% |
| FY2022 | 2.6% | 2.31× | 1.84× | 11.0% |
| FY2021 | 2.7% | 2.15× | 1.92× | 11.2% |
| FY2020 | 2.3% | 2.25× | 1.81× | 9.6% |
| FY2019 | 2.3% | 2.57× | 1.62× | 9.4% |
| FY2018 | 2.3% | 2.65× | 1.63× | 10.1% |
| FY2017 | 3.0% | 2.64× | 1.69× | 13.5% |
| FY2016 | 3.1% | 2.78× | 1.73× | 14.7% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
7of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$147.89M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$261.31M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year6.9% → 7.3%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$261.31M vs $147.89M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell4.7% → 6.5%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.22 → 1.34
- No dilutionShare count did not rise30M → 30M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year17.24% → 17.35%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose2.45 → 2.61