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PSMTNasdaqRetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends August 31
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 26, 2026Score 18/3034% above fair value
$164.47−2.03 (-1.22%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.09BP/E 30.5Yield 0.85%

About PriceSmart

Retail-Variety Stores, SIC 5331

PriceSmart, Inc. operates membership warehouse clubs across Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The company serves individual retail consumers and commercial business members by providing a broad assortment of consumer goods, fresh foods, hardlines, softlines, and private-label merchandise under the Member's Selection brand. It also offers specialized member services such as optical centers and pharmacies, alongside digital ordering through its website and mobile app featuring delivery and pickup options. The company organizes its activities into four operating segments: Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, and the United States.

As of August 31, 2026, the company operated 58 warehouse clubs across twelve countries and territories, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It supports these operations with regional and local distribution centers across multiple nations, as well as facilities in China. PriceSmart is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Summary of the business section of PriceSmart's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
PriceSmart Inc
Founded
1996
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Address
9797 Aero Drive 92123
Phone
(858) 404-8800
Employees
13,000, Aug 31, 2026
Industry
Retail-Variety Stores
Incorporated in
Delaware
Fiscal year ends
August 31
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP, San Diego, California

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
PSMT
Exchange
Nasdaq
IPO date
Sep 2, 1997
Shares outstanding
31M, Oct 21, 2026
Public float
$4.08B, Feb 28, 2026
Filer category
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1041803
CUSIP
741511109
ISIN
US7415111092
FIGI
BBG000BTKR92
Share class FIGI
BBG001SB78V3
LEI
549300JVYOSTGVSDZS46
EIN
33-0628530

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
David R. PriceCEO, Director176,233
John D. HildebrandtPresident and COO102,557
Francisco VelascoEVP - CLO, CRCO76,399
Gualberto HernandezEVP & Chief Financial Officer40,439
Shari G. WhiteEVP-Chief Merch. Officer20,976
Shweta BhatiaEVP and CIO26,913
Paul KovaleskiEVP-Chief Merch. Officer38,655
Wayne J. SadinEVP and CIO52,126
Michael McClearyEVP-Finance51,959
Robert E. PriceDirector1,604,893
Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector85,977
Beatriz V. InfanteDirector11,210
Edgar ZurcherDirector8,151
Gordon H. HansonDirector8,149
Leon C. JanksDirector31,865
Jeffrey FisherDirector13,784
David R. SnyderDirector11,278
Patricia MarquezDirector10,263
John ThelanDirector6,972

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2023$8.60M$5.36M$1.82M$125$103
FY2022$10.18M$7.32M$1.63M$98$90
FY2021$7.55M$9.43M$1.26M$130$113

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Executive compensation, fiscal 2025

Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement

ExecutiveSalaryBonusStock awardsIncentive payOtherTotalvs. prior year
Gualberto Hernandez
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$180.00K$150.00K–$45.00K$74.93K$449.93K–
Michael L. McCleary
Executive Vice President and Former Chief Financial Officer
$721.00K–$915.12K$180.25K$89.41K$1.91M-58%
John D. Hildebrandt
President and Chief Operating Officer
$1.03M–$2.13M$329.60K$177.24K$3.67M-64%
Francisco Velasco
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
$782.80K–$1.02M$206.00K$103.87K$2.11M-58%
David N. Price
Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer
$705.55K–$851.25K$176.39K$91.27K$1.82M-61%

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“As of August 31, 2026, we had over 13,000 employees.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings

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