PriceSmart Inc (PSMT) stock

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%

PriceSmart statistics

114 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 6, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Aug 17, 2026
Fundamentals through: Aug 31, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.15B; $13.98B
Enterprise Value: $4.99B; $14.58B
PE Ratio: 30.83; 21.90
PS Ratio: 0.88; 1.32
PB Ratio: 3.54; 4.67
P/TBV Ratio: 3.65; 5.57
P/FCF Ratio: 53.42; 23.04
P/OCF Ratio: 16.73; 12.56

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.85; 1.39
EV / EBITDA: 13.83; 12.58
EV / EBIT: 19.11; 16.10
EV / FCF: 51.73; 21.05

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 31M; 126M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.60%; -0.48%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.02%; -0.20%
Float: 26M; 125M
Shares Held by Insiders: 16.4%; 0.65%
Shares Held by Institutions: 90.9%; 100.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: 0.48%; 0.01%
Short % of Float: 6.61%; 5.54%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 5.53%; 5.29%
Days to Cover: 6.68; 4.21

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $199.84; –
52-Week Low: $114.38; –
20-Day Moving Average: $167.30; –
50-Day Moving Average: $169.30; –
200-Day Moving Average: $167.37; –
Average True Range (14): $4.86; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.79%; -0.50%
Price Change (1 Month): -3.04%; 9.95%
Price Change (3 Months): -7.41%; 8.60%
Price Change (6 Months): 5.31%; 19.4%
Price Change (YTD): 35.7%; 16.2%
Price Change (1 Year): 44.2%; 22.7%
Price Change (3 Years): 153.2%; 60.8%
Price Change (5 Years): 114.8%; 26.4%
Price Change (10 Years): 84.3%; 175.1%
Average Volume (10 Days): 237,961; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 248,862; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 250,556; –
Relative Volume: 0.49; 0.70
Relative Strength Index (14): 48.3; 60.1
Volatility (1 Year): 27.9%; 39.3%
Beta (5 Years): 0.55; 0.89

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 17.7%; 38.7%
Operating Margin: 4.44%; 5.02%
Pretax Margin: 3.87%; 5.19%
Profit Margin: 2.83%; 3.90%
EBITDA Margin: 6.14%; 8.35%
FCF Margin: 1.64%; 4.61%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 12.3%; 26.4%
Return on Assets (ROA): 6.84%; 7.81%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 15.8%; 16.9%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 14.9%; 15.0%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.24; 1.21
Quick Ratio: 0.41; 0.32
Debt / Equity: 0.12; 0.49
Debt / EBITDA: 0.47; 1.06
Debt / FCF: 1.76; 1.76
Net Debt / EBITDA: -0.45; 0.56
Interest Coverage: 15.57; –

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 11.5%; 8.20%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 12.6%; 23.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): 12.0%; 25.4%
FCF Growth (YoY): -6.57%; 36.4%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 10.0%; 5.27%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 10.2%; 6.82%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 15.6%; 11.1%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 11.2%; 7.65%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 2.41; 1.46
Inventory Turnover: 8.21; 4.58
Revenue Per Employee: $452.03K; $233.83K
Profits Per Employee: $12.81K; $10.55K
Employee Count: 13,000; 116,285
WACC: 7.63%; 8.91%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $5.88B; $20.07B
Gross Profit: $1.04B; $6.35B
Operating Income: $261.02M; $1.14B
Pretax Income: $227.70M; $890.54M
Net Income: $166.59M; $714.18M
EBITDA: $360.52M; $1.46B
EPS (Diluted): $5.40; $6.54

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $332.20M; $1.06B
Total Debt: $169.41M; $2.43B
Net Cash (Debt): $162.80M; -$599.26M
Net Cash Per Share: $5.26; -$4.45
Equity (Book Value): $1.46B; $3.43B
Book Value Per Share: $47.06; $36.76
Tangible Book Value: $1.41B; $3.00B
Working Capital: $204.16M; $505.34M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $307.74M; $1.42B
Capital Expenditures: -$211.35M; -$755.32M
Free Cash Flow: $96.39M; $1.03B
FCF Per Share: $3.12; $9.11

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.23%; 4.83%
FCF Yield: 1.87%; 4.34%
Dividend Yield: 0.84%; 1.87%
Buyback Yield: 0.18%; 2.15%
Shareholder Yield: 1.02%; 2.57%
Dividend Per Share: $1.40; $1.88
Dividend Growth (YoY): 11.1%; 8.45%
Years of Dividend Growth: 1; 3
Payout Ratio: 25.8%; 28.6%
FCF Payout Ratio: 44.6%; 35.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $16.77M; $109.48M
Income Tax: $61.11M; $226.53M
Effective Tax Rate: 26.8%; 24.0%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $75.61; $66.81
Graham Upside: -54.6%; -56.1%
Altman Z-Score: 5.98; 4.80
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 7
Lynch Fair Value: $60.33; –
Lynch Upside: -63.8%; -66.1%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	PSMT	S&P 500	Difference	PSMT per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-2.8%	-2.7%	−0.1 pts
3 months	-7.2%	-1.7%	−5.5 pts
Year to date	+35.2%	+11.9%	+23.3 pts
1 year	+42.0%	+12.0%	+30.0 pts
3 years	+163.3%	+78.2%	+85.1 pts	+38.1%	+21.2%
5 years	+128.3%	+73.2%	+55.1 pts	+18.0%	+11.6%
10 years	+105.3%	+309.6%	−204.4 pts	+7.5%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M PSMT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.5% from the previous report, or 6.61% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,710,199	+0.5%	255,863	6.7
Oct 15, 2026	1,702,088	-5.3%	268,526	6.3
Sep 30, 2026	1,797,575	-7.9%	229,445	7.8
Sep 15, 2026	1,952,036	+1.6%	191,197	10.2
Aug 31, 2026	1,921,532	-9.3%	222,097	8.7
Aug 14, 2026	2,117,978	+16.5%	268,105	7.9
Jul 31, 2026	1,817,531	+3.4%	246,035	7.4
Jul 15, 2026	1,757,559	-0.4%	341,599	5.2
Jun 30, 2026	1,765,175	+7.9%	408,174	4.3
Jun 15, 2026	1,635,325	-3.1%	252,086	6.5
May 29, 2026	1,688,250	+12.4%	228,950	7.4
May 15, 2026	1,501,875	-7.7%	232,022	6.5