PriceSmart, Inc.
PSMT Consumer Defensive Discount Stores
PriceSmart, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $5.9 billion, up 11.5% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +13.9%
- EPS
- +18.6%
- Free cash flow
- +74.7%
- Total debt
- −14.8%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) Gross margin
PriceSmart, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 17.7%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.7% (fiscal 2016) to 17.8% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 27.3% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 17.7% | 0.32 |
| FY2025 | 17.4% | 0.11 |
| FY2024 | 17.2% | 0.03 |
| FY2023 | 17.2% | 0.46 |
| FY2022 | 16.8% | (1.06) |
| FY2021 | 17.8% | 1.16 |
| FY2020 | 16.7% | 0.27 |
| FY2019 | 16.4% | 0.27 |
| FY2018 | 16.1% | 0.20 |
| FY2017 | 15.9% | 0.23 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 17.6% | (0.10) |
| May 2026 | 17.7% | (0.02) |
| Feb 2026 | 17.7% | 0.05 |
| Nov 2025 | 17.7% | 0.25 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 41.6% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 38.7% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 31.2% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 29.3% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 25.2% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. | 17.7% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 16.5% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 12.8% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 27.3% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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