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) Operating margin
PriceSmart, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 4.44%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.57% (fiscal 2019) to 5.22% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is in line with the Discount Stores industry median of 4.42% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.70%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.44% | 0.03 |
| FY2025 | 4.41% | (0.09) |
| FY2024 | 4.50% | 0.32 |
| FY2023 | 4.18% | 0.07 |
| FY2022 | 4.11% | (0.26) |
| FY2021 | 4.37% | 0.69 |
| FY2020 | 3.68% | 0.11 |
| FY2019 | 3.57% | (0.41) |
| FY2018 | 3.98% | (0.57) |
| FY2017 | 4.55% | (0.16) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 3.76% | (0.67) |
| May 2026 | 4.43% | (0.61) |
| Feb 2026 | 5.04% | 0.49 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.55% | 0.59 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 11.0% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 5.59% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 5.59% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. | 4.44% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 4.39% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare | 3.85% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 3.76% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 0.64% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 4.42% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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