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

162.92 0.36 +0.22%
Market cap
$5.0B
P/E
30.1×
Fwd P/E
30.9×
Dividend yield
0.86%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
5.97
Beneish M
−2.73
Dividend safety
80/100

PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) Return on equity

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PriceSmart, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 12.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.40% (fiscal 2019) to 15.8% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 20.8% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 12.3% (0.15)
FY2025 12.5% 0.02
FY2024 12.5% 2.18
FY2023 10.3% (0.68)
FY2022 11.0% (0.10)
FY2021 11.1% 1.48
FY2020 9.58% 0.18
FY2019 9.40% (0.73)
FY2018 10.1% (3.34)
FY2017 13.5% (1.26)

Against its own ten years

Low 9.40% High 15.8%
Ten-year median 11.7%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 45.9%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation compare 28.4%
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 27.7%
TGT Target Corporation compare 26.4%
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 22.0%
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 19.7%
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 14.9%
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. 12.3%
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare −34.5%
Discount Stores industry median 20.8%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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