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PriceSmart

PSMT Nasdaq Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail Financials FY2016–FY2025

PriceSmart's revenue rose 7.2% to $5.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 4.4%, down from 4.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $103 million, up 164.2%. It paid out $45 million in dividends and buybacks, 44% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$170.95

0.4%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$5.3B
7.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.4%
0.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$148M
6.5%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$103M
164.3%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
15.4%
4.1 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$5.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
32.8x
On $5.21 EPS (TTM)

What PriceSmart does

No business description yet.

Legal name
PriceSmart, Inc.
Fiscal year ends
August 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

PriceSmart had $5.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.3% on the year before.

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Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 5.7% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $103M in fiscal 2025, 2.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

PriceSmart returned $45.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 44% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.1%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value PriceSmart yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of $115M and divides by 30.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 32.8x · peers 16.6x · sector 24.2x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably PriceSmart can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $252M$249M$331M$226M$314M
Debt incl. finance leases —$148M$148M$138M$199M
Net debt / EBITDA —−0.4x−0.7x−0.3x−0.4x
Debt / equity —0.2x0.1x0.1x0.2x
Interest coverage 21.9x17.4x16.7x17.1x20.2x
Current ratio 1.3x1.3x1.4x1.2x1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x0.5x0.6x0.5x0.6x
Total assets $1.7B$1.8B$2.0B$2.0B$2.3B
Total liabilities $790M$817M$899M$900M$1.0B
Shareholders' equity $915M$991M$1.1B$1.1B$1.2B
Net debt (− = net cash) —−$101M−$183M−$87.1M−$115M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$5.8M

3 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 17, 2026 Francisco VelascoEVP - CLO, Crco Sold 338 $177.87 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 3, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 3,499 $197.38 $0.7M Form 4
Jul 31, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 1,000 $194.46 $0.2M Form 4
Jul 29, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 1,000 $192.66 $0.2M Form 4
Jul 28, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 1,100 $192.29 $0.2M Form 4
Jul 23, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 400 $184.49 $0.1M Form 4
Jul 22, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 400 $189.03 $0.1M Form 4
Jul 20, 2026 Robert E PriceDirector, 10% owner Sold 4,855 $181.80 $0.9M Form 4
Jul 17, 2026 Robert E PriceDirector, 10% owner Sold 8,000 $187.95 $1.5M Form 4
Jul 17, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 400 $190.30 $0.1M Form 4
Jul 16, 2026 Robert E PriceDirector, 10% owner Sold 8,399 $189.76 $1.6M Form 4
Jul 14, 2026 Sherry S. BahrambeyguiDirector Sold 1,100 $194.59 $0.2M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✕
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✓ ✕
Gross margin rose — ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score 6 / 88 / 97 / 9
Accruals ratio −7.8%−3.4%−5.3%
Altman Z'' 4.033.974.12

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $2.9B $3.0B $3.2B $3.2B $3.3B $3.6B $4.1B $4.4B $4.9B $5.3B
Gross profit $456M $477M $510M $528M $554M — — $759M $847M $914M
Operating income $137M $136M $126M $115M $123M $158M $167M $185M $221M $233M
Interest expense $5.9M $6.8M $5.1M $3.9M $7.6M $7.2M $9.6M $11.0M $13.0M $11.5M
Pretax income $131M $133M $123M $111M $116M $147M $156M $169M $0.1M $207M
Income tax $42.8M $42.0M $48.2M $37.6M $37.8M $49.0M $51.9M $60.0M $62.6M $58.6M
Net income $88.7M $90.7M $74.3M $73.2M $78.1M $98.0M $105M $109M $139M $148M
Diluted EPS $2.92 $2.98 $2.44 $2.40 $2.55 $3.18 $3.38 $3.50 $4.57 $4.82
Diluted shares 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $142M $123M $120M $170M $259M $127M $122M $257M $208M $261M
Capital expenditure $77.7M $135M $98.1M $140M $100M $113M $121M $143M $169M $158M
Free cash flow $64.4M −$12.3M $21.3M $30.3M $159M $14.0M $1.2M $115M $39.0M $103M
Depreciation and amortization $39.8M $46.3M $52.6M $55.0M $61.2M $65.0M $67.9M $72.7M $82.6M $88.2M
Stock-based compensation $9.1M $9.7M $10.2M $15.1M $13.8M $18.4M $16.8M $16.6M $17.3M $18.8M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $23.9M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $6.3M $12.9M $73.5M $6.7M
Dividends paid $21.3M $21.3M $21.2M $21.7M $21.5M $22.0M $26.6M $28.5M $66.2M $38.7M
Dividends and buybacks $21.3M $21.3M $21.2M $21.7M $21.5M $22.0M $32.8M $41.4M $140M $45.4M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $200M $162M $126M $120M $346M $252M $249M $331M $226M $314M
Total debt $105M — $103M $97.1M $197M — $148M $148M $138M $199M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $513M $510M $488M $492M $699M $697M $774M $877M $832M $975M
Current liabilities $368M $363M $349M $408M $568M $534M $580M $635M $680M $726M
Inventory $283M $311M $321M $331M $310M $390M $464M $471M $529M $561M
Property and equipment, net $473M $558M $594M $671M $692M $730M $757M $850M $936M $996M
Total assets $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B $1.7B $1.7B $1.8B $2.0B $2.0B $2.3B
Total liabilities $459M $469M $458M $498M $824M $790M $817M $899M $900M $1.0B
Shareholders' equity $638M $709M $758M $797M $832M $915M $991M $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B
Margins
Gross margin 15.7% 15.9% 16.1% 16.4% 16.7% — — 17.2% 17.2% 17.4%
Operating margin 4.7% 4.6% 4.0% 3.6% 3.7% 4.4% 4.1% 4.2% 4.5% 4.4%
EBITDA margin 6.1% 6.1% 5.6% 5.3% 5.5% 6.2% 5.8% 5.8% 6.2% 6.1%
Net margin 3.1% 3.0% 2.4% 2.3% 2.4% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 2.8%
FCF margin 2.2% −0.4% 0.7% 0.9% 4.8% 0.4% 0.0% 2.6% 0.8% 2.0%
Returns
Return on capital 17.5% — — 10.1% 11.3% — — 13.1% 11.3% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 19.8% 17.7% 15.0% 13.1% 12.4% 14.0% 13.9% 14.2% 16.3% 16.1%
Return on equity 14.7% 13.5% 10.1% 9.4% 9.6% 11.2% 11.0% 10.4% 12.5% 12.5%
Return on assets 8.5% 8.0% 6.2% 5.8% 5.3% 5.8% 6.0% 5.7% 6.9% 6.9%
Growth
Revenue growth 3.7% 3.2% 5.7% 1.8% 3.3% 8.7% 12.3% 8.5% 11.4% 7.3%
Net income growth −0.5% 2.3% −18.1% −1.5% 6.7% 25.4% 6.7% 4.5% 27.2% 6.5%
EPS growth −1.0% 2.1% −18.1% −1.6% 6.3% 24.7% 6.3% 3.6% 30.6% 5.5%
FCF growth 202.3% −119.1% — 41.8% 425.1% −91.2% −91.7% 9,722.1% −66.0% 164.3%
Share count change 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% −2.5% 0.1%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA −0.5x — −0.1x −0.1x −0.8x — −0.4x −0.7x −0.3x −0.4x
Debt / equity 0.2x — 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x — 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Interest coverage 23.2x 20.1x 24.9x 29.2x 16.1x 21.9x 17.4x 16.7x 17.1x 20.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.7% 4.5% 3.1% 4.3% 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% 3.0%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Payouts / FCF 33.0% — 99.5% 71.5% 13.5% 157.2% 2,807.4% 36.1% 357.7% 44.1%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 — — 5.0 6.0 — — 6.0 8.0 7.0
Altman Z'' 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.0 3.2 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1
Accruals ratio −5.1% −2.8% −3.8% −7.7% −12.3% −1.7% −1.0% −7.8% −3.4% −5.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001041803). Data updated October 12, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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