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PRICESMART INC PSMT

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Variety Stores · website · IPO 1997-08-19 · LEI

PRICESMART INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.1B
P / E41.0×
P / S1.2×
P / B4.9×
P / FCF58.8×
Dividend yield0.64%
Net margin2.8%
Return on equity11.9%
FCF margin2.0%
Net cash$54.4M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.2×
Enterprise value USD$6.0B
EV / EBITDA18.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.9%
Return on capital15.1%
Graham number -62.7%$66.33

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($66.33); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.10% 3.00% 2.30% 2.30% 2.30% 2.70% 2.60% 2.50% 2.80% 2.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
4.70% 4.50% 4.00% 3.60% 3.70% 4.40% 4.10% 4.20% 4.50% 4.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.90% 12.80% 9.80% 9.20% 9.40% 10.70% 10.50% 9.90% 12.40% 11.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
30.4M 30.4M 30.5M 30.5M 30.7M 30.8M 30.9M 31.0M 30.6M 30.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$111.4M -$56.1M $9.1M -$13.1M -$167.4M -$72.6M -$100.4M -$100.3M $5.0M -$54.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
8.10% 7.70% 6.10% 5.60% 4.70% 5.70% 5.80% 5.40% 6.90% 6.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.20% -0.40% 0.70% 0.90% 4.80% 0.40% 0.00% 2.60% 0.80% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.14× 0.15× 0.14× 0.11× 0.16× 0.14× 0.14× 0.13× 0.12× 0.15× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.92 $2.98 $2.44 $2.40 $2.55 $3.18 $3.38 $3.50 $4.57 $4.82 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

PRICESMART INC trades at about 36.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17×–33.2×, median 26.1×).

17× 36.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17×–33.2×); dot = today's 36.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin4.4%4.5%4.2%4.1%4.4%3.7%3.6%4.0%4.5%4.7%
Net margin2.8%2.8%2.5%2.6%2.7%2.3%2.3%2.3%3.0%3.1%
FCF margin2.0%0.8%2.6%0.0%0.4%4.8%0.9%0.7%-0.4%2.2%
Return on assets6.5%6.9%5.4%5.8%5.7%4.7%5.6%6.1%7.7%8.1%
Return on equity11.9%12.4%9.9%10.5%10.7%9.4%9.2%9.8%12.8%13.9%
Debt / equity0.15×0.12×0.13×0.14×0.14×0.16×0.11×0.14×0.15×0.14×
Current ratio1.341.221.381.341.311.231.211.401.401.39

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.