profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
PriceSmart
$164.77+0.18% today
+41.9% in 1 year
1-year low $115.851-year high $197.90
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $30.59 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What PriceSmart sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $4.41 billion in 2023 to $5.88 billion in 2026, with $167 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
PriceSmart handed back 54% of the cash it generated last year.
$43M
Free cash flow 2026$96M
Bought back its own shares$9M
Paid as dividends$43M
Cash vs. debt$221M vs. $308M
PriceSmart vs. similar companies
PriceSmart grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PriceSmart | 30.6× · Expensive | ||
 Walmart | 46.4× · Expensive | ||
 Costco | 53.1× · Expensive | ||
 Target | 19.8× · Fair price | ||
 Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. | 18.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads PriceSmart's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,620 | 4,066 | 4,412 | 4,914 | 5,270 | 5,876 | |
| – | 681 | 759 | 847 | 914 | 1,038 | |
| 158 | 170 | 200 | 224 | 236 | 261 | |
| 219 | 234 | 253 | 96 | 306 | 344 | |
| 98 | 105 | 109 | 139 | 148 | 167 | |
| 3.18 | 3.38 | 3.50 | 4.57 | 4.82 | 5.40 | |
| – | 16.8% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.4% | 17.7% | |
| 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% | |
| 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,706 | 1,808 | 2,006 | 2,023 | 2,269 | 2,603 |
| Cash | 202 | 238 | 240 | 125 | 241 | 221 |
| Total debt | 259 | 274 | 278 | 250 | 329 | 308 |
| Total liabilities | 790 | 817 | 899 | 900 | 1,022 | 1,148 |
| 915 | 991 | 1,107 | 1,123 | 1,247 | 1,455 | |
| 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.8% | 10.9% | 11.0% | |
| 10.7% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 122 | 257 | 208 | 261 | 308 | |
| 113 | 121 | 143 | 169 | 158 | 211 | |
| 14 | 1 | 115 | 39 | 103 | 96 | |
| Dividends paid | 22 | 27 | 29 | 66 | 39 | 43 |
| – | 6 | 13 | 73 | 7 | 9 | |
| 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
Valuation
- 30.6×
- 30.3×
- 2.74
- 3.7×
- 0.9×
- 52.9×
- 15.1×
- 1.9%
- 3.3%
- 0.8%
Profitability
- 17.7%
- 4.4%
- 2.8%
- 6.0%
- 10.7%
- 8.7%
- 12.0%
- 6.3%
- 15.3%
- –
Growth
- +10.2%
- +11.2%
- +164.2%
- –
- −0.3%
Financial health
- 0.3×
- 0.23
- 12.7%
- 17.1×
- 1.29
- 0.52
- 2.27
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 43%of 669
Bottom 19%of 672
Bottom 21%of 623
Top 25%of 671
Bottom 24%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $83.50
- Range
- $77.00 – $90.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | 1.62 | 1.57 | +3.2% |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 1.29 | 1.35 | −4.4% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 1.02 | 1.10 | −7.3% |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 1.14 | 1.16 | −1.7% |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 1.45 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 1.21 | 1.25 | −3.2% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 0.94 | 1.03 | −8.7% |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.08 | 1.01 | +6.9% |
0.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$8a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.70 in 2015 → $1.26 in 2025
How safe it looks
25.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 44.6%
News
Pricesmart outlines path to 63 clubs as Chile entry targets spring 2027 openingSeeking Alpha · Oct 27, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
48No pass
Benjamin Graham
42No pass
Philip Fisher
41No pass
Peter Lynch
33No pass
Joel Greenblatt
23No pass
Charlie Munger
30No pass
Terry Smith
26No pass
Questions about PriceSmart
Is PriceSmart a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the PriceSmart AI analysis
What does PriceSmart do?
PriceSmart, Inc. owns and operates U.S. style membership shopping warehouse clubs in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. It is in Discount Stores, based in San Diego, CA, United States, with 13,000 employees.
Does PriceSmart pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.8% a year, about 26% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $43.0 million in dividends.
Is PriceSmart stock halal?
Yes. PriceSmart passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 6% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has PriceSmart stock done over the past year?
Up 41.9% over the past twelve months, to $164.77. It traded between $115.85 and $197.90 and is 16.7% below its high.
Who are PriceSmart's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Walmart, Costco, Target and Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with PriceSmart's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.