Pricesmart (PSMT) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Pricesmart (PSMT) posted EBT Margin of 3.72% for Q2 2026, down 16.55% on a QoQ basis from 4.46% in Q1 2026, and little changed year-over-year from 3.72% in Q2 2025.

Pricesmart (PSMT) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pricesmart's EBT Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.72% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin changed 0.0% year-over-year to 3.72% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 3.93% (up 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.92%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 3.72% for Q2 2026 at Pricesmart, down from 4.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 4.81% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 2.74% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 3.91% and a median of 3.92% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin plunged 83 bps — and 2023, when it soared 98 bps.
  • Pricesmart's EBT Margin stood at 4.68% in 2022, then grew by 3 bps to 4.81% in 2023, then slipped by 16 bps to 4.05% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 4.03% in 2025, then declined by 8 bps to 3.72% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PSMT's EBT Margin at 3.72% in Q2 2026, 4.46% in Q1 2026, and 4.03% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 4.07%
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.91%
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 4.06%
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 5.00%
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 9.29%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 3.45%
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 3.72%
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 24.39%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 14.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 3.72%
Feb 28, 2026 4.46%
Nov 30, 2025 4.03%
Aug 31, 2025 3.48%
May 31, 2025 3.72%
Feb 28, 2025 4.41%
Nov 30, 2024 4.05%
Aug 31, 2024 3.41%
May 31, 2024 3.82%
Feb 29, 2024 4.37%
Nov 30, 2023 4.81%
Aug 31, 2023 2.74%
May 31, 2023 3.79%
Feb 28, 2023 4.17%
Nov 30, 2022 4.68%
Aug 31, 2022 3.47%
May 31, 2022 2.81%
Feb 28, 2022 4.39%
Nov 30, 2021 4.75%
Aug 31, 2021 3.32%