Pricesmart (PSMT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Pricesmart (PSMT) reported Gross Margin of 17.72% for Q1 2026, up 59.0% on a YoY basis from 11.15% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 17.67% in Q4 2025.

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

Pricesmart has reported Gross Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 17.72% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 59.0% year-over-year to 17.72%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 17.34% (up 5946.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.35%, up 11.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.72%, roughly flat from 17.67% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 100.0% in Q3 2022, with the low at 229.38% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 26.91% across 5 years, with a median of 17.72% in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Gross Margin slumped 24448 bps — and 2025, when it surged 24577 bps.
  • Pricesmart's Gross Margin stood at 99.05% in 2022, then tumbled by 82 bps to 18.32% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 17.41% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 17.67% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 17.72% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 17.72% (Q1 2026), 17.67% (Q4 2025), and 16.39% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 24.26%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 12.76%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 29.01%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 30.45%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 36.81%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 18.16%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 17.72%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 39.90%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 16.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 17.72%
Nov 30, 2025 17.67%
Aug 31, 2025 16.39%
May 31, 2025 17.51%
Feb 28, 2025 17.14%
Nov 30, 2024 17.41%
Aug 31, 2024 -229.38%
May 31, 2024 17.95%
Feb 29, 2024 99.37%
Nov 30, 2023 18.32%
Aug 31, 2023 15.10%
May 31, 2023 17.33%
Feb 28, 2023 17.92%
Nov 30, 2022 99.05%
Aug 31, 2022 100.00%
May 31, 2022 98.76%
Feb 28, 2022 99.21%
Aug 31, 2020 17.23%
May 31, 2020 15.90%
Feb 29, 2020 16.60%