Pricesmart (PSMT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Pricesmart (PSMT) posted Operating Expenses of $1.4 billion for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, and up 12.3% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q2 2025.

Pricesmart (PSMT) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pricesmart's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.4 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 12.3% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $5.4 billion (up 10.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.0 billion, up 7.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Pricesmart, roughly flat from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $982.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses advanced 16.04% — and 2023, when it gained 5.67%.
  • Pricesmart's Operating Expenses stood at $999.3 million in 2022, then grew by 10.91% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 8.25% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 10.01% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 7.3% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PSMT's Operating Expenses at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.4 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 37.20 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 6.27 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 5.56 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 2.72 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 819.99 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 1.42 Bn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -78.53 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 227.78 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.42 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 1.42 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.32 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 1.28 Bn
May 31, 2025 1.26 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 1.30 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 1.18 Bn
May 31, 2024 1.18 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.23 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 1.11 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 1.09 Bn
May 31, 2023 1.05 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 1.09 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 999.28 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 982.41 Mn
May 31, 2022 997.05 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 990.24 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 929.34 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 877.15 Mn