Growth Metrics

Pricesmart (PSMT) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Pricesmart's Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.36% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $5.3 billion, up 8.74%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $5.0 billion, 7.34% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 per PSMT's latest filing, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $982.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.2 billion, with a median of $1.2 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: rose 16.04% in 2022, then increased 5.67% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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 7.6% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PSMT's Operating Expenses are $1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.3 billion (Q3 2025).