Pricesmart (PSMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Pricesmart (PSMT) posted Operating Margin of 3.76% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 0.20 percentage points from 3.96% a year earlier and down 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pricesmart (PSMT) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Pricesmart's Operating Margin came in at 4.44%, up 0.03 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +0.08 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Pricesmart's Operating Margin was 4.41% in FY2025 (-0.08 pp), 4.50% in FY2024 (+0.31 pp), 4.18% in FY2023 (+0.07 pp) and 4.11% in FY2022 (-0.26 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.03 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with a gain of 1.14 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 0.94 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 4.43% (Q3 2026), 5.04% (Q2 2026) and 4.55% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 996.87 Bn | 953.31 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 470.05 Bn | 393.33 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 3.97% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.07 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.76 Bn | 29.68 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 3.30% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.25 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 26.22 Bn | 22.84 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.41 Bn | 23.40 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.79 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 3.57% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.63 Bn | 18.78 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 7.87% |
| 10 | Pricesmart | 5.01 Bn | 3.73 Bn | 266.81 Mn | 3.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.76% |
| May 31, 2026 | 4.43% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.04% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 4.55% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.96% |
| May 31, 2025 | 4.27% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.79% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 4.01% |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.06% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 4.99% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.87% |
| May 31, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 4.71% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 5.26% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 3.81% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.28% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 4.72% |
API Access
Pricesmart Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PSMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();