Pricesmart (PSMT) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Pricesmart's (PSMT) Price to Earnings came in at 32.69 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 43.1% from 22.84 a year earlier and up 6.7% from the prior quarter.
Pricesmart (PSMT) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Pricesmart's Price to Earnings stood at 22.30, up 12.8% from FY2024.
- In prior fiscal years, Pricesmart's Price to Earnings was 19.76 in FY2024 (-12.3%), 22.55 in FY2023 (+19.1%), 18.93 in FY2022 (-29.7%) and 26.92 in FY2021 (+3.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 17.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with growth of 59.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2022, with a decline of 35.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior fiscal quarters was 30.63 (Q2 2026), 25.19 (Q1 2026) and 22.30 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.41 Bn | 892.84 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.73 Bn | 364.01 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.69 Bn | 33.94 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.54 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.34 Bn | 23.33 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.81 Bn | 20.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.49 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Pricesmart | 5.25 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 262.22 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 32.69 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.63 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 25.19 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 22.30 |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.84 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 19.26 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 19.90 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 19.76 |
| May 31, 2024 | 20.60 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 21.10 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 17.99 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 22.67 |
| May 31, 2023 | 19.38 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 20.48 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 20.89 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 18.95 |
| May 31, 2022 | 24.46 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 21.88 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 22.28 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 26.91 |
Pricesmart Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();