Pricesmart (PSMT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Pricesmart's Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.48% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 0.39 percentage points from 6.87% a year earlier but up 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Pricesmart (PSMT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Return on Assets [ROA] at Pricesmart came in at 6.89%, unchanged from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +1.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.89% in FY2024 (+1.17 pp), 5.73% in FY2023 (-0.22 pp), 5.95% in FY2022 (+0.11 pp) and 5.84% in FY2021 (+0.54 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between 5.54% (fiscal Q4 2023) and 6.87% (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 1.32 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 0.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PSMT's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.46% (Q2 2026), 6.46% (Q1 2026) and 6.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 961.60 Bn | 918.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.71% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.41 Bn | 374.69 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 10.52% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.07 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.60% |
| 4 | Sysco | 40.11 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 6.23% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.55 Bn | 25.23 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 5.33% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.34 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.56% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.96 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 11.58% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.77 Bn | 22.57 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.16 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Pricesmart | 5.19 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 6.48% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 6.48% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.46% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 6.46% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.70% |
| May 31, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 6.83% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 6.73% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 6.87% |
| May 31, 2024 | 6.17% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 6.01% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 5.54% |
| May 31, 2023 | 6.13% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.81% |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.65% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 5.84% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 5.77% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 5.88% |
Pricesmart Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();