Pricesmart (PSMT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Pricesmart (PSMT) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.61% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 0.55 percentage points from 16.16% a year earlier but up 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pricesmart (PSMT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Pricesmart's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 16.38%, down 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +2.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Pricesmart's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 16.56% in FY2024 (+2.06 pp), 14.50% in FY2023 (+0.31 pp), 14.19% in FY2022 (+0.42 pp) and 13.77% in FY2021 (+0.29 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 13.33% in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of 16.47% in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with a gain of 2.65 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2026, with a drop of 1.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 15.36% (Q2 2026), 15.37% (Q1 2026) and 15.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 961.60 Bn | 918.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.41 Bn | 374.69 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 26.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.07 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 4 | Sysco | 40.11 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.51% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.55 Bn | 25.23 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.34 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.96 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.77 Bn | 22.57 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.16 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.37% |
| 10 | Pricesmart | 5.19 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 15.61% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 15.61% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 15.36% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 15.37% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 15.70% |
| May 31, 2025 | 16.16% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 16.04% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 16.40% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.47% |
| May 31, 2024 | 15.28% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 14.88% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.27% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 13.82% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.47% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 14.00% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 14.28% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.69% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.33% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 13.34% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 13.83% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 13.92% |
API Access
Pricesmart Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();