Pricesmart (PSMT) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Pricesmart (PSMT) posted Tax Rate of 28.01% for Q2 2026, up 6.17% on a QoQ basis from 26.39% in Q1 2026, and down 35.0% year-over-year from 43.1% in Q2 2025.

Pricesmart (PSMT) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pricesmart's Tax Rate history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.01% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 35.0% year-over-year to 28.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 28.32% (up 33.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 28.39%, down 270.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 28.01% for Q2 2026 at Pricesmart, up from 26.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 49.89% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 26.39% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 31.42% and a median of 30.69% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate soared 1566 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 1945 bps.
  • Pricesmart's Tax Rate stood at 33.27% in 2022, then dropped by 3 bps to 32.34% in 2023, then declined by 18 bps to 26.5% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 27.88% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 28.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PSMT's Tax Rate at 28.01% in Q2 2026, 26.39% in Q1 2026, and 27.88% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 23.20%
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 25.21%
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 24.39%
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 21.85%
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 24.89%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 27.01%
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 28.01%
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -2.42%
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 16.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 28.01%
May 31, 2026 28.01%
May 31, 2026 28.01%
Feb 28, 2026 26.39%
Feb 28, 2026 26.39%
Feb 28, 2026 26.39%
Nov 30, 2025 27.88%
Nov 30, 2025 27.88%
Nov 30, 2025 27.88%
Aug 31, 2025 31.98%
Aug 31, 2025 31.98%
Aug 31, 2025 31.98%
May 31, 2025 28.36%
May 31, 2025 28.36%
May 31, 2025 28.36%
Feb 28, 2025 27.23%
Feb 28, 2025 27.23%
Feb 28, 2025 27.23%
Nov 30, 2024 26.50%
Nov 30, 2024 26.50%