Pricesmart (PSMT) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Pricesmart (PSMT) reported Tax Rate of 26.39% for Q1 2026, down 85.0% on a YoY basis from 175.91% in Q1 2025, and down 5.36% quarter-over-quarter from 27.88% in Q4 2025.

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

Pricesmart has reported Tax Rate for 17 years, with the latest figure at 26.39% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 85.0% year-over-year to 26.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 28.4% (down 16.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 28.39%, down 270.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 26.39%, down from 27.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 49.89% in Q3 2023, with the low at 26.39% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 31.62% across 5 years, with a median of 30.84% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate soared 1566 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 1945 bps.
  • Pricesmart's Tax Rate stood at 33.27% in 2022, then decreased by 3 bps to 32.34% in 2023, then slipped by 18 bps to 26.5% in 2024, then advanced by 5 bps to 27.88% in 2025, then decreased by 5 bps to 26.39% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 26.39% (Q1 2026), 27.88% (Q4 2025), and 31.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 23.20%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 25.21%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 24.39%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 21.85%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 24.89%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 27.01%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 26.39%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 17.21%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -2.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 26.39%
Feb 28, 2026 26.39%
Nov 30, 2025 27.88%
Nov 30, 2025 27.88%
Aug 31, 2025 31.98%
Aug 31, 2025 31.98%
May 31, 2025 28.36%
May 31, 2025 28.36%
Feb 28, 2025 27.23%
Feb 28, 2025 27.23%
Nov 30, 2024 26.50%
Nov 30, 2024 26.50%
Aug 31, 2024 30.43%
Aug 31, 2024 30.43%
May 31, 2024 30.84%
May 31, 2024 30.84%
Feb 29, 2024 30.54%
Feb 29, 2024 30.54%
Nov 30, 2023 32.34%
Nov 30, 2023 32.34%