Pricesmart (PSMT) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Pricesmart's Tax Rate came in at 28.01% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 0.35 percentage points from 28.36% a year earlier but up 1.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Pricesmart (PSMT) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Pricesmart reported Tax Rate of 28.32%, up 0.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at 28.39%, down 2.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of -4.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Rate was 31.09% in FY2024 (-4.34 pp), 35.43% in FY2023 (+2.28 pp), 33.15% in FY2022 (-0.12 pp) and 33.27% in FY2021 (+0.73 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is 26.39% (fiscal Q2 2026) to 49.89% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.67 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 15.66 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 19.45 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PSMT's Tax Rate at 26.39% (Q2 2026), 27.88% (Q1 2026) and 31.98% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.41 Bn | 892.84 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.51% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.73 Bn | 364.01 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 25.22% |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.69 Bn | 33.94 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 23.47% |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 23.57% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.54 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 24.23% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.34 Bn | 23.33 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.12% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.81 Bn | 20.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.04% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.49 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 25.47% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 19.84% |
| 10 | Pricesmart | 5.25 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 28.01% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 28.01% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 26.39% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 27.88% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 31.98% |
| May 31, 2025 | 28.36% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 27.23% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 26.50% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 30.43% |
| May 31, 2024 | 30.84% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 30.54% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 32.34% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 49.89% |
| May 31, 2023 | 28.91% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 34.05% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 33.27% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 34.23% |
| May 31, 2022 | 33.69% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 31.00% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 34.12% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 35.49% |
Pricesmart Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();