Pricesmart (PSMT) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Pricesmart's Times Interest Earned came in at 17.05 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 16.3% from 20.36 a year earlier and down 10.5% from the prior quarter.
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Pricesmart (PSMT) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Pricesmart reported Times Interest Earned of 16.30, down 19.8% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at 20.19, up 18.4% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Times Interest Earned was 17.05 in FY2024 (+1.8%), 16.74 in FY2023 (-3.7%), 17.38 in FY2022 (-20.7%) and 21.92 in FY2021 (+36.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Times Interest Earned is 11.86 (fiscal Q4 2023) to 28.94 (fiscal Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 107.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 46.5%).
- Business Quant data shows PSMT's Times Interest Earned at 19.05 (Q2 2026), 14.24 (Q1 2026) and 14.99 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 939.05 Bn | 895.48 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 445.69 Bn | 368.97 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 84.47 |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.77 Bn | 34.02 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 39.47 Bn | 25.62 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.66 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.00 Bn | 24.00 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.06 Bn | 20.68 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.50 Bn | 22.30 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.26 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Pricesmart | 5.18 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 17.05 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 17.05 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 19.05 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.24 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.99 |
| May 31, 2025 | 20.36 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 25.72 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 21.62 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.04 |
| May 31, 2024 | 13.94 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 19.32 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.67 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 11.86 |
| May 31, 2023 | 15.67 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 19.12 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 20.20 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.98 |
| May 31, 2022 | 12.08 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 19.82 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 28.94 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 23.99 |
API Access
Pricesmart Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=PSMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();