Valuation

PSMTPriceSmart, Inc.

StockNasdaqUnited StatesConsumer staplesEU retail investors: available

+2.1% today · +43.3% over a year

8/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 77% of the instruments we score

Trend: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 31.4). Dividend yield 0.84%.

PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) valuation against sector peers: P/E 31.4 (sector median 23.5), P/B 3.5, EV/EBIT 19.0, free-cash-flow yield 1.9%, P/S 0.9.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricPSMTSector medianvs median
P/E31.423.5 · n=7134% above
P/B3.52.2 · n=8357% above
P/S0.90.8 · n=89near the median
EV/EBIT19.020.4 · n=677% below
Free-cash-flow yield1.9%5.2% · n=8764% below
Dividend yield0.84%1.73% · n=9751% below
Return on equity12.3%10.8% · n=8814% above
Return on invested capital14.6%8.6% · n=8870% above
Gross margin17.7%32.5% · n=9546% below
Net debt / EBITDA−0.451.74 · n=77126% below

Value factor: 35 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

WMTWalmart45.210.132.01.4%0.8%6/10
COSTCostco Wholesale51.213.239.12.0%0.5%8/10
KOCoca-Cola28.211.128.93.5%2.2%9/10
PGProcter & Gamble24.87.120.93.9%3.2%8/10
PMPhilip Morris28.2—20.64.5%3.1%10/10
PEPPepsiCo23.59.520.64.0%4.1%6/10
MOAltria Group15.6—13.37.2%5.7%10/10
MNSTMonster Beverage41.19.131.32.2%0.0%6/10
MDLZMondelez20.63.219.14.3%3.0%6/10
CLColgate-Palmolive37.9270.326.54.9%2.7%8/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Aug 2026 · filed 26 Oct 2026