Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 35.82 | 33.20 | 23.86 | 23.86 | 26.29 | 23.68 | 15.41 | 18.54 | — | 19.48 | 16.06 | 13.59 | 40.55 | 19.28 | 17.09 | 16.91 | 21.09 | 31.20 | 17.65 | 18.30 | 33.58 |
| — | +40.2% | +54.8% | +28.7% | — | +21.6% | -4.0% | +36.5% | — | +1.1% | -6.0% | -19.7% | +92.3% | -38.2% | -3.2% | -7.6% | -37.2% | +3.2% | -32.7% | -19.0% | +32.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.01 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.71 |
| — | +40.8% | +58.7% | +25.5% | +10.7% | +20.2% | +1.1% | +22.5% | -0.1% | +0.7% | +3.8% | -15.5% | +15.5% | -12.8% | -12.3% | -8.1% | -32.9% | -22.2% | -31.5% | -20.1% | +15.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.16 | 3.70 | 3.51 | 2.85 | 2.59 | 2.67 | 2.29 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.88 | 2.21 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.13 | 1.96 | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.81 |
| — | +38.2% | +53.0% | +22.5% | +8.2% | +16.2% | -0.4% | +23.4% | +8.0% | +12.3% | +12.0% | -11.4% | +13.2% | -17.6% | -11.9% | -8.7% | -30.4% | -16.7% | -30.4% | -18.3% | +17.7% | |
| P/FCF | 51.64 | 402.50 | 95.00 | 28.46 | 31.52 | 57.99 | 12.62 | 65.08 | 44.27 | — | 38.40 | 65.40 | 22.95 | 22.84 | 9.38 | 83.69 | 13.68 | 17.64 | — | — | 87.26 |
| — | +594.1% | +652.5% | -56.3% | -28.8% | — | -67.1% | -0.5% | +92.9% | — | +309.3% | -21.9% | +67.7% | +29.5% | — | — | -84.3% | -36.9% | — | — | +1208.6% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.67 | 14.55 | 12.04 | 10.96 | 10.74 | 10.44 | 7.91 | 8.83 | 9.75 | 9.28 | 7.66 | 6.83 | 10.63 | 9.32 | 6.81 | 7.51 | 8.66 | 12.01 | 8.88 | 9.06 | 13.26 |
| — | +39.3% | +52.1% | +24.1% | +10.1% | +12.5% | +3.3% | +29.4% | -8.2% | -0.4% | +12.6% | -9.1% | +22.8% | -22.4% | -23.3% | -17.1% | -34.7% | -7.7% | -28.2% | -14.5% | +20.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.89 | 20.04 | 17.06 | 15.91 | 16.57 | 16.04 | 11.14 | 13.09 | 15.58 | 13.11 | 10.89 | 9.07 | 18.64 | 12.90 | 10.75 | 10.55 | 12.91 | 19.55 | 12.17 | 11.90 | 20.94 |
| — | +25.0% | +53.2% | +21.5% | +6.3% | +22.3% | +2.3% | +44.4% | -16.4% | +1.6% | +1.3% | -14.1% | +44.3% | -34.0% | -11.6% | -11.3% | -38.3% | -2.9% | -27.7% | -19.5% | +26.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 17.4% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 17.6% | 16.9% | 15.6% | 17.0% | 17.4% | 17.6% |
| — | +1.5% | +3.4% | +1.5% | +0.8% | +2.2% | +0.2% | -0.5% | +1.0% | +1.7% | -1.2% | -0.4% | +1.3% | +7.6% | +2.0% | +0.9% | -4.3% | -11.8% | -4.3% | -2.7% | +2.9% | |
| Operating Margin | 4.5% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| — | +2.7% | +4.1% | -1.8% | -1.2% | +5.5% | -2.4% | -7.5% | +17.8% | +3.0% | -7.7% | -4.5% | -9.4% | +19.6% | +15.2% | +8.6% | +6.0% | -18.4% | -2.5% | -5.7% | +0.2% | |
| Net Margin | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| — | +3.2% | +2.7% | -2.6% | -0.3% | -1.5% | +5.5% | -9.8% | +70.4% | -0.7% | +10.6% | +4.7% | -39.6% | +44.5% | -9.3% | -0.2% | +6.7% | -25.7% | +0.8% | -1.2% | -13.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 12.2% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| — | +1.6% | -0.5% | -4.3% | -2.4% | -3.2% | +4.0% | -6.7% | +85.0% | +8.5% | +19.0% | +6.7% | -41.0% | +38.4% | -8.7% | -0.6% | +11.1% | -21.0% | +2.6% | +0.4% | -11.9% | |
| ROA | 6.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| — | -2.5% | -2.6% | -5.7% | -0.8% | +1.0% | +8.3% | -4.5% | +82.0% | +4.8% | +16.1% | +6.1% | -39.5% | +43.4% | -5.9% | +2.0% | +11.1% | -21.7% | +3.7% | +4.8% | -6.3% | |
| ROIC | 13.8% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| — | -0.7% | +0.6% | -0.7% | +1.4% | +5.9% | -4.6% | -8.0% | +19.6% | +6.1% | -6.6% | -5.9% | -10.1% | +21.8% | +25.9% | +14.1% | +12.0% | -13.2% | +0.3% | -4.6% | +1.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| — | +14.4% | +15.5% | +21.1% | +18.7% | -14.1% | -15.6% | -18.2% | -11.5% | -6.1% | -12.4% | -9.7% | -9.1% | -14.5% | -11.5% | -0.7% | -5.3% | +1.8% | -6.3% | -21.1% | -26.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.01 | 3.60 | 3.10 | 3.73 | 4.28 | 3.12 | 2.68 | 3.00 | 3.47 | 3.65 | 3.07 | 3.48 | 4.75 | 4.50 | 3.57 | 3.90 | 4.80 | 5.54 | 4.46 | 4.19 | 5.37 |
| — | +15.5% | +15.7% | +24.3% | +23.4% | -14.6% | -12.9% | -13.8% | -27.1% | -18.9% | -14.0% | -10.9% | -1.0% | -18.8% | -19.9% | -6.9% | -10.6% | +12.1% | -4.7% | -17.4% | -25.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | 1.21 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.31 |
| — | -5.7% | +3.8% | +5.8% | +9.6% | +8.3% | +4.3% | +1.0% | -11.5% | -17.9% | -16.2% | -10.5% | +3.6% | +11.1% | +7.9% | +6.0% | +2.2% | -1.9% | +2.7% | +3.5% | +6.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
| — | +1.2% | +12.1% | +26.9% | +27.6% | +12.3% | -4.8% | -12.9% | -30.2% | -36.0% | -26.3% | -11.3% | +19.8% | +37.8% | +36.7% | +18.4% | -7.4% | -20.2% | -20.9% | -21.5% | -15.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 18.93 | 17.01 | 17.84 | 13.60 | 14.17 | 18.76 | 24.70 | 19.90 | 13.78 | 14.12 | 18.16 | 20.94 | 12.32 | 16.14 | 17.91 | 18.96 | 13.72 | 11.38 | 19.71 | 30.15 | 23.29 |
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PriceSmart, Inc.'s current P/E is 35.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 26.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
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