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PSMT (Pricesmart) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.00 (As of May. 2025)


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What is Pricesmart Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in May. 2025 was 0.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PSMT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 0.25   Max: 0.28
Current: 0.25


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Pricesmart was 0.28. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.25.

PSMT's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
70.37% of 162 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.395 vs PSMT: 0.25

As of today (2025-07-22), the Dividend Yield % of Pricesmart is 1.15%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Pricesmart was 1.51%. The lowest was 0.69%. And the median was 1.00%.

Pricesmart's Dividends per Share for the months ended in May. 2025 was $0.00.

During the past 12 months, Pricesmart's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 18.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Pricesmart was 46.20% per year. The lowest was -3.10% per year. And the median was 6.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Pricesmart Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pricesmart Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Pricesmart Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.27 0.22 0.25 0.24 0.25

Pricesmart Quarterly Data
Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25
Dividend Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.59 - 0.43 -

Competitive Comparison of Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.


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Pricesmart Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Aug. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Aug. 2024 )
=1.16/ 4.642
=0.25

Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: May. 2025 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: May. 2025 )
=0/ 1.154
=0.00

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Pricesmart (NAS:PSMT) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.


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Pricesmart Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9740 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Pricesmart Inc is principally engaged in operating U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs that offer consumer goods at low prices. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States, and operates stores in the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Panama, and other regions. The company's revenue consists of net warehouse club sales from merchandise sales, membership income from annual membership fees, export sales, and other income. Its operations consist of four reportable segments; Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, and the United States. A majority of the company's revenue is derived from Central America.
Executives
Jeffrey Fisher director C/O PRICE LEGACY CORP, 17140 BERNARDO CENTER DR. #300, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Edgar Zurcher director BURETE ZURCHER, CALLE 1 ERA AUS 9 Y 11, NO 959 BO AMON, SAN JOSE COSTA RICA G2 00000
Leon C Janks director 4649 MORENA BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92117
Francisco Velasco officer: EVP, GC and Secretary PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John D Hildebrandt officer: EVP -- Caribbean & Central Am. 4649 MORENA BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92117
Michael Mccleary officer: SVP & Interim CFO 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Gordon H. Hanson director 9640 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David R Price director 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Sherry S. Bahrambeygui director 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Wayne J Sadin officer: EVP and CIO 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Ana Luisa Bianchi officer: EVP-Chief Merch. Officer PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Rodrigo Calvo officer: EVP-Real Estate 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John Thelan director 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Christopher S Souhrada officer: EVP-Club Operations 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Chong Jesus Von officer: EVP-Foods Merchandising PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121