Pricesmart price to book ratio PSMT
Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2011.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 3.8×
- 10-year median
- 2.6×
- Against its 10-year history
- 89th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 1.7× to 4.6×
- Peer median
- 5.0×
Pricesmart's price to book ratio is 3.8× as of Oct 23, 2026.
That is above its ten-year median of 2.6×, higher than on 89% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 1.7× in Mar 2020 to 4.6× in Jul 2026.
The median for 5 discount retailers of a similar size is 5.0×.
Price to book ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3.8× | 3.1× | 4.6× |
| 2025 | 3.1× | 2.2× | 3.2× |
| 2024 | 2.5× | 2.0× | 2.6× |
| 2023 | 2.1× | 1.8× | 2.3× |
| 2022 | 1.9× | 1.8× | 2.8× |
| 2021 | 2.5× | 2.4× | 3.6× |
| 2020 | 3.4× | 1.7× | 3.4× |
| 2019 | 2.8× | 1.9× | 2.9× |
| 2018 | 2.3× | 2.3× | 3.9× |
| 2017 | 3.7× | 3.4× | 4.3× |
| 2016 | 4.0× | 3.7× | 4.8× |
| 2015 | 4.4× | 4.1× | 5.3× |
| 2014 | 5.1× | 4.7× | 7.1× |
| 2013 | 7.4× | 5.1× | 7.8× |
| 2012 | 5.4× | 4.8× | 6.6× |
| 2011 | 5.5× | 4.3× | 6.2× |
Against its peers
Companies in Discount Stores nearest Pricesmart's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Price to book ratio |
|---|---|
| PSMTPricesmart | 3.8× |
| OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet | 2.7× |
| FIVEFive Below | 5.0× |
| BJBJ's Wholesale Club | 6.1× |
| DLTRDollar Tree | 6.9× |
| DGDollar General | 3.2× |
| Peer median | 5.0× |
What the price to book ratio tells you
Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.
Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.