PriceSmart Competitors

PSMT Stock

USD 162.15 1.88 1.17%

The company conducts business in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail sector. Within this analytical framework, PriceSmart is evaluated against Bellring Brands, Adecoagro, BBB Foods, Coty, and Marzetti and other selected peers. Price-to-sales ratios across PriceSmart's competitors show which names the market values most per dollar of revenue.

PriceSmart vs Laureate Education Correlation Summary

Strong inverse diversification

Across the chosen horizon, PriceSmart and Laureate Education show a correlation of -0.45 and fall into the Strong inverse diversification bucket. In portfolio terms, the overlap shows how much shared movement remains after combining both positions.

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0.56	DTCK	Davis Commodities	Pair Corr
0.34	ALECO	Ecomiam SA	Pair Corr

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Mean reversion in PriceSmart's price occurs when temporary dislocations correct back toward its historical intrinsic value estimate. This tendency of PriceSmart's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion.

Sentiment

Range

Low	Sentiment	High
160.62	162.47	164.32

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Intrinsic

Valuation

Low	Intrinsic	High
154.02	155.87	178.37

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Naive

Forecast

Low	Next	High
156.90	158.75	160.59

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Consensus

Low	Target	High
139.53	153.33	170.20

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Peer benchmarking frames PriceSmart's operating metrics and market pricing against comparable companies. Placing PriceSmart's results in peer context distinguishes company-specific performance from industry-wide trends.

PriceSmart Competition Correlation Matrix

Reviewing how PriceSmart moves relative to competing stocks can show whether peer exposure is reducing portfolio risk or simply repeating the same market bet. The business currently sits in the Consumer Defensive sector and the Discount Stores industry. In practical terms, lower correlation may offer better diversification while higher correlation may leave the portfolio more exposed to one shared driver.

	BRBR	ATGE	AGRO	TBBB	COTY	MZTI	FIZZ	LRN	LAUR
BRBR		-0.5	-0.63	-0.15	0.89	0.67	-0.13	-0.71	0.32	BRBR
ATGE	-0.5		0.55	-0.58	-0.7	-0.35	-0.04	0.03	0.0	ATGE
AGRO	-0.63	0.55		-0.14	-0.77	-0.84	-0.53	0.55	-0.09	AGRO
TBBB	-0.15	-0.58	-0.14		0.14	-0.15	0.17	0.42	0.03	TBBB
COTY	0.89	-0.7	-0.77	0.14		0.69	0.05	-0.54	0.2	COTY
MZTI	0.67	-0.35	-0.84	-0.15	0.69		0.51	-0.76	0.17	MZTI
FIZZ	-0.13	-0.04	-0.53	0.17	0.05	0.51		-0.17	-0.29	FIZZ
LRN	-0.71	0.03	0.55	0.42	-0.54	-0.76	-0.17		-0.39	LRN
LAUR	0.32	0.0	-0.09	0.03	0.2	0.17	-0.29	-0.39		LAUR
	BRBR	ATGE	AGRO	TBBB	COTY	MZTI	FIZZ	LRN	LAUR

High positive correlations

COTY	+ 0.89	BRBR
MZTI	+ 0.69	COTY
MZTI	+ 0.67	BRBR
AGRO	+ 0.55	ATGE
LRN	+ 0.55	AGRO
FIZZ	+ 0.51	MZTI

High negative correlations

MZTI	- 0.84	AGRO
COTY	- 0.77	AGRO
LRN	- 0.76	MZTI
LRN	- 0.71	BRBR
COTY	- 0.7	ATGE
AGRO	- 0.63	BRBR

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

Return momentum in PriceSmart Stock is more useful when tested against peer-relative fundamentals and risk. Without risk-adjusted context, short-term returns may appear stronger than the volatility required to achieve them would suggest. These indicators are quantitative in nature and measure volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across different positions.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
BRBR	2.64	-0.77	0.00	-1.10	0.00	0.00	4.32	-6.05	17.04
ATGE	1.61	0.09	0.03	0.30	2.33	-1.49	2.88	-4.29	12.28
AGRO	2.72	0.60	0.20	-0.72	2.66	-3.14	7.19	-5.06	20.74
TBBB	1.84	0.16	0.06	0.13	2.40	-1.96	4.16	-4.70	11.44
COTY	2.06	-0.41	0.00	-1.85	0.00	0.00	3.83	-5.13	24.10
MZTI	1.48	-0.40	0.00	-1.25	0.00	0.00	1.83	-4.02	10.07
FIZZ	1.10	0.02	0.01	0.23	1.30	-1.27	2.31	-2.19	7.10
LRN	1.53	0.50	0.31	0.51	1.30	-1.86	4.00	-2.54	17.85
LAUR	1.65	-0.21	0.00	-0.24	0.00	0.00	2.74	-4.71	14.81

Peer Comparison: Net Income

Net income is what remains after all costs — operating expenses, interest, taxes, and preferred dividends — are deducted from PriceSmart's total revenue. The relationship between net income growth and revenue growth at PriceSmart reveals whether margin expansion is driving earnings or whether top-line growth is being consumed by rising costs and financing charges.

Compare PriceSmart and related stocks such as Bellring Brands LLC, ATGE Old, and Adecoagro SA Net Income Over Time

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	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
BRBR	19.9 M	19.9 M	19.9 M	19.9 M	19.9 M	19.9 M	35.2 M	96.1 M	123.1 M	23.5 M	27.6 M	82.3 M	165.5 M	246.5 M	216.2 M	248.6 M	261.1 M
AGRO	29.2 M	56 M	9.4 M	-25.8 M	2.5 M	17.1 M	2 M	10 M	-24.6 M	342 K	412 K	130.7 M	108.1 M	226.3 M	92.3 M	-8.3 M	-7.9 M
TBBB	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-712.5 M	-825.9 M	-550.7 M	-306.2 M	334.4 M	-2.7 B	-2.5 B
COTY	61.7 M	-324.4 M	168 M	-97.4 M	232.5 M	156.9 M	-422.2 M	-168.8 M	-3.8 B	-1 B	-201.3 M	259.5 M	508.2 M	89.4 M	-367.9 M	-331.1 M	-347.7 M
MZTI	10.7 M	95.8 M	109.2 M	75 M	101.7 M	121.8 M	115.3 M	135.3 M	150.5 M	137 M	142.3 M	89.6 M	111.3 M	158.6 M	167.3 M	192.4 M	202.1 M
FIZZ	5.6 M	44 M	46.9 M	43.6 M	49.3 M	61.2 M	107 M	149.8 M	140.9 M	130 M	174.1 M	158.5 M	142.2 M	176.7 M	186.8 M	24.7 M	23.5 M
LRN	-7.4 M	17.5 M	28.1 M	19.6 M	11 M	9 M	451 K	27.6 M	37.2 M	24.5 M	71.5 M	107.1 M	126.9 M	204.2 M	287.9 M	331.1 M	347.7 M
LAUR	-300 K	-201.1 M	-201.1 M	-69.7 M	-158.3 M	-316.2 M	371.8 M	91.5 M	370.1 M	938.5 M	-613.3 M	192.4 M	69.6 M	107.6 M	296.5 M	281.6 M	295.7 M

PriceSmart Competitive Analysis

PriceSmart competes directly with Bellring Brands, ATGE Old, and Adecoagro, and the financial data points to clear areas of divergence. On scale alone, PriceSmart's 5.01 B valuation and 5.27 B revenue define its weight class. The company converts revenue to profit at a 2.82% rate and delivers 12.45% on shareholder equity. On equity returns, Bellring Brands earns 61.52% compared to 12.45% at PriceSmart. ATGE Old keeps more of each revenue dollar with a 13.41% margin versus 2.82% at PriceSmart. The market prices PriceSmart more richly at 24.99x earnings, while Adecoagro trades at 5.59x.

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	PSMT	BRBR	ATGE	AGRO	TBBB	COTY	MZTI
	1.17 162.15 PriceSmart	0.61 16.20 Bellring	2.65 98.54 ATGE	3.69 12.78 Adecoagro	0.08 37.27 BBB	3.42 2.42 Coty	1.72 127.48 Marzetti
Market Volatility (90 Days Market Risk)	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Moderate	Very Low	Moderate	Very Low
Market Performance (90 Days Performance)	Moderate	Weak	Weak	Balanced	Mild	Weak	Weak
Odds of Financial Distress (Probability Of Bankruptcy)	Minimal	Low	Critical	Moderate	Elevated	Moderate	Minimal
Current Valuation (Equity Enterprise Value)	Aligned With Model	Below Model Estimate	Above Model Estimate	Above Model Estimate	Below Model Estimate	Below Model Estimate	Below Model Estimate
Buy or Sell Analysis (Average Analysts Consensus)	Strong Buy	Strong Buy	Not Available	Hold	Buy	Buy	Not Available
Trade Advice (90 Days Macroaxis Advice)	Strong Hold	Sell	Not Rated	Strong Sell	Strong Hold	Sell	Cautious Hold
Current Ratio	1.30 X	2.39 X	1.33 X	1.80 X	N/A	0.66 X	N/A
Net Asset	2.27 B	941 M	2.75 B	5.25 B	30.58 B	11.91 B	1.27 B
Profit Margin	0.0282	0.0789	0.13	-0.0059	-0.0363	-0.0913	0.0925
EBITDA	306.17 M	376 M	397.67 M	116.71 M	1.24 B	949.9 M	287.59 M
Operating Margin	0.0507	0.15	0.23	0.024	-0.0246	0.0968	0.15
Current Valuation	4.96 B	3.06 B	6.02 B	3.51 B	5.18 B	5 B	3.27 B
Price To Book	3.71 X	1.72 X	3.76 X	1.17 X	19.36 X	0.58 X	3.33 X
Retained Earnings	999.43 M	272.6 M	2.78 B	509.73 M	-8.48 B	-5.27 B	1.63 B
Current Asset	512.55 M	147.91 M	229.6 M	472.72 M	N/A	1.94 B	N/A
Five Year Return	1.00 %	N/A	1.11 %	N/A	N/A	4.28 %	N/A
Number Of Employees	13 K	530	4.7 K	N/A	29.2 K	11.64 K	3.7 K
Shares Outstanding	30.9 M	117.27 M	34.51 M	142.58 M	62.64 M	880.01 M	27.42 M
Cash Flow From Operations	261.31 M	260.6 M	337.9 M	284.86 M	4.46 B	492.6 M	261.5 M
Annual Yield	0.01 %	N/A	N/A	0.03 %	N/A	N/A	0.03 %
Total Debt	329.06 M	1.11 B	774 M	1.95 B	14 B	4.25 B	55.55 M
Return On Equity	0.12	0.62	0.18	-0.0042	-0.7	-0.13	0.18
Trailing Beta	0.75	0.81	0.71	0.058	0.01	0.97	0.49
Return On Asset	0.0695	0.21	0.088	0.0079	-0.0168	0.0203	0.11
Number Of Shares Shorted	1.75 M	8.81 M	1.49 M	1.06 M	5.24 M	39.46 M	1.02 M
Book Value Per Share	44.24 X	-4.36 X	39.79 X	11.61 X	2.04 X	4.02 X	37.66 X
Current Liabilities	367.9 M	95.83 M	166.86 M	323.77 M	N/A	1.86 B	N/A
Total Asset	2.27 B	941 M	2.75 B	5.25 B	30.58 B	11.91 B	1.27 B
Debt To Equity	0.30 %	0.25 %	0.71 %	1.17 %	N/A	1.35 %	N/A
Short Ratio	7.74 X	2.32 X	3.39 X	0.43 X	7.69 X	5.00 X	3.49 X
Target Price	153.33	26.5	161.0	13.19	40.72	3.1	189.0
Last Dividend Paid	1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.85
Shares Owned By Institutions	98.30 %	98.62 %	97.31 %	12.18 %	100.00 %	35.32 %	62.36 %
Price To Earnings	24.99 X	34.76 X	38.16 X	5.59 X	N/A	84.22 X	N/A
Market Capitalization	5.01 B	1.91 B	3.51 B	1.89 B	4.4 B	2.06 B	3.44 B
Price To Earnings To Growth	1.83 X	1.60 X	1.29 X	75.97 X	N/A	0.18 X	3.12 X
Price To Sales	0.91 X	0.82 X	1.86 X	1.33 X	0.06 X	0.35 X	1.77 X
Net Income	144.9 M	216.2 M	237.06 M	-8.35 M	-2.66 B	-350.2 M	167.35 M
Earnings Per Share	5.08 X	1.45 X	6.79 X	-0.05 X	-1.42 X	-0.62 X	6.53 X
Shares Owned By Insiders	7.60 %	1.38 %	2.69 %	74.26 %	N/A	59.93 %	29.18 %
Revenue	5.27 B	2.32 B	1.79 B	1.37 B	73.3 B	5.89 B	1.91 B
Working Capital	248.19 M	382.7 M	-91.74 M	614.68 M	-5.88 B	-585 M	257.34 M
Cash And Equivalents	228.84 M	34.7 M	346.97 M	159.36 M	N/A	240.9 M	N/A
Cash Per Share	7.49 X	0.25 X	7.68 X	1.46 X	N/A	0.29 X	N/A
Gross Profit	971.03 M	731.6 M	1.08 B	275.37 M	12.64 B	3.7 B	468.13 M
Day Typical Price	161.62	16.26	98.05	12.92	37.57	2.4	127.43
Accumulation Distribution	0.0168	73608.63	0.0383	92432.68	9815.37	256004.0	10068.24
Market Facilitation Index	2.73	N/A	3.82	0.0	0.0	N/A	0.0
Daily Balance Of Power	0.6886	-0.15	0.6649	-0.50	-0.02	0.7273	0.4479
Period Momentum Indicator	1.88	-0.10	2.54	-0.49	-0.03	0.08	2.15
Rate Of Daily Change	1.01	0.99	1.03	0.96	1.0	1.03	1.02
Day Median Price	161.36	16.3	97.81	12.99	37.72	2.4	127.4
Price Action Indicator	1.73	-0.15	2.0	-0.46	-0.46	0.065	1.16
Relative Strength Index	60.51	40.39	46.63	51.67	55.54	50.46	33.99
Coefficient Of Variation	793.98	-483.30	2254.71	609.16	1466.88	-802.57	-492.74
Mean Deviation	1.46	2.64	1.61	2.72	1.84	2.06	1.48
Jensen Alpha	0.2285	-0.77	0.091	0.6026	0.1603	-0.41	-0.40
Total Risk Alpha	0.2304	-0.77	0.093	0.6072	0.1617	-0.40	-0.40
Sortino Ratio	0.1136	N/A	0.0341	0.1979	0.0636	N/A	N/A
Downside Variance	4.08	N/A	7.24	9.33	6.33	N/A	N/A
Standard Deviation	1.89	3.68	2.27	3.74	2.48	3.2	1.94
Kurtosis	0.6742	3.03	1.63	2.05	0.704	7.73	1.92
Potential Upside	3.54	4.32	2.88	7.19	4.16	3.83	1.83
Treynor Ratio	2.31	-1.10	0.3015	-0.72	0.1329	-1.85	-1.25
Maximum Drawdown	9.25	17.04	12.28	20.74	11.44	24.1	10.07
Variance	3.58	13.57	5.16	13.96	6.16	10.21	3.78
Market Risk Adjusted Performance	2.32	-1.09	0.3115	-0.71	0.1429	-1.84	-1.24
Risk Adjusted Performance	0.1231	-0.19	0.0474	0.1614	0.0701	-0.11	-0.19
Skewness	-0.42	-0.38	-0.76	0.8966	-0.21	-1.50	-1.23
Semi Deviation	1.85	N/A	2.33	2.66	2.4	N/A	N/A
Information Ratio	0.1212	-0.21	0.0404	0.1617	0.0645	-0.13	-0.21
Value At Risk	-2.73	-6.05	-4.29	-5.06	-4.70	-5.13	-4.02
Expected Short fall	-1.53	N/A	-1.49	-3.14	-1.96	N/A	N/A
Downside Deviation	2.02	N/A	2.69	3.05	2.52	N/A	N/A
Semi Variance	3.41	N/A	5.44	7.06	5.76	N/A	N/A

PriceSmart Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze PriceSmart Against Peers

PriceSmart's peer analysis compares PriceSmart with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This establishes whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:

Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
Check valuation dispersion: Review whether PriceSmart trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
Document the thesis: Record where PriceSmart leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.

Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

PriceSmart's beta is lower than the peer group average, meaning its stock tends to swing less during broad market moves. Relative ranking may help frame which fundamentals deserve deeper follow-up. For peer comparison, PriceSmart has a market cap of 5.01 B, P/E of 24.99, profit margin of 2.82%.

PriceSmart data is compiled from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and standardized for comparability. Analyst inputs may be included when coverage is available.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Rifka Kats, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board

Price To Sales Ratio	Dividend Yield
Ptb Ratio	Days Sales Outstanding
Book Value Per Share	Free Cash Flow Yield
Invested Capital	Operating Cash Flow Per Share
Average Payables	Stock Based Compensation To Revenue
Capex To Depreciation	Pb Ratio
Ev To Sales	Free Cash Flow Per Share
Roic	Inventory Turnover
Net Income Per Share	Days Of Inventory On Hand
Payables Turnover	Sales General And Administrative To Revenue
Average Inventory	Research And Ddevelopement To Revenue
Capex To Revenue	Cash Per Share
Pocfratio	Interest Coverage
Payout Ratio	Capex To Operating Cash Flow
Pfcf Ratio	Days Payables Outstanding
Net Current Asset Value	Income Quality
Roe	Tangible Asset Value
Ev To Operating Cash Flow	Pe Ratio
Return On Tangible Assets	Ev To Free Cash Flow
Earnings Yield	Intangibles To Total Assets
Net Debt To E B I T D A	Current Ratio
Tangible Book Value Per Share	Receivables Turnover
Graham Number	Shareholders Equity Per Share
Debt To Equity	Capex Per Share
Graham Net Net	Average Receivables
Revenue Per Share	Interest Debt Per Share
Debt To Assets	Enterprise Value Over E B I T D A
Short Term Coverage Ratios	Price Earnings Ratio
Operating Cycle	Price Book Value Ratio
Price Earnings To Growth Ratio	Days Of Payables Outstanding
Dividend Payout Ratio	Price To Operating Cash Flows Ratio
Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio	Pretax Profit Margin
Ebt Per Ebit	Operating Profit Margin
Effective Tax Rate	Company Equity Multiplier
Long Term Debt To Capitalization	Total Debt To Capitalization
Return On Capital Employed	Debt Equity Ratio
Ebit Per Revenue	Quick Ratio
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio	Net Income Per E B T
Cash Ratio	Cash Conversion Cycle
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio	Days Of Inventory Outstanding
Days Of Sales Outstanding	Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Cash Flow Coverage Ratios	Price To Book Ratio
Fixed Asset Turnover	Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
Price Cash Flow Ratio	Enterprise Value Multiple
Debt Ratio	Cash Flow To Debt Ratio
Price Sales Ratio	Return On Assets
Asset Turnover	Net Profit Margin
Gross Profit Margin	Price Fair Value
Return On Equity