---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001041803-26-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PSMT"
cik: "0001041803"
company_name: "PRICESMART INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:18:32.838531+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PriceSmart Q1 net sales +10.6% to $1.35B, EPS $1.29, announces 10th Costa Rica club

## Summary
- Net merchandise sales up 10.6% to $1.35B; comparable sales +8.0%.
- Diluted EPS $1.29, up 6.6% from $1.21 in prior year.
- Operating income $62.9M vs $58.3M; adjusted EBITDA $86.9M.
- Plans to open tenth Costa Rica club in Ciudad Quesada, fall 2026.
- Total warehouse clubs increased from 54 to 56 year-over-year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001041803-26-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PSMT
- cik: 0001041803
- company_name: PRICESMART INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180326000008/0001041803-26-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180326000008/psmt-20260107.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001041803-26-000008.txt

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