Pricesmart's most recent dividend payment of $0.63 per share was made to shareholders on record before Feb 18, 2025. The payout stands at $2.21 per share annually, which works out to a dividend yield of 2.36%.
PSMT has a dividend yield of 2.36% which is above the industry and its peers average but below the Consumer Defensive sector average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 2.77%, Pricesmart's dividend yield is 15% lower. Historically PSMT's dividend yield has averaged at 1.5% in the last 5 years, which is below the current yield.
Pricesmart has been paying dividends for the last 18 years. According to our data PSMT has issued two dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has increased by 8% for the last year. However since the stock price has gone up by 13% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 4.2%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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Feb 18, 2025 | $0.63 | 2.51% |
Aug 15, 2024 | $0.58 | 2.52% |
Apr 18, 2024 | $1 | 2.54% |
Feb 14, 2024 | $0.58 | 1.3% |
Aug 14, 2023 | $0.46 | 1.2% |
Feb 15, 2023 | $0.46 | 1.21% |
Aug 12, 2022 | $0.43 | 1.31% |
Feb 14, 2022 | $0.43 | 1.1% |
Aug 12, 2021 | $0.35 | 0.84% |
Feb 11, 2021 | $0.35 | 0.69% |
Aug 13, 2020 | $0.35 | 1.06% |
Feb 13, 2020 | $0.35 | 1.15% |
Aug 14, 2019 | $0.35 | 1.23% |
Feb 14, 2019 | $0.35 | 1.16% |
Aug 14, 2018 | $0.35 | 0.84% |
Feb 13, 2018 | $0.35 | 0.89% |
Aug 11, 2017 | $0.35 | 0.85% |
Feb 13, 2017 | $0.35 | 0.79% |
Aug 11, 2016 | $0.35 | 0.85% |
Feb 10, 2016 | $0.35 | 0.97% |
Aug 12, 2015 | $0.35 | 0.75% |
Feb 11, 2015 | $0.35 | 0.84% |
PSMT has a payout ratio of 47.1% which is higher than the industry and its peers average but lower than the Consumer Defensive sector average. In comparison with the Consumer Defensive sector average of 52.7%, Pricesmart's payout ratio is 11% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
TGT Target Corp | 4.79% | $4.46 | 50.2% |
DG Dollar General Corp | 2.54% | $2.36 | 46.1% |
PSMT Pricesmart Inc | 2.36% | $2.21 | 47.1% |
WMT Walmart Inc | 0.92% | $0.86 | 35.5% |
COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.47% | $4.64 | 27% |
Yes, Pricesmart has been paying dividends for the last 18 years.
Pricesmart's last regular dividend was on Feb 18, 2025 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.63 per share.
PSMT has paid dividend of $2.21 per share in the last year.
Currently Pricesmart's dividend yield is 2.36%.
The dividend payout ratio of Pricesmart is 47.1%.
Pricesmart's dividend yield is below the Consumer Defensive sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.