PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) Dividend History

NASDAQ: PSMTYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

PSMT latest dividend

$0.70last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 17Monday, 2026
Payment dateAug 31Monday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2007paying since
  • —payments
  • +12.5%5-year growth a year
  • 0.82%forward yield

PSMT dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$140
Each payment
$35
Value of the shares
$16,981
Dividend yield
0.82%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.40 per share, before tax.

PSMT dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

PSMT dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)33.4%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)37.5%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+12.5%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

PSMT yield on cost

PriceSmart, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$121.861.15%$1.401.1%
3 years ago$73.021.92%$4.826.6%
5 years ago$78.211.79%$6.608.4%
10 years ago$85.901.63%$10.1011.8%
20 years ago$17.058.21%$15.6491.7%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

PSMT dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

PSMT dividends by year

PriceSmart, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.26−41.7%1.03%2
2024$2.16—2.34%3
2023$0.92+7.0%1.21%2
2022$0.86+22.9%1.41%2
2021$0.700.0%0.96%2
2020$0.700.0%0.77%2
2019$0.700.0%0.99%2
2018$0.700.0%1.18%2
2017$0.700.0%0.81%2
2016$0.700.0%0.84%2
2015$0.700.0%0.84%2
2014$0.70—0.77%2
2013$0.30−66.7%0.26%1
2012$0.90—1.17%3
2011$0.60+20.0%0.86%2
2010$0.500.0%1.31%2
2009$0.50+56.2%2.45%2
2008$0.320.0%1.55%2
2007$0.32—1.06%2

PSMT dividend history

41 payments
PriceSmart, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-172026-08-31$0.7—Semiannual
2026-02-172026-02-27$0.7+11.1%Semiannual
2025-08-152025-08-29$0.63—Semiannual
2025-02-182025-02-28$0.63+8.6%Semiannual
2024-08-152024-08-30$0.58−42.0%Semiannual
2024-04-182024-04-30$1.00+72.4%
2024-02-142024-02-29$0.58+26.1%Semiannual
2023-08-142023-08-31$0.46—Semiannual
2023-02-152023-02-28$0.46+7.0%Semiannual
2022-08-122022-08-31$0.43—Semiannual
2022-02-142022-02-28$0.43+22.9%Semiannual
2021-08-122021-08-31$0.35—Semiannual
2021-02-112021-02-26$0.35—Semiannual
2020-08-132020-08-31$0.35—Semiannual
2020-02-132020-02-28$0.35—Semiannual
2019-08-142019-08-30$0.35—Semiannual
Show all 41 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2019-02-142019-02-28$0.35—Semiannual
2018-08-142018-08-31$0.35—Semiannual
2018-02-132018-02-28$0.35—Semiannual
2017-08-112017-08-31$0.35—Semiannual
2017-02-132017-02-28$0.35—Semiannual
2016-08-112016-08-31$0.35—Semiannual
2016-02-102016-02-29$0.35—Semiannual
2015-08-122015-08-31$0.35—Semiannual
2015-02-112015-02-27$0.35—Semiannual
2014-08-132014-08-29$0.35—Semiannual
2014-02-122014-02-28$0.35+16.7%Semiannual
2013-08-132013-08-30$0.3—Semiannual
2012-12-062012-12-21$0.3—Semiannual
2012-08-132012-08-31$0.3—Semiannual
2012-02-132012-02-29$0.3—Semiannual
2011-08-112011-08-31$0.3—Semiannual
2011-02-112011-02-28$0.3+20.0%Semiannual
2010-08-112010-08-31$0.25—Semiannual
2010-02-102010-02-26$0.25—Semiannual
2009-08-122009-08-31$0.25—Semiannual
2009-02-112009-02-27$0.25+56.2%Semiannual
2008-10-102008-10-31$0.16—Semiannual
2008-04-112008-04-30$0.16—Semiannual
2007-10-112007-10-31$0.16—Semiannual
2007-04-112007-04-30$0.16—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

PSMT stock split history

PriceSmart has no stock splits on record.

PSMT dividend overview

PriceSmart pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share, a yield of 0.82% at the latest close. It paid $1.26 per share in 2025, down 41.7% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 12.5% a year on average and over ten years 6.1% a year. The payout ratio is 33.4% of trailing earnings.

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PSMT dividends FAQ

Does PriceSmart pay a dividend?

Yes. PriceSmart has paid a regular dividend since 2007, most recently $0.70 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 17, 2026.

What is PriceSmart's dividend yield?

PriceSmart's forward annual dividend is $1.40 per share, a dividend yield of 0.82% at the latest close of $169.81.

How fast is PriceSmart's dividend growing?

PriceSmart's dividend per share grew from $0.70 in 2020 to $1.26 in 2025, 12.5% a year on average over five years.

What is PriceSmart's dividend payout ratio?

PriceSmart pays out 33.4% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 37.5% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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