BJ's Wholesale Club vs PriceSmart
BJ's Wholesale Club reported revenue of $21.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 3.7 times PriceSmart's $5.9 billion in fiscal 2026. BJ's Wholesale Club's revenue grew 4.7% in its latest year, and PriceSmart's grew 11.5%. BJ's Wholesale Club had an operating margin of 3.8%, against 4.4% at PriceSmart. Free cash flow was $328 million at BJ's Wholesale Club and $96 million at PriceSmart. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and August 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| BJ's Wholesale Club | PriceSmart | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $21.5B | $5.9B |
| Revenue growth | 4.7% | 11.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.8% | 10.2% |
| Gross margin | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Free cash flow | $328M | $96M |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Return on capital | 23.7% | 15.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.5x | −0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $287M | $52M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.1% | 0.6% |
| Last close | $106.36 | $173.11 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.3× | 32.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $39.9 million | sold $13.7 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the BJ's Wholesale Club and PriceSmart pages.