PriceSmart vs Target
Target reported revenue of $104.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 17.8 times PriceSmart's $5.9 billion in fiscal 2026. PriceSmart's revenue grew 11.5% in its latest year, and Target's fell 1.7%. PriceSmart had an operating margin of 4.4%, against 4.9% at Target. Free cash flow was $96 million at PriceSmart and $2.8 billion at Target. Their fiscal years end in different months (August 31 and January 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| PriceSmart | Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $5.9B | $104.8B |
| Revenue growth | 11.5% | −1.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.2% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 17.7% | 27.9% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow | $96M | $2.8B |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| Return on capital | 15.6% | 15.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.4x | 1.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $52M | $2.5B |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.6% | −1.3% |
| Last close | $173.11 | $148.53 |
| P/E at the last close | 32.1× | 15.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $13.7 million | sold $26.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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 PriceSmart and Target pages.