Seasonality
PSMT seasonality — PriceSmart
Over the last 11 years, PSMT's strongest month on average has been November (+5.5%) and its weakest October (-4.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.81% | +0.88% | 60% | +22.3% | -13.7% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.93% | +2.29% | 60% | +10.7% | -9.1% | 10 |
| Mar | +0.26% | +0.07% | 50% | +8.5% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.81% | +2.33% | 70% | +20.9% | -13.1% | 10 |
| May | -1.35% | +0.23% | 50% | +8.3% | -18.7% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.73% | +2.62% | 60% | +14.9% | -8.9% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.45% | +0.80% | 50% | +19.3% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.03% | -1.43% | 30% | +6.2% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Sep | +1.30% | +0.27% | 50% | +17.7% | -9.0% | 10 |
| Oct | -4.02% | -5.63% | 30% | +11.1% | -16.0% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.53% | +7.10% | 78% | +17.8% | -4.7% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.00% | +0.18% | 50% | +12.4% | -14.4% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — PSMT
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15.9 | 8.7 | -2.7 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 14.9 | -0.7 | -12.3 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -2.0 | +32.4% | |
| 2025 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 15.5 | 6.4 | -2.7 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 13.0 | -5.2 | 7.1 | -0.3 | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 10.7 | -0.2 | -4.1 | 4.4 | -3.5 | 12.5 | -1.9 | 2.5 | -9.5 | 8.0 | 2.7 | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 22.3 | -6.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | -1.6 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 | -6.3 | -16.0 | 7.8 | 12.4 | +24.7% |
| 2022 | -2.4 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -8.9 | -7.3 | -4.7 | -9.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | -14.4 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -13.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 | -1.4 | -5.7 | -8.3 | -7.2 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | -13.7 | -9.1 | -5.6 | 20.9 | -14.4 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 12.1 | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 5.6 | -8.9 | 1.6 | -18.7 | 5.2 | 19.3 | -0.9 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 | -5.0 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | -1.1 | -7.6 | 6.1 | 4.8 | -3.4 | 6.9 | -9.7 | 6.2 | -6.8 | -13.3 | -4.7 | -11.7 | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -5.7 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -3.8 | -3.6 | 9.8 | -6.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | -8.5 |