Who owns PriceSmart?
PriceSmart is owned by PriceSmart, Inc. (the United States, NASDAQ: PSMT).[1]
Evidence: PriceSmart, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-10-30, SEC EDGAR, 30 October 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PriceSmart, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Diego, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Diego
- Category
- Retail › General merchandise › Warehouse clubs & variety stores
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: PSMT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About PriceSmart
PriceSmart is a membership warehouse club chain that operates in Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia, with 56 clubs at 31 August 2025 and a planned expansion into Chile. It sources about half its merchandise from Latin America and the Caribbean and the rest from around the world, and sells through the clubs, a mobile app and PriceSmart.com with home delivery and curbside pickup.
Ownership timeline of PriceSmart
- Current owner PriceSmart [1] verified
Where PriceSmart sits in PriceSmart
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by PriceSmart
PriceSmart controls 2 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in warehouse clubs & variety stores, and who owns them
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BJ's Wholesale Club | BJ's Wholesale Club | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Makro | CP Axtra | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| S&R Membership Shopping | Puregold | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
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About the owner: PriceSmart
PriceSmart is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Diego, California, United States, founded in 1994. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: PSMT.
PriceSmart is a San Diego company that runs membership warehouse clubs in Central America, the Caribbean and Colombia rather than in the United States. It had 56 clubs at 31 August 2025, over two million membership accounts and about 12,000 employees, and was preparing to enter Chile. It was incorporated in Delaware in 1994, and sells its own Member's Selection private label alongside imported and local goods.
🇺🇸 PriceSmart and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; PriceSmart is not one of them.
- Armstrong McCall — Sally Beauty Holdings 🇺🇸
- BJ's Wholesale Club — BJ's Wholesale Club 🇺🇸
- Best Buy — Best Buy 🇺🇸
- Bloomingdale's — Macy's, Inc. 🇺🇸
- Champs Sports — DICK'S Sporting Goods 🇺🇸
- EB Games — GameStop 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of PriceSmart?
The parent company of PriceSmart is PriceSmart, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is PriceSmart American?
Yes. PriceSmart originated in the United States and its owner, PriceSmart, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is PriceSmart still owned by PriceSmart, Inc.?
Yes. As of 14 October 2026, PriceSmart is still owned by PriceSmart, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] PriceSmart, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-10-30 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 30 October 2025; retrieved 14 October 2026.
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