PriceSmart Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
PriceSmart's CEO is David Price, appointed in Sep 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $1.82M, comprised of 38.7% salary and 61.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.55% of the company’s shares, worth €18.39M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.4 years and 8 years respectively.
Key information
David Price
Chief executive officer
US$1.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 38.67% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.6% |
| Management average tenure | 7.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 2025 | US$2m | US$706k | US$145m |
| May 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$143m |
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$141m |
| Nov 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$136m |
| Aug 31 2024 | US$5m | US$685k | US$137m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD1.82M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.25M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
David Price (36 yo)
Mr. David N. Price serves as Director of PriceSmart, Inc. since February 03, 2022 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since September 01, 2025. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Transformatio...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 29yrs | no data | 5.03% € 168.2m | |
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$1.82m | 0.55% € 18.4m | |
| President & COO | 3.8yrs | US$3.67m | 0.37% € 12.3m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | US$449.93k | 0.13% € 4.3m | |
| Executive VP | 9.5yrs | US$2.11m | 0.25% € 8.3m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.17% € 5.7m | |
| Senior Vice President of Membership | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of People Organization | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Real Estate & Construction | 16.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Club Operations | 16.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Regional Merchandising | 7.4yrs | US$470.76k | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Information Technology | 8.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: PS8's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 29yrs | no data | 5.03% € 168.2m | |
| CEO & Director | 3.9yrs | US$1.82m | 0.55% € 18.4m | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$264.09k | 0.036% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 28.5yrs | US$322.09k | 0.10% € 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 16.3yrs | US$212.09k | 0.025% € 827.8k | |
| Vice Chair of Board & Lead Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$312.09k | 0.028% € 922.0k | |
| Independent Director | 6.2yrs | US$232.09k | 0.036% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$224.09k | 0.014% € 455.3k | |
| Director | 14.2yrs | US$214.09k | 0.16% € 5.4m | |
| Independent Director | 11.8yrs | US$222.09k | 0.020% € 651.8k | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$248.09k | 0.024% € 812.1k |
Experienced Board: PS8's board of directors are considered experienced (8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/06 14:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
PriceSmart, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ronald Bookbinder | Benchmark Company |
| David Strasser | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
| Pedro Baptista | Jefferies LLC |