BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. vs PriceSmart, Inc., two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Both run membership warehouse clubs, so the model rhymes: thin markups on the shelf, the real money in the renewal. BJ's operates across the US Northeast, PriceSmart across Latin America. BJ's earns more on its equity, 26.87% versus 11.7%, and holds a slimmer net margin of 2.6% against PriceSmart's 2.82%. PriceSmart carries the pricier tag at 38.68 times earnings to BJ's 20.44, though its book multiple is lower, 4.45 against 5.41. PriceSmart pays a small 0.64% dividend while BJ's pays none. Both keep debt light, 0.15 and 0.36 against equity. Same club format, one cheaper and higher-returning, the other spread across a different continent.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | BJ | PSMT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $88.03 | $196.71 |
| Market cap | $11.4B | $6.0B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.8% | +18.6% |
| P/E | 20.2 | 37.8 |
| P/B | 5.36 | 4.28 |
| P/S | 0.52 | 1.05 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.5 | 17.0 |
| Revenue growth | +5.9% | +10.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 26.9% | 11.5% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.7% | 12.4% |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.18 |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 1.28 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.15 | 6.23 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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