ChartRow logo
Share this page
PSMT
$169.81+0.08%
as of close, Oct 16, 2026
☾ AH $169.81 +0.08%
PeersWMTCOSTKOPEPPGPM

PriceSmart Inc. drawdown: 14.2% below the all-time high (price)

PriceSmart Inc. is 14.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 2, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.

Below all-time high
−14.2%
85.8% of ATH
All-time high
$197.9
Jul 2, 2026
Time below the high
3 mo
since Jul 2, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−89.1%
May 25, 2004
Longest underwater
12.0 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
May 27, 2026
5 mo ago
Last time this deep
Aug 29, 2025
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1997: price#

The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
PSMT close · log10.0020.0050.00100
200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Mar 6, 2000May 25, 2004−89.1%4.2 yrsMay 12, 201111.2 yrs
Nov 27, 2013Mar 16, 2020−65.8%6.3 yrsNov 25, 202512.0 yrs
May 2, 2012Jun 15, 2012−25.6%44 daysNov 6, 20126 mo
Oct 15, 1997Sep 1, 1998−25.2%11 moJan 8, 199915 mo
Aug 3, 1999Aug 31, 1999−24.0%28 daysMar 2, 20007 mo
Nov 8, 2011Jan 10, 2012−24.0%2 moApr 12, 20125 mo
Sep 19, 2011Oct 3, 2011−22.1%14 daysOct 12, 201123 days
Jan 19, 1999Apr 1, 1999−19.2%2 moMay 14, 19994 mo

Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.

Drawdown vs what came next#

One dot per month since 1997: how far PriceSmart Inc. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.

FAQ#

How far is PriceSmart Inc. from its all-time high?
PriceSmart Inc. is currently 14.2% below its all-time high, set Jul 2, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest PriceSmart Inc. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1997) took PriceSmart Inc. 89.1% below its prior high, bottoming May 25, 2004. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from PSMT; no free deep history exists for PriceSmart Inc. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

More on PriceSmart Inc.