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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Dividends
The following table summarizes the dividends declared and paid during fiscal years 2026, 2025 and 2024 (amounts are per share):
First PaymentSecond Payment
DeclaredAmountRecord
Date
Date
Paid
AmountRecord
Date
Date
Paid
Amount
2/1/2024$1.16 2/15/20242/29/2024$0.58 8/15/20248/30/2024$0.58 
4/3/2024$1.00 4/19/20244/30/2024$1.00 N/AN/AN/A
2/6/2025$1.26 2/18/20252/28/2025$0.63 8/15/20258/29/2025$0.63 
2/5/2026$1.40 2/17/20262/27/2026$0.70 8/17/20268/31/2026$0.70 
On February 5, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared an annual cash dividend in the total amount of $1.40 per share, with $0.70 per share paid on February 27, 2026 to stockholders of record as of February 17, 2026 and $0.70 per share paid on August 31, 2026 to stockholders of record as of August 17, 2026. The declaration of future dividends (ongoing or otherwise), if any, the amount of such dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates is subject to final determination by the Board of Directors at its discretion after its review of the Company’s financial performance and anticipated capital requirements, taking into account the uncertain macroeconomic conditions on our results of operations and cash flows.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following tables disclose the effects on accumulated other comprehensive loss of each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (in thousands):
Amount
Ending balance, August 31, 2023
$(163,992)
Foreign currency translation adjustments693 
Defined benefit pension plans (1)
501 
Derivative instruments (2)
(2,189)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss397 
Ending balance, August 31, 2024
$(164,590)
Foreign currency translation adjustments3,879 
Defined benefit pension plans (1)
275 
Derivative instruments (2)
(1,274)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss271 
Ending balance, August 31, 2025
$(161,439)
Foreign currency translation adjustments72,266 
Defined benefit pension plans (1)
148 
Derivative instruments (2)
(2,461)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss171 
Ending balance, August 31, 2026
$(91,315)
(1)Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the minimum pension liability are included in warehouse club and other operations in the Company's consolidated statements of income.
(2)Refer to “Note 13 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
Retained Earnings Not Available for Distribution
The following table summarizes retained earnings designated as legal reserves of various subsidiaries which cannot be distributed as dividends to PriceSmart, Inc. according to applicable statutory regulations (in thousands):
August 31,
2026
August 31,
2025
Retained earnings not available for distribution$9,954 $9,741