CMPR vs DFIN vs PMTS Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Donnelley Financial Solutions and CPI Card Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$60.32 -22.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
1 win
PMTS CPI Card Group Inc.
$26.23 +5.9% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$271.89M
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$587.31M
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 7, CPI Card 3, Cimpress 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRDFINPMTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $1.66B $271.89M DFIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x 17.1x 19.8x CMPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 12.4x 9.0x PMTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +4.8% +16.9% PMTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 12.4% 2.3% DFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 19.0% 13.9% DFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 0.5x 3.0x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% +37.3% +62.1% PMTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +9.8%/yr -1.7%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 47.1% 69.2% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 78/100 65/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRDFINPMTS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCMPRDFINPMTS
Valuation 92 #10 of 113 95 #6 of 101 97 #4 of 113
Growth 72 #28 of 96 53 #46 of 97 53 #46 of 96
Profitability 64 #33 of 91 91 #9 of 93 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 9 #111 of 122 66 #37 of 108 34 #81 of 122
Shareholder Returns 39 #41 of 66 86 #10 of 63 –
Overall 55 78 65
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PMTS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCMPRDFINPMTSSPY
1 month -22.8%+30.1%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -36.3%+30.0%+27.5% +3.7%
6 months -31.8%+21.3%+48.1% +7.1%
Year to date -9.4%+30.7%+78.7% +12.8%
1 year -9.6%+37.3%+62.1% +11.9%
3 years +1.5%+14.0%+55.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.5%+4.5%+16.0% +22.8%
5 years -32.5%+59.3%-8.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.6%+9.8%-1.7% +10.9%
10 years -26.9%+176.7%-2.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.1%+10.7%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMPRDFINPMTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%47.1%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%49.7%62.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.621.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.790.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-50.3%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.7%0.0%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $105.31$61.03$30.50 $779.14
52-week low $60.32$36.74$11.29 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCMPRDFINPMTS
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 21.9x 15.5xmedian 28.0x 21.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 7.6xmedian 16.9x 6.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.4x 8.4xmedian 15.9x 3.9xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 3.2x -26.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.97 1.22median 0.89 -0.70median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCMPRDFINPMTS
Revenue $3.81B $787.20M $587.31M
Gross profit $1.74B $509.00M $181.89M
Operating income $228.07M $151.40M $54.17M
Net income $87.61M $97.40M $13.75M
Free cash flow $156.92M $178.90M $76.55M
R&D $353.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $3.90 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $120.13M $27.20M $21.37M
Total debt $1.64B $127.00M $262.14M
Shares (diluted) 24.48M 25.00M 12.04M
Enterprise value $600.20M $1.56B $193.57M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCMPRDFINPMTS
P/E 17.3x 15.5x 21.9x
P/FCF 9.5x 8.4x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 6.6x 3.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.9x 0.5x
P/B -3.0x 3.7x -26.3x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 3.7x -9.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 7.6x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 10.5x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 19.2x 8.9x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 7.0x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 1.22 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRDFINPMTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 4.8% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -0.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 8.1% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 3.9% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% 11.2% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 8.9% -13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.2% 199.7% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 5.7% -31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.2% 228.5% 2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 12.7% -31.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% 40.6% 86.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 22.8% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.4% 76.8% 128.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 40.4% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRDFINPMTS
Gross margin 45.6% 64.7% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 26.8% 13.8%
Operating margin 6.0% 19.2% 9.2%
Pretax margin 3.5% 17.5% 3.7%
Net margin 2.2% 12.4% 2.3%
FCF margin 4.1% 22.7% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 28.8% 15.6%
Return on equity – 24.5% –
Return on assets 4.0% 12.0% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 19.0% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 16.2% 24.9% 18.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 2.3x 6.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.4% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRDFINPMTS
Debt / assets 73.2% 16.1% 67.1%
Debt / equity -3.3x 0.3x -22.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 0.5x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 10.5x 0.7x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 122.2% 48.1% 102.9%
Equity / assets -22.2% 51.9% -2.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.37 5.18 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRDFINPMTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 9.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 9.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCMPRDFINPMTS
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2027 12.4xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $4.93FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +14.7%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +6.1% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $815.18MFY2026 $574.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +6.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% -5.0% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRDFINPMTS
Held by institutions 87.4% 91.7% 25.7%
Institutions holding 210 246 78
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -5.3% +7.6%
Institutions buying 130 114 47
Institutions selling 54 89 19
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.28 2.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CMPRDFINPMTS
CMPR 1.00 0.06 0.16
DFIN 0.06 1.00 0.21
PMTS 0.16 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, DFIN and PMTS?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $1.42B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.66B, CPI Card (PMTS) $271.89M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, DFIN and PMTS?

Cimpress (CMPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 16.6x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 17.1x, CPI Card (PMTS) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CPI Card (PMTS) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 12.6x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4x, CPI Card (PMTS) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CPI Card (PMTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +10.0%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +4.8%, CPI Card (PMTS) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.2%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4%, CPI Card (PMTS) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 13.5%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 19.0%, CPI Card (PMTS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CPI Card (PMTS) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) -9.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +37.3%, CPI Card (PMTS) +62.1%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -7.6%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +9.8%/yr, CPI Card (PMTS) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 47.3%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.1%, CPI Card (PMTS) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, DFIN and PMTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.