CMPR vs GIC vs PMTS Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Global Industrial 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
$1.49B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
1 win
GIC GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co
$44.31 +4.6% 1M +54.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.44B
Div. yield
2.48%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
5 wins
PMTS CPI Card Group Inc.
$26.23 +5.9% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$302.17M
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$587.31M
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Global Industrial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Global Industrial 5, CPI Card 5, Cimpress 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRGICPMTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $1.69B $302.17M GIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 19.4x 21.9x CMPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 19.8x 9.0x PMTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +8.4% +16.9% PMTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 6.1% 2.3% GIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% — 13.9% PMTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x — 3.0x PMTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.48% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% +54.1% +62.1% PMTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +1.8%/yr -1.7%/yr GIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 25.7% 69.2% GIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 73/100 65/100 GIC

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRGICPMTS

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

AxisCMPRGICPMTS
Valuation 92 #10 of 113 71 #14 of 46 97 #4 of 113
Growth 72 #28 of 96 90 #5 of 39 53 #46 of 96
Profitability 64 #33 of 91 76 #10 of 39 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 9 #111 of 122 70 #15 of 47 34 #81 of 122
Shareholder Returns 39 #41 of 66 57 #14 of 31 –
Overall 55 73 65
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GIC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • 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

PeriodCMPRGICPMTSSPY
1 month -22.8%+4.6%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -36.3%+25.6%+27.5% +3.7%
6 months -31.8%+33.8%+48.1% +7.1%
Year to date -9.4%+51.6%+78.7% +12.8%
1 year -9.6%+54.1%+62.1% +11.9%
3 years +1.5%+38.9%+55.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.5%+11.6%+16.0% +22.8%
5 years -32.5%+9.2%-8.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.6%+1.8%-1.7% +10.9%
10 years -26.9%+470.3%-2.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.1%+19.0%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMPRGICPMTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%25.7%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%25.2%62.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.451.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.202.110.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-54.8%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.7%-1.4%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $105.31$44.94$30.50 $779.14
52-week low $60.32$26.65$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.

MultipleCMPRGICPMTS
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 21.9x 19.4xmedian 26.2x 21.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 13.0xmedian 13.5x 6.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.4x 19.3xmedian 23.0x 3.9xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.6x -26.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.97 2.36median 2.55 -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 monthsCMPRGICPMTS
Revenue $3.81B $1.44B $587.31M
Gross profit $1.74B $522.40M $181.89M
Operating income $228.07M $115.80M $54.17M
Net income $87.61M $87.10M $13.75M
Free cash flow $156.92M $87.30M $76.55M
R&D $353.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $2.28 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $120.13M $86.70M $21.37M
Total debt $1.64B – $262.14M
Shares (diluted) 24.48M 38.20M 12.04M
Enterprise value $747.35M $1.41B $223.85M

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
MetricCMPRGICPMTS
P/E 17.3x 19.4x 21.9x
P/FCF 9.5x 19.3x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 18.7x 3.3x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 0.5x
P/B -3.0x 4.9x -26.3x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 4.9x -9.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 13.0x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 13.8x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 19.2x 18.3x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 17.7x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 2.36 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRGICPMTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 8.4% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 7.4% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 12.7% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 8.3% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% 31.0% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 7.9% -13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.2% 31.6% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 8.2% -31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.2% 32.3% 2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 8.2% -31.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% 49.3% 86.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -8.4% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.4% 52.1% 128.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -7.7% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRGICPMTS
Gross margin 45.6% 36.4% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 8.6% 13.8%
Operating margin 6.0% 8.1% 9.2%
Pretax margin 3.5% 8.1% 3.7%
Net margin 2.2% 6.1% 2.3%
FCF margin 4.1% 6.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 6.3% 15.6%
Return on equity – 26.3% –
Return on assets 4.0% 14.4% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 13.5% – 13.9%
Return on capital employed 16.2% 28.6% 18.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 2.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 1.0x 6.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRGICPMTS
Debt / assets 73.2% – 67.1%
Debt / equity -3.3x – -22.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 10.5x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 122.2% 45.5% 102.9%
Equity / assets -22.2% 54.5% -2.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 2.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.37 7.25 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRGICPMTS
Dividend yield – 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.6% 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.

ConsensusCMPRGICPMTS
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2027 19.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $2.24FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +21.1%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +3.6% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $1.39BFY2026 $574.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +1.0%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +6.8% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRGICPMTS
Held by institutions 87.4% 33.7% 25.7%
Institutions holding 210 162 78
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +12.0% +7.6%
Institutions buying 130 90 47
Institutions selling 54 50 19
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.80 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.

CMPRGICPMTS
CMPR 1.00 0.15 0.15
GIC 0.15 1.00 0.25
PMTS 0.15 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, GIC and PMTS?

Global Industrial (GIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $1.49B, Global Industrial (GIC) $1.69B, CPI Card (PMTS) $302.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, GIC and PMTS?

Cimpress (CMPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 17.3x, Global Industrial (GIC) 19.4x, CPI Card (PMTS) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, CPI Card (PMTS) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 12.6x, Global Industrial (GIC) 19.8x, 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%, Global Industrial (GIC) +8.4%, CPI Card (PMTS) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Global Industrial (GIC) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.2%, Global Industrial (GIC) 6.1%, CPI Card (PMTS) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, CPI Card (PMTS) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 13.5%, CPI Card (PMTS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CPI Card (PMTS) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) -9.6%, Global Industrial (GIC) +54.1%, CPI Card (PMTS) +62.1%. Over five years, Global Industrial (GIC) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -7.6%/yr, Global Industrial (GIC) +1.8%/yr, CPI Card (PMTS) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Global Industrial (GIC) 2.48%, CPI Card (PMTS) 0.00%. Cimpress (CMPR) and CPI Card (PMTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Industrial (GIC) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 47.3%, Global Industrial (GIC) 25.7%, CPI Card (PMTS) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, GIC 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, Global Industrial (GIC) leads on 5. 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.