CPI Card (PMTS) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026)
CPI Card's (PMTS) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 7.47% in Q1 2026, down 402.0% year-on-year from 2.47% in Q1 2025, and up 135.77% quarter-over-quarter from 20.89% in Q4 2025.
CPI Card (PMTS) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CPI Card has disclosed EBIT Margin across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 7.47% for Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.47%, down 402.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.26% (down 1251.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.84%, down 1223.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 7.47% for Q1 2026 at CPI Card, up from 20.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 18.82% in Q3 2022 to a low of 20.89% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 12.64% (2024), against an average of 11.05%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin jumped 804 bps in 2022 and plunged 3364 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- CPI Card's EBIT Margin stood at 17.91% in 2022, then tumbled by 43 bps to 10.24% in 2023, then climbed by 24 bps to 12.74% in 2024, then plunged by 264 bps to 20.89% in 2025, then soared by 136 bps to 7.47% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 7.47% (Q1 2026), 20.89% (Q4 2025), and 9.44% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 64.42% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 58.43% |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 18.77% |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 44.55% |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 17.81% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 42.26% |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 26.44% |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 3.39% |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 35.49% |
| 10 | CPI Card | 195.35 Mn | 176.06 Mn | 44.12 Mn | 7.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.94% |