CPI Card (PMTS) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026)
CPI Card (PMTS) posted EBIT Margin of 7.47% for Q1 2026, down 37.48% sequentially from 11.95% in Q4 2025, and down 402.0% YoY from 2.47% in Q1 2025.
Analysis
CPI Card (PMTS) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CPI Card has reported EBIT Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 7.47% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 402.0% year-over-year to 7.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.11% (down 366.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.09%, down 298.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin fell to 7.47% in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from 11.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 18.82% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 7.26% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 12.98% and a median of 12.64% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBIT Margin soared 804 bps in 2022, then slumped 767 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 17.91% in 2022, then tumbled by 43 bps to 10.24% in 2023, then increased by 24 bps to 12.74% in 2024, then decreased by 6 bps to 11.95% in 2025, then tumbled by 37 bps to 7.47% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 7.47%, 11.95%, and 9.44% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 680.39 Bn | 668.03 Bn | - | 59.12% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 518.33 Bn | 504.84 Bn | - | 60.22% |
| 3 | American Express | 224.91 Bn | 175.59 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 17.85% |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 132.31 Bn | 77.60 Bn | - | 49.39% |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 46.25 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 16.44% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 26.22 Bn | 24.59 Bn | - | 12.63% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 25.37 Bn | 9.17 Bn | - | 44.85% |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.30 Bn | 20.18 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.47% |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 12.85 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 33.20% |
| 10 | CPI Card | 332.13 Mn | 310.76 Mn | 48.49 Mn | 7.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.95% |
| 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% |