CPI Card (PMTS) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026)

CPI Card's (PMTS) quarterly EBITDA 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) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CPI Card has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 7.47% for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA 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.
  • EBITDA 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, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 21.12% in Q3 2022 to a low of 20.89% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 12.64% (2024), against an average of 11.6%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin surged 763 bps in 2022 and plunged 3364 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • CPI Card's EBITDA Margin stood at 20.21% in 2022, then slumped by 49 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 EBITDA 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) EBITDA 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 28.77%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 13.91%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 15.79%
10 CPI Card 195.35 Mn 176.06 Mn 44.12 Mn 7.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 20.21%
Sep 30, 2022 21.12%
Jun 30, 2022 15.58%
Mar 31, 2022 18.51%
Dec 31, 2021 12.58%
Sep 30, 2021 19.26%
Jun 30, 2021 19.80%