CPI Card PMTS
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At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

CPI Card (PMTS) posted FCF Margin of 8.86% for Q1 2026, down 73.61% sequentially from 33.57% in Q4 2025, and up 565.0% YoY from 1.33% in Q1 2025.

Analysis

CPI Card (PMTS) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CPI Card has reported FCF Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 8.86% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 565.0% year-over-year to 8.86% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.83% (up 436.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.58%, up 349.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin declined to 8.86% in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from 33.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 33.57% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 16.38% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 6.28% and a median of 5.22% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin jumped 3125 bps in 2022, then plunged 2136 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 26.58% in 2022, then tumbled by 80 bps to 5.22% in 2023, then surged by 231 bps to 17.27% in 2024, then surged by 94 bps to 33.57% in 2025, then plunged by 74 bps to 8.86% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 8.86%, 33.57%, and 2.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 52.76%
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 37.82%
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 22.78%
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 50.96%
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 20.44%
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -1,112.06%
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 50.23%
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn -327.16%
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 59.19%
10 CPI Card 332.13 Mn 310.76 Mn 48.49 Mn 17.37%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 17.37%
Mar 31, 2026 6.89%
Dec 31, 2025 22.99%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.76%
Jun 30, 2025 0.41%
Mar 31, 2025 0.24%
Dec 31, 2024 17.27%
Sep 30, 2024 8.89%
Jun 30, 2024 -4.00%
Mar 31, 2024 6.57%
Dec 31, 2023 11.13%
Sep 30, 2023 11.77%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.11%
Mar 31, 2023 3.19%
Dec 31, 2022 12.81%
Sep 30, 2022 10.92%
Jun 30, 2022 2.46%
Mar 31, 2022 -17.16%
Dec 31, 2021 0.50%
Sep 30, 2021 -9.39%