CPI Card (PMTS) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
CPI Card's (PMTS) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.86% in Q1 2026, up 862.0% year-on-year from 0.92% in Q1 2025, and down 73.61% quarter-over-quarter from 33.57% in Q4 2025.
CPI Card (PMTS) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CPI Card has disclosed FCF Margin across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 8.86% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.86%, up 862.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.83% (up 575.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.58%, up 349.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 8.86% for Q1 2026 at CPI Card, down from 33.57% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 33.57% in Q4 2025 to a low of 16.38% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 6.27% (2023), against an average of 6.2%.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 2363 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2483 bps in 2022.
- CPI Card's FCF Margin stood at 26.58% in 2022, then tumbled by 80 bps to 5.22% in 2023, then surged by 190 bps to 15.13% in 2024, then soared by 122 bps to 33.57% in 2025, then plunged by 74 bps to 8.86% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.86% (Q1 2026), 33.57% (Q4 2025), and 2.76% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 23.37% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 33.56% |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 14.04% |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 35.91% |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 10.81% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 45.78% |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 6,779.64% |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -216.52% |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 65.22% |
| 10 | CPI Card | 195.35 Mn | 176.06 Mn | 44.12 Mn | 8.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -12.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.53% |