CPI Card (PMTS) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
CPI Card's (PMTS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $13.0 million in Q1 2026, up 4363.01% year-on-year from $292000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 74.64% quarter-over-quarter from $51.4 million in Q4 2025.
CPI Card (PMTS) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CPI Card has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $13.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $13.0 million, up 4363.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $55.8 million (up 178.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $57.5 million, up 68.87% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $13.0 million for Q1 2026 at CPI Card, down from $51.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $51.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$18.3 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $7.4 million (2024), against an average of $8.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 666.97% in 2022 and jumped 4363.01% in 2026, its largest moves.
- CPI Card's Free Cash Flow stood at $33.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 84.02% to $5.4 million in 2023, then soared by 252.53% to $18.9 million in 2024, then surged by 171.4% to $51.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 74.64% to $13.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $13.0 million (Q1 2026), $51.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 2.63 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 2.82 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 5.47 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 903.00 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 22.68 Bn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.38 Bn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 10 | CPI Card | 195.35 Mn | 176.06 Mn | 44.12 Mn | 13.03 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 51.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 292,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 292,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.37 Mn |