CPI Card PMTS
NASDAQ PMTS
$28.83 -0.12 (-0.41%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

CPI Card (PMTS) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

CPI Card (PMTS) posted Free Cash Flow of $13.0 million for Q1 2026, down 74.64% sequentially from $51.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 230.85% YoY from $3.9 million in Q1 2025.

Analysis

CPI Card (PMTS) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CPI Card has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 years, with the latest figure at $13.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 230.85% year-over-year to $13.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $55.8 million (up 107.69% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $57.5 million, up 68.87% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $13.0 million in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from $51.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $51.4 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$18.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $8.4 million and a median of $5.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow soared 870.67% in 2022, then sank 5760.16% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $33.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 84.02% to $5.4 million in 2023, then surged by 302.29% to $21.6 million in 2024, then surged by 137.83% to $51.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 74.64% to $13.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $13.0 million, $51.4 million, and -$3.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 6.14 Bn
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 3.51 Bn
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 4.47 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 8.08 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 1.78 Bn
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -12.97 Bn
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 2.42 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn -3.99 Bn
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 1.35 Bn
10 CPI Card 332.13 Mn 310.76 Mn 48.49 Mn 25.92 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 25.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 25.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 10.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 35.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 35.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 533,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 533,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 292,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 292,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 21.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.36 Mn