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

CPI Card (PMTS) posted Gross Margin of 29.99% for Q1 2026, down 4.93% sequentially from 31.55% in Q4 2025, and down 316.0% YoY from 13.89% in Q1 2025.

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

CPI Card has reported Gross Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 29.99% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 316.0% year-over-year to 29.99% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.56% (down 412.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.29%, down 433.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 29.99% in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from 31.55% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 38.88% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 29.71% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 34.43% and a median of 35.25% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Gross Margin soared 438 bps in 2022, then tumbled 612 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 37.57% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 34.43% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 34.07% in 2024, then retreated by 7 bps to 31.55% in 2025, then dropped by 5 bps to 29.99% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 29.99%, 31.55%, and 29.71% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - -
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - -
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 91.60%
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - -
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - -
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -32.14%
10 CPI Card 280.02 Mn 260.73 Mn 44.12 Mn 29.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 29.99%
Dec 31, 2025 31.55%
Sep 30, 2025 29.71%
Jun 30, 2025 30.92%
Mar 31, 2025 33.15%
Dec 31, 2024 34.07%
Sep 30, 2024 35.83%
Jun 30, 2024 35.67%
Mar 31, 2024 37.09%
Dec 31, 2023 34.43%
Sep 30, 2023 34.15%
Jun 30, 2023 35.51%
Mar 31, 2023 35.66%
Dec 31, 2022 37.57%
Sep 30, 2022 38.88%
Jun 30, 2022 35.79%
Mar 31, 2022 35.25%
Dec 31, 2021 33.19%
Sep 30, 2021 37.84%
Jun 30, 2021 39.79%