CPI Card (PMTS) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

CPI Card's (PMTS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $33.1 million in Q1 2026, up 24.59% year-on-year from $26.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.47% quarter-over-quarter from $30.0 million in Q4 2025.

CPI Card (PMTS) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CPI Card has disclosed Operating Expenses across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $33.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $33.1 million, up 24.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $121.8 million (up 13.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $115.3 million, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $33.1 million for Q1 2026 at CPI Card, up from $30.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $33.1 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $21.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $26.6 million (2025), against an average of $26.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses fell 8.49% in 2023 and climbed 24.59% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • CPI Card's Operating Expenses stood at $24.8 million in 2022, then gained by 0.12% to $24.9 million in 2023, then rose by 7.22% to $26.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 12.43% to $30.0 million in 2025, then rose by 10.47% to $33.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $33.1 million (Q1 2026), $30.0 million (Q4 2025), and $28.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 13.88 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 8.46 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 6.87 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 1.32 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 950.34 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 891.92 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.24 Bn
10 CPI Card 195.35 Mn 176.06 Mn 44.12 Mn 33.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 29.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 30.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 26.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 26.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 24.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 23.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 24.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 21.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 21.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 20.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 21.30 Mn