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

CPI Card (PMTS) posted Operating Expenses of $33.1 million for Q1 2026, up 10.47% sequentially from $30.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 24.59% YoY from $26.6 million in Q1 2025.

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

CPI Card (PMTS) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $33.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 24.59% year-over-year to $33.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $121.8 million (up 13.14% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $115.3 million, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $33.1 million in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from $30.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $33.1 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $21.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $26.3 million, with a median of $26.6 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses dropped 8.49% in 2023 and gained 24.59% in 2026.
  • CPI Card's Operating Expenses stood at $24.8 million in 2022, then grew by 0.12% to $24.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.22% to $26.7 million in 2024, then increased by 12.43% to $30.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 10.47% to $33.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PMTS's Operating Expenses at $33.1 million in Q1 2026, $30.0 million in Q4 2025, and $28.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 4.00 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 3.49 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 13.88 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 6.87 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 950.34 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 891.92 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.24 Bn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 422.90 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -363.39 Mn
10 CPI Card 228,470.01 -19.07 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