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 has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $33.1 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $21.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $26.3 million and a median of $26.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Operating Expenses decreased 8.49% in 2023, then increased 24.59% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $24.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.12% to $24.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.22% to $26.7 million in 2024, then grew by 12.43% to $30.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 10.47% to $33.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $33.1 million, $30.0 million, and $28.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 4.76 Bn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 3.69 Bn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 14.48 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 9.04 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 7.26 Bn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 1.33 Bn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 950.34 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 891.92 Mn
10 CPI Card 280.02 Mn 260.73 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