Growth Metrics

CPI Card (PMTS) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

CPI Card's Operating Margin history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 7.47% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 402.0% to 7.47% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.26%, a 1251.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.84%, down 1223.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 7.47% in Q1 2026 for CPI Card, up from 20.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for PMTS hit a ceiling of 18.82% in Q3 2022 and a floor of 20.89% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 11.05% across 5 years, with a median of 12.64% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: soared 804bps in 2022 and later plummeted -3364bps in 2025.
  • Tracing PMTS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.91% in 2022, then tumbled by -43bps to 10.24% in 2023, then grew by 24bps to 12.74% in 2024, then crashed by -264bps to 20.89% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 136bps to 7.47% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for PMTS at 7.47% in Q1 2026, 20.89% in Q4 2025, and 9.44% in Q3 2025.