Growth Metrics

CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

CPI Card's Return on Capital Employed history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.45% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 2152.0% to 0.45% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.45%, a 2152.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 1.56%, down 2395.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.45% in Q1 2026 for CPI Card, down from 1.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PMTS hit a ceiling of 34.31% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 0.45% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 22.87% across 5 years, with a median of 23.69% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 797bps in 2023 and later plummeted -2180bps in 2025.
  • Tracing PMTS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 33.98% in 2022, then dropped by -26bps to 25.3% in 2023, then dropped by -8bps to 23.22% in 2024, then crashed by -94bps to 1.42% in 2025, then tumbled by -68bps to 0.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for PMTS at 0.45% in Q1 2026, 1.42% in Q4 2025, and 16.35% in Q3 2025.