CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
CPI Card's (PMTS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.45% in Q1 2026, down 2152.0% year-on-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and down 68.07% quarter-over-quarter from 1.42% in Q4 2025.
CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CPI Card has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 0.45% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 0.45%, down 2152.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.45% (down 2152.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.56%, down 2395.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.45% for Q1 2026 at CPI Card, down from 1.42% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 34.31% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.45% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 23.69% (2024), against an average of 22.87%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 797 bps in 2023 and tumbled 2180 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- CPI Card's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.98% in 2022, then slipped by 26 bps to 25.3% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 23.22% in 2024, then tumbled by 94 bps to 1.42% in 2025, then tumbled by 68 bps to 0.45% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.45% (Q1 2026), 1.42% (Q4 2025), and 16.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 39.33% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 64.72% |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | - |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 18.41% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 10 | CPI Card | 195.35 Mn | 176.06 Mn | 44.12 Mn | 0.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.60% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 30.72% |