CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
CPI Card (PMTS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 16.14% for Q1 2026, down 5.51% sequentially from 17.08% in Q4 2025, and down 583.0% YoY from 3.34% in Q1 2025.
CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CPI Card has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 16.14% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 583.0% year-over-year to 16.14% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.14% (down 583.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.76%, down 676.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 16.14% in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from 17.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 34.31% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 16.14% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 24.71% and a median of 23.69% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 797 bps in 2023, then plunged 1343 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.98% in 2022, then declined by 26 bps to 25.3% in 2023, then declined by 8 bps to 23.22% in 2024, then decreased by 26 bps to 17.08% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 16.14% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 16.14%, 17.08%, and 16.35% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 618.21 Bn | 605.85 Bn | - | 42.61% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 506.53 Bn | 493.04 Bn | - | 68.07% |
| 3 | American Express | 232.32 Bn | 183.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | - |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 136.19 Bn | 81.48 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 52.34 Bn | 41.08 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 6 | Eason Technology | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 26.09 Bn | 9.90 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Affirm Holdings | 25.93 Bn | 24.20 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | SoFi Technologies | 23.04 Bn | 22.68 Bn | -41.62 Mn | - |
| 10 | CPI Card | 280.02 Mn | 260.73 Mn | 44.12 Mn | 16.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.08% |
| 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% |