CPI Card PMTS
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At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 42.61%
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 68.07%
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn -
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - -
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 17.89%
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - -
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn -
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn -
10 CPI Card 332.13 Mn 310.76 Mn 48.49 Mn 18.16%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 18.16%
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%