CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

CPI Card (PMTS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.45% for Q1 2026, down 68.07% sequentially from 1.42% in Q4 2025, and down 2152.0% YoY from 0.02% in Q1 2025.

CPI Card (PMTS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

CPI Card (PMTS) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.45% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2152.0% year-over-year to 0.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.45% (down 2152.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.56%, down 2395.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 0.45% in Q1 2026 per PMTS's latest filing, from 1.42% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 34.31% in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.45% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 22.87%, with a median of 23.69% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 797 bps in 2023 and sank 2180 bps in 2025.
  • CPI Card's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.98% in 2022, then fell by 26 bps to 25.3% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 23.22% in 2024, then plunged by 94 bps to 1.42% in 2025, then plunged by 68 bps to 0.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PMTS's Return on Capital Employed at 0.45% in Q1 2026, 1.42% in Q4 2025, and 16.35% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 39.33%
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 64.72%
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn -
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 18.41%
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn -
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn -
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 CPI Card 228,470.01 -19.07 Mn 44.12 Mn 0.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%