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CPI Card Group Inc.

PMTS Nasdaq Commercial Printing Financials FY2016–FY2025

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

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Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$544M
13.1% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
10.1%
3.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$15.0M
23.4%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$41.3M
21.4%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
15.4%
7.8 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$324M
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
23.4x
On $1.15 EPS (TTM)

What CPI Card Group Inc. does

No business description yet.

Legal name
CPI Card Group Inc.
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
10-K · Mar 5, 2026
Accession · CIK
0001104659-26-023812
0001641614

Revenue and margins

CPI Card Group Inc. had $544M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.1% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 11.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $41.3M in fiscal 2025, 7.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

CPI Card Group Inc. returned — to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably CPI Card Group Inc. can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $20.7M$11.0M$12.4M$33.5M$21.7M
Debt incl. finance leases $309M$296M$283M$303M$318M
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x3.0x3.5x3.4x3.8x
Current ratio 2.2x2.5x3.3x2.7x2.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x1.5x1.9x1.7x1.6x
Total assets $268M$297M$294M$350M$403M
Total liabilities $389M$379M$346M$385M$421M
Shareholders' equity −$121M−$82.1M−$51.9M−$35.6M−$17.3M
Net debt (− = net cash) $288M$285M$271M$270M$296M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose — ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets — ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose — ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise — ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕
Gross margin rose — ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets — ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score — / 34 / 94 / 97 / 97 / 96 / 97 / 95 / 96 / 94 / 9
Accruals ratio −20.6%−9.8%−20.2%−3.8%−2.5%−1.6%1.8%−3.4%−7.4%−11.8%
Altman Z'' 2.200.950.511.252.653.024.064.404.153.52

10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $309M $224M $256M $278M $312M $375M $476M $445M $481M $544M
Net interest income −$20.0M −$20.9M −$23.4M −$24.9M −$25.4M — — — — —
Gross profit $102M $68.2M $78.6M $91.1M $110M $141M $176M $155M $171M $170M
Operating income $29.0M −$19.3M $4.6M $24.7M $38.4M $59.5M $79.1M $61.6M $62.8M $54.8M
Pretax income $8.5M −$39.6M −$19.1M −$1.5M $12.9M $23.8M $49.1M $34.5M $25.0M $21.7M
Income tax $3.1M −$16.5M −$4.3M $3.5M −$3.3M $7.9M $12.6M $10.5M $5.5M $6.7M
Net income $5.4M −$22.0M −$37.5M −$5.1M $16.1M $15.9M $36.5M $24.0M $19.5M $15.0M
Net income to common $5.4M −$22.0M −$37.5M — — — — — — —
Diluted EPS $0.48 −$1.98 −$3.36 −$0.46 $1.44 $1.36 $3.11 $2.01 $1.64 $1.25
Diluted shares 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B 0.01B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $60.0M $2.4M $7.1M $3.0M $22.1M $20.2M $31.3M $34.0M $43.3M $59.5M
Capital expenditure $14.3M $7.3M $5.6M $4.2M $7.1M $10.1M $17.9M $6.4M $9.3M $18.2M
Free cash flow $45.7M −$4.8M $1.4M −$1.2M $15.0M $10.2M $13.5M $27.6M $34.1M $41.3M
Depreciation and amortization $16.9M $16.9M $18.4M $17.3M $16.8M $15.1M $14.9M $15.9M $16.4M $22.5M
Stock-based compensation $3.6M $2.0M $1.0M $0.3M $0.1M $1.3M $3.5M $7.5M $8.5M $7.0M
Acquisitions — — — — — — — — — $44.2M
Share buybacks $6.0M — — — — — — $0.3M $8.7M —
Dividends paid $7.5M $7.5M — — — — — — — —
Dividends and buybacks $13.5M $7.5M — — — — — $0.3M $8.7M —
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $37.0M $23.2M $20.3M $18.7M $57.6M $20.7M $11.0M $12.4M $33.5M $21.7M
Total debt $302M $304M $306M $308M $337M $304M $286M $265M $280M $287M
Finance lease liabilities — — — $6.1M $5.2M $4.9M $10.7M $18.1M $22.8M $31.1M
Current assets $92.4M $102M $84.5M $92.2M $153M $146M $168M $165M $203M $205M
Current liabilities $35.3M $35.0M $41.3M $41.7M $56.9M $64.8M $68.0M $49.4M $75.6M $84.1M
Inventory $19.4M $13.8M $9.8M $20.2M $24.8M $58.0M $68.4M $70.6M $72.7M $72.2M
Property and equipment, net $53.4M $44.4M $39.1M $41.6M $39.4M $47.3M $57.2M — — —
Goodwill $66.1M $47.2M $47.2M $47.2M $47.2M $47.2M $47.2M $47.2M $47.2M $48.8M
Intangible assets $46.3M $40.1M $35.4M $30.8M $26.2M $21.9M $18.0M $14.1M $10.5M $18.5M
Total assets $264M $234M $207M $213M $266M $268M $297M $294M $350M $403M
Total liabilities $360M $354M $357M $367M $404M $389M $379M $346M $385M $421M
Shareholders' equity −$95.3M −$120M −$151M −$154M −$138M −$121M −$82.1M −$51.9M −$35.6M −$17.3M
Margins
Gross margin 33.0% 30.5% 30.7% 32.8% 35.3% 37.7% 36.9% 35.0% 35.6% 31.3%
Operating margin 9.4% −8.6% 1.8% 8.9% 12.3% 15.9% 16.6% 13.9% 13.1% 10.1%
EBITDA margin 14.9% −1.1% 9.0% 15.1% 17.7% 19.9% 19.8% 17.4% 16.5% 14.2%
Net margin 1.7% −9.8% −14.6% −1.8% 5.2% 4.2% 7.7% 5.4% 4.1% 2.8%
FCF margin 14.8% −2.2% 0.6% −0.4% 4.8% 2.7% 2.8% 6.2% 7.1% 7.6%
Net interest share of revenue −6.5% −9.3% −9.2% −9.0% −8.1% — — — — —
Returns
Return on capital 11.1% −9.5% 2.7% 14.5% 27.2% 24.6% 30.6% 21.4% 23.2% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 12.6% −9.7% 2.8% 14.4% 18.3% 29.2% 34.6% 25.2% 22.9% 17.2%
Return on assets 2.0% −8.8% −17.0% −2.4% 6.7% 6.0% 12.9% 8.1% 6.1% 4.0%
Growth
Revenue growth — −27.5% 14.3% 8.7% 12.3% 20.2% 26.8% −6.6% 8.1% 13.1%
Net income growth — −507.7% — — — −1.2% 129.2% −34.4% −18.6% −23.4%
EPS growth — −512.5% — — — −5.6% 128.7% −35.4% −18.4% −23.8%
FCF growth — −110.6% — −184.3% — −32.2% 32.6% 105.2% 23.2% 21.4%
Share count change — −1.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 4.7% −0.1% 1.4% −0.3% 0.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x — 12.4x 7.0x 5.1x 3.9x 3.0x 3.5x 3.4x 3.8x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.9x 2.0x 2.2x 2.7x 2.2x 2.5x 3.3x 2.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.5x 1.8x 1.7x 2.2x 1.4x 1.5x 1.9x 1.7x 1.6x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 4.6% 3.2% 2.2% 1.5% 2.3% 2.7% 3.8% 1.4% 1.9% 3.3%
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.9% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 0.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.3%
Payouts / FCF 29.6% — — — — — — 0.9% 25.5% —
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — 4.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.0
Altman Z'' 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.2 2.6 3.0 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.5
Accruals ratio −20.6% −9.8% −20.2% −3.8% −2.5% −1.6% 1.8% −3.4% −7.4% −11.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001641614). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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