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CPI Card Group Inc.

Communication ServicesPublishing
Ticker PMTSLITTLETON, COFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $-0.96Diluted shares 12.0M

CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS) is a payments technology company providing comprehensive physical and digital payment solutions to U.S. financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers, and other customers. The company operates through three reportable segments: Debit and Credit, which… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$543.53M
+13.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $587.31M
10.09%
−3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 9.22%
$14.95M
−23.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $13.75M
-86.25%
−31.4 percentage points
Last 12 mo -119.87%
Cash & financing
$59.50M
+37.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $91.72M
$41.33M
+21.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $76.55M
-16.54
Was -7.87× a year earlier
Last 12 mo -22.85
11.9M
+0.4% year over year
Last 12 mo 12.0M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What CPI Card Group Inc. does

In the company’s own words

CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS) is a payments technology company providing comprehensive physical and digital payment solutions to U.S. financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers, and other customers. The company operates through three reportable segments: Debit and Credit, which produces secure debit and credit cards with personalization and instant issuance capabilities; Prepaid Debit, which provides secure packaging solutions and prepaid debit cards; and Other, which includes corporate expenses.

The company's core offerings include production and personalization of contactless and chip-enabled payment cards, SaaS-based instant card issuance through its proprietary Card@Once system, eco-focused card solutions incorporating recycled materials, and integrated end-to-end on-demand payment card solutions. CPI expanded its capabilities in May 2025 through the acquisition of Arroweye Solutions, which enhanced its customization and on-demand production offerings. The company also provides digital solutions including digital push provisioning for mobile wallets and fraud prevention services.

CPI operates a network of high-security facilities comprising approximately 500,000 square feet across the United States, including locations in Las Vegas and Fort Wayne, Indiana. As of December 31, 2025, the company employed approximately 1,700 people, with nearly half being women and approximately 62 percent identifying as members of minority categories. The company serves thousands of customers through direct and indirect sales channels, with more than half of annual revenue derived from its top ten customers, whom it has served for an average of more than ten years. One customer accounted for approximately 16 percent of total revenue in 2025.

The company maintains long-standing relationships with major financial institutions, regional banks, credit unions, and leading fintechs. CPI's competitive strengths include its strong market position in U.S. payment card solutions, comprehensive end-to-end offerings, proprietary technology integrations with the U.S. payments ecosystem, network of PCI-compliant high-security facilities, and experienced leadership team. The company's website is www.cpicardgroup.com.

Company details
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Headquarters
LITTLETON, CO
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1641614
SIC
2750

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2015–2025 · USD
$-99.94M$87.49M$274.92M$462.35M$649.79M20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns CPI Card Group Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

88
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$26.47M
held by funds, at market
12.0%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · CPI Card Group Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.01%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
0.41%of fund net assets
0.00%of fund net assets
0.01%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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