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CPI Card profit margin PMTS

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2014.

Net margin, 12 months
2.3%
Operating margin, 12 months
9.2%
Net margin on a year earlier
−0.3 pts
Peer median
4.3%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CPI Card kept 2.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 9.2% and a gross margin of 31.0%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 6.2%.

The median for 6 publishing stocks of a similar size is 4.3%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20252.8%10.1%31.3%
FY20244.1%13.1%35.6%
FY20235.4%13.9%35.0%
FY20227.7%16.6%36.9%
FY20214.2%15.9%37.7%
FY20205.2%12.3%35.3%
FY2019−1.6%9.0%32.8%
FY2018−14.6%1.8%30.7%
FY2017−9.8%−8.6%30.5%
FY20161.7%9.4%33.0%
FY20158.2%18.1%36.3%
FY20145.1%n/a31.3%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY262.3%−0.3 pts9.2%
Q1 FY262.2%−1.7 pts9.1%
Q4 FY252.8%−1.3 pts10.1%
Q3 FY252.8%−0.6 pts10.2%
Q2 FY252.7%−1.4 pts11.4%
Q1 FY253.8%−0.4 pts12.8%
Q4 FY244.1%−1.3 pts13.1%
Q3 FY243.4%−3.8 pts12.5%
Q2 FY244.1%−4.5 pts12.0%
Q1 FY244.3%−4.3 pts12.7%
Q4 FY235.4%−2.3 pts13.9%
Q3 FY237.2%+1.6 pts15.7%

Against its peers

Companies in Publishing nearest CPI Card's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
PMTSCPI Card2.3%
ACCOACCO BRANDS3.7%
EBFEnnis9.8%
SCHLScholastic3.6%
DLXDeluxe4.8%
CMPRCIMPRESS2.6%
WLYJohn Wiley & Sons11.9%
Peer median4.3%

Where CPI Card ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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