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CPI Card Group

NMQ:PMTS · US12634H2004
Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSmall

360

61
EV / EBIT84
Price / Owner Earnings69
Owner Earnings Yield58
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit58
Price/Book1
Return on Capital84
Cash Return on Capital57
EBIT Margin81
Gross Profitability89
Cash Conversion87
Accruals39
Owner Earnings Margin56
Sales growth41
Profit Growth50
Long-Term EPS Growth26
Owner Earnings Growth65
Reinvestment51
Price momentum17
Debt load7
Refinancing91
Debt Payback15
Liquidity47
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside89
Market mood12
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CPI Card Group generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGM
Founded2007
Employees493
ISINUS12634H2004
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Anti-FraudFintechOnline PaymentsPayment Facilitator EnablersCredit CardsSmart CardsPrinting

Description

CPI Card Group Inc. (CPI), a payments technology company, provides a comprehensive range of physical and digital payment solutions for the U.S. financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers, and more. The company provides de…

Analysis

Quality compounder

CPI Card Group Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 10.6×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
28
2026

All-time high

31

Mar 2026

All-time low

28

Jun 2026

Average rank

30

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
Price/Earnings
77
Price/Book
1
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
56

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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