What is CPI Card Group's stock-based comp?

CPI Card Group (PMTS) reported stock-based comp of $1.4M in Q1 2026.

How has CPI Card Group's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

CPI Card Group's stock-based comp decreased by 16.0% year-over-year, from $1.67M to $1.4M.

What is the long-term trend for CPI Card Group's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CPI Card Group's stock-based comp has grown at a 53.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25M to $6.96M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

CPI Card Group PMTS Stock-Based Comp

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$147.1M+19.8%

Gross profit$44.1M+8.4%

Operating income$11.0M-22.1%

Net income$2.1M-56.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.17-57.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$19.3M-38.8%

Total debt$276.9M-1.3%

Total equity-$14.0M+52.9%

Total assets$386.5M+9.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$13.6M+144%

CapEx$3.5M-33.7%

Free cash flow$10.1M+3,371%

Valuation

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Market cap$238.46M-12.6%

Enterprise value$496.07M-12.5%

P/E19.5×-0.9×

P/S0.4×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin30.6%-4.1pp

Operating margin9.1%-3.7pp

Net margin2.2%-1.7pp

FCF margin9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-56%—

Debt / equity-19.8×—

Current ratio2.5×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CPI Card Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: CPI Card Group’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CPI Card Group's stock-based comp?: CPI Card Group (PMTS) reported stock-based comp of $1.4M in Q1 2026.
How has CPI Card Group's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: CPI Card Group's stock-based comp decreased by 16.0% year-over-year, from $1.67M to $1.4M.
What is the long-term trend for CPI Card Group's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CPI Card Group's stock-based comp has grown at a 53.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25M to $6.96M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.