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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| CPI Card Group Inc.PMTS · manufacturing | |
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| Grade |  Bsecond fifth of 255 graded peers; percentile 32.3, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 83 of 255 |
| Profitability | Bpercentile 25.9 |
| Solvency | Cpercentile 56.1 |
| Growth and financing | Cpercentile 48.0 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $403.2M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 12 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 5, 2026218 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $25.012026-10-08; market equity $288.4M; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 5, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
As used herein, “CPI,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and similar terms refer to CPI Card Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. CPI is a payments technology company providing a comprehensive range of physical and digital payment solutions for U.S. financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers, and more. We are a leader in several areas of the U.S. payment card solutions market, including debit and credit card production, personalization, and Software-as-a-Service-based (“SaaS-based”) instant issuance solutions.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 25.9 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 42.2% | [1,3] | 21.9% | 9.5 | 275 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | 16.6% | [4-12] | 9.7% | 26.3 | 100 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | (11.8%) | [1,13-15] | (3.6%) | 15.6 | 308 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 2.2 pts | [2-3,16-23] | 2.1 pts | 52.2 | 229 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 56.1 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 3.52 | [1,4,8,24-27] | 3.66 | 44.0 | 244 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.43x | [4,7,9,28] | 1.78x | 82.5 | 121 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Interest coverage | not computable | 5.09x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Current ratio | 2.44x | [24-25] | 2.25x | 41.7 | 325 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 48.0 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 4.5% | [2,17,19,21] | 2.1% | 35.8 | 269 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 45.3% | [14,29-35] | 13.9% | 13.8 | 139 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | (28.6%) | [4-6,24-25,28-29,36-37] | 26.4% | 83.3 | 139 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 10.8% | [1,15,38-39] | 4.4% | 24.5 | 279 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 2.0% | [40-41] | 0.01% | 82.6 | 243 | 2026-02-25 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.148; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.
Among 255 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Core Molding Technologies Inc. (CMT) Core Molding Technologies Inc. (CMT) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.3 NYSE · Plastics Products, NEC market equity $203.6M; last close $23.11 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 12 of 14 inputs | 30.3 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 79 | Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.7 Nasdaq · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus market equity $6.9B; last close $189.18 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 30.7 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 80 | Snap-on Inc. (SNA) Snap-on Inc. (SNA) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.1 NYSE · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware market equity $18.6B; last close $358.99 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 31.1 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 81 | Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. (RGR) Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. (RGR) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.5 NYSE · Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) market equity $696.8M; last close $43.64 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 31.5 | B | |
| 82 | Cimpress plc (CMPR) Cimpress plc (CMPR) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.9 Nasdaq · Commercial Printing market equity $1.8B; last close $74.31 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 31.9 | B | |
| 83 | CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS) CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS) Bsecond fifth; percentile 32.3 Nasdaq · Commercial Printing market equity $288.3M; last close $25.01 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 32.3 | B | |
| 84 | Aaon, Inc. (AAON) Aaon, Inc. (AAON) Bsecond fifth; percentile 32.7 Nasdaq · Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip market equity $7.1B; last close $86.03 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 32.7 | B | |
| 85 | Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.1 NYSE · Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types market equity $2.4B; last close $31.73 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 33.1 | B | |
| 86 | Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.5 NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment market equity $953.7M; last close $84.06 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 33.5 | B | |
| 87 | Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.9 NYSE · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) market equity $7.0B; last close $63.10 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 33.9 | B | |
| 88 | NOV Inc. (NOV) NOV Inc. (NOV) Bsecond fifth; percentile 34.3 NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment market equity $6.8B; last close $19.00 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 34.3 | B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B | 25.0 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | B | 32.3 | 255 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B | 27.8 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B | 28.7 | 255 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 91.3% | 13.7% | 90 | hotter than 90 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (18.0%) | (24.3%) | 67 | closer to its high than 67 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 10.4% | 4.1% | 91 | pricier than 9 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 14.3% | 3.4% | 95 | pricier than 5 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | (0.04) | 0.34 | 3 | pricier than 97 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 1.89 | 0.54 | 84 | pricier than 16 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 2.6% | (9.5%) | 70 | more equity-funded than 70 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.52 | (0.00) | 90 | ahead of 90 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $288.3M; EBIT $54.8M; free cash flow $41.3M; book equity -$11.5M; sales $543.5M; debt $262.1M; cash $21.4M[42].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 4.3% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $59.5M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | (2.4 pts) | ✗ fail[13,15,38,43] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $44.6M | ✓ pass[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (11.0 pts) | ✓ pass[1,15,38,44-45] |
| Current ratio improved | (24.9 pts) | ✗ fail[24-25,36-37] |
| No new shares issued | 2.0% | ✗ fail[40-41] |
| Gross margin improved | (4.3 pts) | ✗ fail[2-3,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | (8.2 pts) | ✗ fail[2,15,17,38] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $21.4M[46] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $91.7M[14,46-50] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 64 |
| 10-Q received Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $2.7M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 218 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $403.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $543.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $170.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $54.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $21.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $6.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $286.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | -$17.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $21.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $280.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | -$35.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $33.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $14.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $59.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $349.7M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $171.2M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $480.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $155.5M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $444.5M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $175.8M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-07 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $475.7M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-07 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $141.4M | 2021-12-31 | 2023-03-08 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $375.1M | 2021-12-31 | 2023-03-08 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $204.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $84.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $84.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $420.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $22.5M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $18.2M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $43.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $9.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $34.0M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $6.4M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $31.3M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-07 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $17.9M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-07 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $203.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $75.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $293.7M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $296.7M | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-07 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 11,460,436 | 2026-02-25 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 11,240,507 | 2025-02-27 | 2025-03-04 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 11,530,669 | 2026-07-28 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $19.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $286.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $280.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-05 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 46 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $21.4M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 47 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $42.1M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 48 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $13.6M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 49 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $19.9M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-04 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 50 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $9.9M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-06 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 32.3 is 7.7 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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