CPI Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

CPI Reports Solid Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results LITTLETON, Colo.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS) (“CPI” or the “Company”), 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, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided its initial financial outlook for 2026.

CPI’s fourth quarter revenue increased 22% to $153.1 million, driven by the addition of Arroweye and increased sales of contactless cards. Net income in the quarter increased 9% to $7.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased 34% to $29.4 million.

For the full year, revenue increased 13% to $543.5 million, driven by Arroweye, contactless cards, and instant issuance solutions. Net income was impacted by acquisition and integration costs and decreased 23% to $15.0 million, while Adjusted EBITDA increased 5% to $96.5 million. The Company generated operating cash flow of $60 million, a 37% increase from $43 million in the prior year, and Free Cash Flow of $41 million, a 21% increase from $34 million in 2024.

“Our teams delivered exceptional fourth quarter performance, leading to solid results in a year defined by significant strategic and operational advancements,” said John Lowe, President and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to the acquisition and successful integration of Arroweye’s on-demand solutions, we also completed our new state-of-the-art secure card production facility, entered the closed loop prepaid market, and added new digital solutions integrations, expanding our payments ecosystem penetration.”

Through years of investment and development, CPI has evolved to become a key player in the U.S. payments ecosystem, building a proprietary technology platform that enables payment programs to offer their customers the payment options they want, both physically and digitally. The Company’s value proposition is driven by its proprietary technology platform, its marketable base of thousands of deep and broad relationships across the U.S. payments market, and its proven track record of delivering payment solutions that reflect evolving market needs.

Lowe added, “Our proprietary platform and expertise uniquely position CPI to deliver today, tomorrow, and into the future as our markets expand and payment methods continue to evolve. We continue to transform alongside the market, extending our long track record of building deep connections in the payment ecosystem and providing flexible solutions for our customers, enabling them to win with their customers.”

To advance CPI’s strategies and drive long-term growth, the Company has implemented a new operating structure. The new structure consists of three business units, which will also reflect the Company’s financial reporting segments in 2026:

CPI today also provided its initial financial outlook for 2026, which projects high single-digit revenue growth and low-to-mid single-digit Adjusted EBITDA growth. The Adjusted EBITDA outlook reflects significant investments to accelerate market penetration and growth of our Integrated Paytech segment, as well as other technology investments. The Company expects growth from each of its new business segments in 2026, led by the Integrated Paytech segment, where we are targeting greater than 15% revenue growth for the year.

The Company continues to believe long-term growth trends for the U.S. card market remain strong, led by ongoing consumer card growth. Based on figures released by the networks, Visa and Mastercard ® U.S. debit and credit cards in circulation increased at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5% for the three-year period ending September 30, 2025.

2025 Strategic, Business, and Capital Highlights

Strategic Highlights

Business Highlights

Capital Highlights

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

Revenue increased 22% to $153.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the prior year period.

Gross profit increased 13% to $48.3 million and gross profit margin of 31.5% decreased from 34.1% in the prior year, as benefits from increased sales were offset by increased production costs, including the impact of higher depreciation expense and tariffs, and unfavorable sales mix.

Net income increased 9% to $7.4 million, or $0.62 diluted earnings per share, primarily due to sales growth, partially offset by Arroweye integration costs. Adjusted EBITDA increased 34% to $29.4 million, driven by sales growth and operating leverage.

Full Year 2025 Financial Highlights

Revenue increased 13% year-over-year to $543.5 million in 2025, or 15% excluding the impact of an accounting change implemented in the second quarter related to revenue recognition timing for work-in-process orders.

Gross profit decreased 1% to $170.1 million and gross profit margin of 31.3% decreased from 35.6% in the prior year, as benefits of operating leverage from increased sales were offset by impacts from increased production costs, including the impact of tariffs and higher depreciation expense, and unfavorable sales mix.

Net income decreased 23% to $15.0 million, or $1.25 diluted earnings per share, impacted by Arroweye acquisition and integration costs and a higher tax rate, partially offset by lower debt retirement costs. Adjusted EBITDA increased 5% to $96.5 million, as benefits from increased sales were partially offset by the impact of unfavorable sales mix and tariff expenses.

Balance Sheet, Liquidity and Cash Flow

The Company generated cash from operating activities of $59.5 million in 2025, which compared to $43.3 million in the prior year period; and Free Cash Flow of $41.3 million, which compared to $34.1 million in the prior year. The increase in Free Cash Flow was primarily driven by strong working capital management, partially offset by an $8.9 million increase in capital expenditures, including spending related to the new Indiana secure card production facility.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $21.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, $265 million of 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2029, and $25 million of borrowings from its ABL revolving credit facility outstanding.

The Company’s capital structure and allocation priorities are focused on investing in the business, including strategic acquisitions; deleveraging the balance sheet; and returning funds to stockholders.

Outlook for 2026

The Company anticipates growth across its portfolio in 2026. The initial financial outlook for the year projects:

The Adjusted EBITDA outlook assumes benefits from sales growth and cost savings activities are partially offset by incremental operating expense, including approximately $4 million of costs related to accelerating Integrated Paytech growth and market penetration and other technology investments. The outlook also reflects approximately $6 million of tariff expenses.

Conference Call and Webcast

CPI Card Group Inc. will hold a conference call on March 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review its fourth quarter results. To participate in the Company's conference call via telephone or online:

U.S. dial-in number (toll-free): 888-330-3573

International: 646-960-0677

Conference ID: 8062733

Webcast Link: CPI Q4 Webcast or at https://investor.cpicardgroup.com

Participants are advised to login for the webcast 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the conference call will be available until March 12, 2026 at:

U.S. and Canada (toll-free): 800-770-2030

International: 609-800-9909

Canada: 647-362-9199

Conference ID: 8062733

A webcast replay of the conference call will also be available on CPI Card Group Inc.’s Investor Relations website: https://investor.cpicardgroup.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial results reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we have provided the following non-GAAP financial measures in this release: Revenue excluding the Impact of an Accounting Change, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow, LTM Adjusted EBITDA and Net Leverage Ratio. These non-GAAP financial measures are utilized by management in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis between fiscal periods and serve as a basis for certain Company compensation programs. We believe that these financial measures are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our underlying operating performance trends compared to historical and prospective periods and our peers. Management also believes that these measures are useful to investors in their analysis of our results of operations and provide improved comparability between fiscal periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information calculated in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP measures may be different from similarly titled measures of other companies. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these historical non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures included in Exhibit E and Exhibit F to this press release.

Revenue excluding the Impact of an Accounting Change

Revenue excluding the Impact of an Accounting Change has been presented in Exhibit F and defined as revenue excluding the impact from an accounting change implemented in the second quarter of 2025 resulting from the Company moving from over-time revenue recognition for certain WIP orders to point-in-time recognition (revenue booked when shipped). This adjustment reflects WIP orders that were recognized at the end of the first quarter of 2025 as if such orders were consistently recognized using point-in-time recognition during the second quarter of 2025 for the results for the second quarter of 2025 and reflects WIP orders that were recognized at December 31, 2024 as if such orders were consistently recognized using point-in-time recognition during the year to date period presented for 2025.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and LTM Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (which represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted for litigation; stock-based compensation expense; restructuring and other charges, including executive retention and severance and acquisition-related costs; costs related to production facility modernization efforts; loss on debt extinguishment; gross profit related to the impact from the accounting change related to revenue described above; and other items that are unusual in nature, infrequently occurring or not considered part of our core operations, as set forth in the reconciliation in Exhibit E. Adjusted EBITDA is intended to show our unleveraged, pre-tax operating results and therefore reflects our financial performance based on operational factors, excluding non-operational, unusual or non-recurring losses or gains. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect: (a) our capital expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (b) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (c) the significant interest expenses or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt; (d) tax payments that represent a reduction in cash available to us; (e) any cash requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future; (f) the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters that we and the lender under our credit agreement may not consider indicative of our ongoing operations; or (g) the impact of any discontinued operations. In particular, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA allows us to add back certain non-operating, unusual or non-recurring charges that are deducted in calculating net income, even though these are expenses that may recur, vary greatly and are difficult to predict and can represent the effect of long-term strategies as opposed to short-term results. In addition, certain of these expenses represent the reduction of cash that could be used for other purposes. Adjusted EBITDA margin as shown in Exhibit E is computed as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue.

We define LTM Adjusted EBITDA as Adjusted EBITDA (defined previously) for the last twelve months. LTM Adjusted EBITDA is used in the computation of Net Leverage Ratio, and is reconciled in Exhibit E.

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures. We use this metric in analyzing our ability to service and repay our debt. However, this measure does not represent funds available for investment or other discretionary uses since it does not deduct cash used to make principal payments on outstanding debt and financing lease liabilities. Free Cash Flow should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for, cash (used in) provided by operating activities or any other measures of liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP.

Net Leverage Ratio

Management and various investors use the ratio of debt principal outstanding, plus finance lease obligations, less cash, divided by LTM Adjusted EBITDA, or “Net Leverage Ratio”, as a measure of our financial strength when making key investment decisions and evaluating us against peers.

Financial Expectations for 2026

We have provided Adjusted EBITDA expectations for 2026 on a non-GAAP basis because certain reconciling items are dependent on future events that either cannot be controlled or cannot be reliably predicted because they are not part of the Company’s routine activities, any of which could be significant.

About CPI

CPI is a payments technology company that is integral to the payments ecosystem. CPI’s connections, people, and solutions enable payments for a broad and expanding customer base including thousands of U.S. financial institutions, processors, fintechs, prepaid program managers and more, and these customers count on us to deliver what's next.

We continue to transform alongside the market, and for decades have invested in building deep connections and flexible solutions for our customers. Our proprietary platform and expertise uniquely position CPI to deliver today, tomorrow, and into the future as the market expands and payment methods evolve. Learn more at www.cpicardgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and information in this release (as well as information included in other written or oral statements we make from time to time) may contain or constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “affirm,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “committed,” “attempt,” “aim,” “target,” “objective,” “guides,” “seek,” “focus,” “provides guidance,” “provides outlook” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements, including statements about our strategic initiatives and market opportunities, including our financial outlook for 2026, the impact of our investments in Arroweye and other solutions, and our qualitative color on our business in 2026 and beyond; are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us and other information currently available. Such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or other events to differ materially from those contemplated.

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) risks relating to our business and industry, such as a deterioration in general economic conditions, including due to inflationary conditions, resulting in reduced consumer confidence and business spending, and a decline in consumer credit worthiness impacting demand for our products; the unpredictability of our operating results, including an inability to anticipate changes in customer inventory management practices and its impact on our business; our failure to retain our existing key customers or identify and attract new customers; the highly competitive, saturated and consolidated nature of our marketplace; our inability to develop, introduce and commercialize new products and related services, including due to our inability to undertake research and development activities; new and developing technologies that make our existing technology solutions and products obsolete or less relevant or our failure to introduce new products and related services in a timely manner or at all; system security risks, data protection breaches and cyber-attacks; the usage, or lack thereof, of artificial intelligence technologies; disruptions, delays or other failures in our supply chain, including as a result of inflationary pressures, single-source suppliers, failure or inability of suppliers to comply with our code of conduct or contractual requirements, trade restrictions, tariffs, foreign conflicts or political unrest in countries in which our suppliers operate, and our inability to pass related costs on to our customers or difficulty meeting customers’ delivery expectations due to extended lead times; changes in U.S. and global trade policy and the impact of tariffs on our business and results of operations; interruptions in our operations, including our information technology systems, or in the operations of the third parties that operate computing infrastructure on which we rely; defects in our software and computing systems; disruptions in production at one or more of our facilities due to weather conditions, climate change, political instability, or social unrest; problems in production quality, materials and process and costs relating to product defects and any related product liability and/or warranty claims and damage to our reputation; our inability to recruit, retain and develop qualified personnel, including key personnel, and implement effective succession processes; our substantial indebtedness, including the restrictive terms of our indebtedness and covenants of future agreements governing indebtedness and the resulting restraints on our ability to pursue our business strategies; our inability to make debt service payments or refinance such indebtedness; our inability to successfully execute on, integrate, or achieve the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, including the acquisition of Arroweye Solutions, Inc. (“Arroweye”), or execute on divestitures, strategic relationships, or investments; our status as an accelerated filer and complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the costs associated with such compliance and implementation of procedures thereunder; our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and risks relating to investor confidence in our financial reporting; environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) preferences and demands of various stakeholders and the related impact on our ability to access capital, produce our products in conformity with stakeholder preferences, comply with stakeholder demands and comply with any related legal or regulatory requirements or restrictions; negative perceptions of our products due to the impact of our products and production processes on the environment and other ESG-related risks; damage to our reputation or brand image; our inability to adequately protect our trade secrets and intellectual property rights from misappropriation, infringement claims brought against us and risks related to open source software; our inability to renew licenses with key technology licensors; our limited ability to raise capital, which may lead to delays in innovation or the abandonment of our strategic initiatives; costs and impacts related to additional tax collection efforts by states, unclaimed property laws, or future increases in U.S. federal or state income taxes, resulting in additional expenses which we may be unable to pass along to our customers; our inability to realize the full value of our long-lived assets; costs and potential liabilities associated with compliance or failure to comply with laws and regulations, customer contractual requirements and evolving industry standards regarding consumer privacy and data use and security; our failure to operate our business in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council security standards or other industry standards; the effects of ongoing foreign conflicts on the global economy; adverse conditions in the banking system and financial markets, including the failure of banks and financial institutions; our failure to comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that apply to our products and the raw materials we use in our production processes; (ii) risks relating to ownership of our common stock, such as those associated with concentrated ownership of our stock by our significant stockholders and potential conflicts of interests with other stockholders; the impact of concentrated ownership of our common stock and the sale or perceived sale of a substantial amount of common stock on the trading volume and market price of our common stock; potential conflicts of interest that may arise due to our Board of Directors being comprised in part of directors who are principals of or were nominated by our significant stockholders; the influence of securities analysts over the trading market for and price of our common stock, particularly due to the lack of substantial research coverage of our common stock; the impact of stockholder activism or actual or threatened securities litigation on the trading price and volatility of our common stock; certain provisions of our organizational documents and other contractual provisions that may delay or prevent a change in control and make it difficult for stockholders other than our significant stockholders to change the composition of our Board of Directors; and (iii) general risks, such as relating to our ability to comply with a wide variety of complex evolving laws and regulations and the exposure to liability for any failure to comply; the effect of legal and regulatory proceedings and the adequacy of our insurance policies; and other risks that are described in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026, and our other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

We caution and advise readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. These statements are based on assumptions that may not be realized and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or other events to differ materially from the expectations and beliefs contained herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information:

CPI encourages investors to use its investor relations website as a way of easily finding information about the Company. CPI promptly makes available on this website the reports that the Company files or furnishes with the SEC, corporate governance information and press releases.

CPI Card Group Inc. Earnings Release Supplemental Financial Information

Exhibit A

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income – Unaudited for the three months and full years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit B

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – Unaudited as of December 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit C

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Unaudited for the full years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit D

Segment Summary Information – Unaudited for the three months and full years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit E

Supplemental GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations – Unaudited for the three months and full years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit F

Supplemental GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations – Unaudited for the three months and full years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

EXHIBIT A

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Revenue

153,054

125,096

543,534

480,601

Cost of goods sold

104,767

82,481

373,438

309,382

Gross profit

48,287

42,615

170,096

171,219

Selling, general and administrative expenses

29,991

26,675

115,255

108,427

Income from operations

18,296

15,940

54,841

62,792

Other expense, net:

Interest, net

(7,966

)

(7,674

)

(32,466

)

(34,087

)

Loss on debt extinguishment

—

(287

)

(2,987

)

Other expense, net

(111

)

(14

)

(348

)

(691

)

Total other expense, net

(8,077

)

(7,688

)

(33,101

)

(37,765

)

Income before income taxes and equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

10,219

8,252

21,740

25,027

Income tax expense

(2,735

)

(1,480

)

(6,656

)

(5,506

)

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

(134

)

—

(134

)

—

Net income

7,350

6,772

14,950

19,521

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

Basic earnings per share

0.64

0.61

1.32

1.75

Diluted earnings per share

0.62

0.57

1.25

1.64

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

11,411,970

11,186,797

11,327,232

11,152,648

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

11,829,422

11,926,466

11,921,875

11,878,076

Comprehensive income:

Net income

7,350

6,772

14,950

19,521

Total comprehensive income

7,350

6,772

14,950

19,521

EXHIBIT B

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

December 31,

2025

2024

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

21,700

33,544

Accounts receivable, net

95,436

85,491

Inventories, net

72,243

72,660

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

15,565

11,347

Total current assets

204,944

203,042

Plant, equipment, leasehold improvements and operating lease right-of-use assets, net

108,433

68,648

Intangible assets, net

18,544

10,492

Goodwill

48,764

47,150

Other assets

22,506

20,325

Total assets

403,191

349,657

Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

27,802

16,123

Accrued expenses

52,379

57,979

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

3,916

1,485

Total current liabilities

84,097

75,587

Long-term debt

286,668

280,405

Deferred income taxes

2,251

3,318

Other long-term liabilities

47,508

25,968

Total liabilities

420,524

385,278

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ deficit:

Series A Preferred Stock; $0.001 par value—100,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024

—

Common stock; $0.001 par value—100,000,000 shares authorized; 11,456,061 and 11,240,507 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively

Capital deficit

(102,091

)

(105,429

)

Accumulated earnings

84,747

69,797

Total stockholders’ deficit

(17,333

)

(35,621

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

403,191

349,657

EXHIBIT C

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

Operating activities

Net income

14,950

19,521

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation expense

18,113

12,790

Amortization expense

4,348

3,630

Stock-based compensation expense

6,963

8,545

Amortization of debt issuance costs

1,311

1,536

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

887

8,763

Deferred income taxes and other, net

5,617

(3,935

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

(686

)

(11,786

)

Inventories

3,608

(1,990

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

9,722

(19,665

)

Income taxes, net

(3,024

)

985

Accounts payable

7,512

2,762

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

(12,248

)

21,512

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

2,431

645

Cash provided by operating activities

59,504

43,313

Investing activities

Capital expenditures for plant, equipment and leasehold improvements, net

(18,176

)

(9,257

)

Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired

(44,197

)

—

Cash paid for purchase of equity method investment

(2,819

)

—

Other

Cash used in investing activities

(65,129

)

(9,221

)

Financing activities

Proceeds from borrowings on debt

67,000

285,000

Payments on debt

(62,000

)

(267,897

)

Payments on finance lease obligations

(8,372

)

(5,221

)

Common stock repurchased

—

(8,678

)

Debt issuance costs

(264

)

(6,583

)

Payment for debt early redemption premium

(600

)

(5,776

)

Taxes withheld and paid on stock-based compensation awards

(1,983

)

(3,806

)

Cash used in financing activities

(6,219

)

(12,961

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(11,844

)

21,131

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

33,544

12,413

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

21,700

33,544

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

Interest paid

32,360

26,319

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

Operating leases

12,122

1,292

Financing leases

15,896

9,929

Accounts payable and accrued expenses for capital expenditures for plant, equipment and leasehold improvements

1,992

662

Non-cash equity method investment

7,500

—

Non-cash equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

(134

)

—

EXHIBIT D

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Segment Summary Information

For the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Revenue

Three Months Ended December 31,

2025

2024

$ Change

% Change

Revenue by segment:

Debit and Credit

128,926

91,913

37,013

40.3

Prepaid Debit

24,355

33,355

(9,000

)

(27.0

Eliminations

(227

)

(172

)

(55

)

Total

153,054

125,096

27,958

22.3

* Calculation not meaningful

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

$ Change

% Change

Revenue by segment:

Debit and Credit

451,475

375,261

76,214

20.3

Prepaid Debit

93,625

106,541

(12,916

)

(12.1

Eliminations

(1,566

)

(1,201

)

(365

)

Total

543,534

480,601

62,933

13.1

* Calculation not meaningful

Gross Profit

Three Months Ended December 31,

2025

% of Net

Sales

2024

% of Net

Sales

$ Change

% Change

Gross profit by segment:

Debit and Credit

38,307

29.7

26,305

28.6

12,002

45.6

Prepaid Debit

9,980

41.0

16,310

48.9

(6,330

)

(38.8

Total

48,287

31.5

42,615

34.1

5,672

13.3

Year Ended December 31,

2025

% of Net

Sales

2024

% of Net

Sales

$ Change

% Change

Gross profit by segment:

Debit and Credit

138,154

30.6

128,095

34.1

10,059

7.9

Prepaid Debit

31,942

34.1

43,124

40.5

(11,182

)

(25.9

Total

170,096

31.3

171,219

35.6

(1,123

)

(0.7

Income from Operations

Three Months Ended December 31,

2025

% of Net

Sales

2024

% of Net

Sales

$ Change

% Change

Income (loss) from operations by segment:

Debit and Credit

25,397

19.7

17,678

19.2

7,719

43.7

Prepaid Debit

8,646

35.5

14,436

43.3

(5,790

)

(40.1

Other

(15,747

)

(16,174

)

427

(2.6

Total

18,296

12.0

15,940

12.7

2,356

14.8

* Calculation not meaningful

Year Ended December 31,

2025

% of Net

Sales

2024

% of Net

Sales

$ Change

% Change

Income (loss) from operations by segment:

Debit and Credit

91,430

20.3

92,856

24.7

(1,426

)

(1.5

Prepaid Debit

26,699

28.5

37,201

34.9

(10,502

)

(28.2

Other

(63,288

)

(67,265

)

3,977

(5.9

Total

54,841

10.1

62,792

13.1

(7,951

)

(12.7

* Calculation not meaningful

EBITDA

Three Months Ended December 31,

2025

% of Net

Sales

2024

% of Net

Sales

$ Change

% Change

EBITDA by segment:

Debit and Credit

29,684

23.0

19,897

21.6

9,787

49.2

Prepaid Debit

9,829

40.4

15,498

46.5

(5,669

)

(36.6

Other

(14,878

)

(15,267

)

389

(2.5

Total

24,635

16.1

20,128

16.1

4,507

22.4

* Calculation not meaningful

Year Ended December 31,

2025

% of Net

Sales

2024

% of Net

Sales

$ Change

% Change

EBITDA by segment:

Debit and Credit

105,351

23.3

101,628

27.1

3,723

3.7

Prepaid Debit

31,263

33.4

41,087

38.6

(9,824

)

(23.9

Other

(60,081

)

(67,181

)

7,100

(10.6

Total

76,533

14.1

75,534

15.7

999

1.3

* Calculation not meaningful

Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from

Operations by Segment to EBITDA by Segment

Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

Debit and Credit

Prepaid Debit

Other

Total

EBITDA by segment:

Income (loss) from operations

25,397

8,646

(15,747

)

18,296

Depreciation and amortization

4,396

1,316

872

6,584

Other income (expenses)

(109

)

(133

)

(245

)

EBITDA

29,684

9,829

(14,878

)

24,635

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

Debit and Credit

Prepaid Debit

Other

Total

EBITDA by segment:

Income (loss) from operations

17,678

14,436

(16,174

)

15,940

Depreciation and amortization

2,269

1,069

864

4,202

Other income (expenses)

(50

)

(14

)

EBITDA

19,897

15,498

(15,267

)

20,128

Year Ended December 31, 2025

Debit and Credit

Prepaid Debit

Other

Total

EBITDA by segment:

Income (loss) from operations

91,430

26,699

(63,288

)

54,841

Depreciation and amortization

14,308

4,692

3,461

22,461

Other income (expenses)

(387

)

(128

)

(254

)

(769

)

EBITDA

105,351

31,263

(60,081

)

76,533

Year Ended December 31, 2024

Debit and Credit

Prepaid Debit

Other

Total

EBITDA by segment:

Income (loss) from operations

92,856

37,201

(67,265

)

62,792

Depreciation and amortization

8,854

3,896

3,670

16,420

Other income (expenses)

(82

)

(10

)

(3,586

)

(3,678

)

EBITDA

101,628

41,087

(67,181

)

75,534

EXHIBIT E

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

Net income

7,350

6,772

14,950

19,521

Interest, net (1)

7,966

7,674

32,466

34,087

Income tax expense

2,735

1,480

6,656

5,506

Depreciation and amortization

6,584

4,202

22,461

16,420

EBITDA

24,635

20,128

76,533

75,534

Adjustments to EBITDA:

Stock-based compensation expense

2,426

1,609

6,963

8,545

Acquisition and integration costs (2)

1,844

—

5,954

—

Restructuring and other charges (3)

399

171

3,716

4,810

Loss on debt extinguishment (4)

—

287

2,987

Change in revenue recognition (5)

—

2,929

—

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates (6)

134

—

134

—

Subtotal of adjustments to EBITDA

4,803

1,780

19,983

16,342

Adjusted EBITDA

29,438

21,908

96,516

91,876

Net income margin (% of Revenue)

4.8

5.4

2.8

4.1

Net income growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

8.5

(23.4

Adjusted EBITDA margin (% of Revenue)

19.2

17.5

17.8

19.1

Adjusted EBITDA growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

34.4

5.1

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Free Cash Flow:

Cash provided by operating activities

39,593

26,661

59,504

43,313

Capital expenditures for plant, equipment and leasehold improvements, net

(4,399

)

(5,058

)

(18,176

)

(9,257

)

Free Cash Flow

35,194

21,603

41,328

34,056

(1)

The 2024 balance includes the payment of an early redemption premium of $5.8 million related to the redemption of the 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2026.

(2)

Balance represents acquisition and integration costs related to the Arroweye acquisition that occurred on May 6, 2025.

(3)

Balance includes expenses related to executive retention and severance, as well as production facility modernization efforts.

(4)

In July 2024, the Company redeemed the entire principal balance of $267.9 million of the 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and also repaid in full and terminated a prior Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. entered into in March 2021, and expensed the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs. Additionally, the Company redeemed a portion of the 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 in 2023 and expensed the associated portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs.

(5)

In the second quarter of 2025, the Company reassessed certain aspects of its revenue recognition accounting under ASC 606 and prospectively began recognizing revenue for certain contracts at a point-in-time rather than over-time.

(6)

On October 7, 2025, the Company entered into a strategic relationship with and acquired a 20% equity interest in Karta (Gift Card Co Pty Ltd), an Australia-based payments technology firm also backed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. This balance represents the Company’s equity in Karta’s net losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

As of

December 31,

2025

2024

Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio:

Senior Notes

265,000

285,000

ABL Revolver

25,000

—

Finance lease obligations

31,058

22,801

Total debt

321,058

307,801

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

(21,700

)

(33,544

)

Total net debt (a)

299,358

274,257

LTM Adjusted EBITDA (b) *

96,516

91,876

Net Leverage Ratio (a)/(b)

3.1

3.0

* The LTM Adjusted EBITDA above reflects Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

EXHIBIT F

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

As Reported

Impacts

from Change

in Revenue

Recognition

As Adjusted

As Reported

Impacts

from Change

in Revenue

Recognition

As Adjusted

Consolidated CPI

Revenue (1)

153,054

—

153,054

125,096

910

126,006

Revenue growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

22.3

21.5

Debit and Credit

Revenue

128,926

—

128,926

91,913

1,222

93,135

Revenue growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

40.3

38.4

Prepaid Debit

Revenue

24,355

—

24,355

33,355

(312

)

33,043

Revenue growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

(27.0

(26.3

Year Ended December 31, 2025

Year Ended December 31, 2024

As Reported

Impacts

from Change

in Revenue

Recognition

As Adjusted

As Reported

Impacts

from Change

in Revenue

Recognition

As Adjusted

Consolidated CPI

Revenue (1)

543,534

7,427

550,961

480,601

(2,608

)

477,993

Revenue growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

13.1

15.3

Debit and Credit

Revenue

451,475

2,059

453,534

375,261

1,592

376,853

Revenue growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

20.3

Prepaid Debit

Revenue

93,625

5,368

98,993

106,541

(4,200

)

102,341

Revenue growth (% Change 2025 vs. 2024)

(12.1

(3.3

(1)

For the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, consolidated revenue include $227 and $172 of intersegment eliminations, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, consolidated revenue include $1,566 and $1,201 of intersegment eliminations, respectively.