---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-055234"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PMTS"
cik: "0001641614"
company_name: "CPI Card Group Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:24:20.565283+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CPI Q1 revenue +20% to $147M, Adj. EBITDA +9%; affirms FY outlook

## Summary
- Revenue $147.1M (+20% YoY); net income $2.1M (-57%) due to $3M Arroweye integration costs.
- Adjusted EBITDA $23.2M (+9%); Secure Card Solutions up 35% on Arroweye and contactless cards.
- Prepaid Solutions revenue down 17% to $22.0M on weaker packaging comps; Integrated Paytech flat.
- Full year guidance affirmed: high single-digit revenue growth, low-to-mid single-digit Adj. EBITDA growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-055234
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PMTS
- cik: 0001641614
- company_name: CPI Card Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641614/000110465926055234/0001104659-26-055234-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641614/000110465926055234/pmts-20260505x8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 534600c38e9badb64bdfb7e775d99d97bca7dd86
  claim: CPI Card Group Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $147.1 million, net income $2.1 million, EPS $0.17 diluted earnings per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: First Quarter Revenue Increased 20% to $147 Million Net Income Decreased 57% to $2 Million due to Non-recurring Integration Costs; Adjusted EBITDA Increased 9% to $23 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1641614/000110465926055234/0001104659-26-055234-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.