Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Business Overview CPI Card Group Inc. (which, together with its subsidiary companies, is referred to herein as “CPI” or the “Company”) 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. CPI is a leader in several areas of the U.S. payment card solutions market, including debit and credit card production, personalization, and a cloud-based instant issuance solution. CPI is also a market leader in the production of “Prepaid Debit Cards,” defined as debit cards issued on the networks of the “Payment Card Brands” (Visa, Mastercard®, American Express® and Discover®) but not linked to a traditional bank account, and related secure packaging solutions. CPI’s revenues are primarily generated from the production of and related offerings of secure debit and credit cards that are issued on the networks of the Payment Card Brands, including Prepaid Debit Cards. In connection with the Company’s increased strategic focus on expanding and developing additional proprietary integrated technological solutions for its customer base and to reflect the manner in which the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), manages the Company’s business, the Company implemented a revised segment structure to assess performance and allocate resources, beginning in the first quarter of 2026. The changes in the Company’s segment structure primarily relate to the separation of the results of the Company’s proprietary integrated technological related solutions into a separate segment from the former Debit and Credit segment. As of June 30, 2026, the Company’s business consists of the following reportable segments: •Secure Card Solutions: primarily produces secure debit and credit cards and provides card personalization services for U.S. card-issuing financial institutions, including highly customizable, on-demand payment card solutions acquired through the purchase of Arroweye Solutions, Inc. (“Arroweye”) during the second quarter of 2025; •Prepaid Solutions: primarily provides prepaid debit cards and secure packaging solutions and other integrated prepaid card services to prepaid program managers in the U.S.; and •Integrated Paytech: primarily provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions, which give customers the ability to issue an instant personalized debit or credit card within a customer location; and other digital payment solutions such as push provisioning for mobile wallets. On June 23, 2026, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire an on-premise instant issuance solution, which includes the development, marketing, sale, licensing, and servicing of on-premise instant payment card issuance software solutions. The financial results of the acquired business are included in the Company's Integrated Paytech segment. Refer to Note 11, “Segment Reporting,” for segment results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 under the revised segment structure. Basis of Presentation Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 is derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Use of Estimates Management uses estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported revenues and expenses recognized during the reporting period, and certain financial statement disclosures in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, leases, valuation allowances for inventories and deferred taxes, revenue recognized for work performed but not completed, recognition of amounts and timing of contract costs, and uncertain tax positions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Revenue Recognition During the second quarter of 2025, the Company reassessed certain aspects of its revenue recognition practices under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and the legal enforceability of certain contract terms based on evolving business practices where the Company and a customer deviate from contract terms after an order is placed but before it is shipped. This assessment highlights the Company’s approach relating to goods that are in production but have not yet shipped, reflecting its emphasis on maintaining long-term customer relationships. Such deviations may impact the legal enforceability of payment terms for goods that are in the process of being produced but have not shipped. As a result, the Company concluded that certain contracts no longer meet the criteria for over-time revenue recognition under ASC 606. Effective prospectively beginning in the second quarter of 2025, the Company began recognizing revenue for these contracts at a point in time, typically upon shipment or customer acceptance. Additionally, in connection with the acquisition and integration of Arroweye during the second quarter of 2025, the Company assessed Arroweye’s customer contracts and determined that Arroweye revenue should also be recognized at point-in-time. Customer Contracts The Company often enters into Master Services Agreements (“MSAs”) with its customers. Generally, enforceable rights and obligations for goods and services occur only when a customer places a purchase order or statement of work to obtain goods or services under an MSA. The contract term as defined by ASC 606 is the length of time it takes to deliver the goods or services promised under the purchase order or statement of work. As such, the Company's contracts are generally short term in nature. Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer Costs to obtain a contract (“contract costs”) include only costs that the Company would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. For contracts in which the term is greater than one year, these costs are recorded as an asset and amortized consistent with the timing of the related revenue over the life of the contract. The current portion of the asset is included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and the noncurrent portion is included in “Other assets” on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract costs incurred but unpaid are included in “Accrued expenses” on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract costs are expensed as incurred when the amortization period is one year or less. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In December 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies the guidance in Topic 270 to improve the consistency of interim financial reporting. The ASU provides a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The amendments are effective for the Company for interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard and does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which will require disclosure of disaggregated information about certain expense captions presented in the income statement. Adoption of this accounting standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The requirements should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard and does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

CPI Card Group Inc. (which, together with its subsidiary companies, is referred to herein as “CPI” or the “Company”) 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. CPI is a leader in several areas of the U.S. payment card solutions market, including debit and credit card production, personalization, and a cloud-based instant issuance solution. CPI is also a market leader in the production of “Prepaid Debit Cards,” defined as debit cards issued on the networks of the “Payment Card Brands” (Visa, Mastercard®, American Express® and Discover®) but not linked to a traditional bank account, and related secure packaging solutions.

CPI’s revenues are primarily generated from the production of and related offerings of secure debit and credit cards that are issued on the networks of the Payment Card Brands, including Prepaid Debit Cards. In connection with the Company’s increased strategic focus on expanding and developing additional proprietary integrated technological solutions for its customer base and to reflect the manner in which the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), manages the Company’s business, the Company implemented a revised segment structure to assess performance and allocate resources, beginning in the first quarter of 2026. The changes in the Company’s segment structure primarily relate to the separation of the results of the Company’s proprietary integrated technological related solutions into a separate segment from the former Debit and Credit segment. As of June 30, 2026, the Company’s business consists of the following reportable segments:

•Secure Card Solutions: primarily produces secure debit and credit cards and provides card personalization services for U.S. card-issuing financial institutions, including highly customizable, on-demand payment card solutions acquired through the purchase of Arroweye Solutions, Inc. (“Arroweye”) during the second quarter of 2025;

•Integrated Paytech: primarily provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions, which give customers the ability to issue an instant personalized debit or credit card within a customer location; and other digital payment solutions such as push provisioning for mobile wallets.

On June 23, 2026, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire an on-premise instant issuance solution, which includes the development, marketing, sale, licensing, and servicing of on-premise instant payment card issuance software solutions. The financial results of the acquired business are included in the Company's Integrated Paytech segment.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 is derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Management uses estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported revenues and expenses recognized during the reporting period, and certain financial statement disclosures in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, leases, valuation allowances for inventories and deferred taxes, revenue recognized for work performed but not completed, recognition of amounts and timing of contract costs, and uncertain tax positions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company reassessed certain aspects of its revenue recognition practices under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and the legal enforceability of certain contract terms based on evolving business practices where the Company and a customer deviate from contract terms after an order is placed but before it is shipped. This assessment highlights the Company’s approach relating to goods that are in production but have not yet shipped, reflecting its emphasis on maintaining long-term customer relationships.

Such deviations may impact the legal enforceability of payment terms for goods that are in the process of being produced but have not shipped. As a result, the Company concluded that certain contracts no longer meet the criteria for over-time revenue recognition under ASC 606. Effective prospectively beginning in the second quarter of 2025, the Company began recognizing revenue for these contracts at a point in time, typically upon shipment or customer acceptance. Additionally, in connection with the acquisition and integration of Arroweye during the second quarter of 2025, the Company assessed Arroweye’s customer contracts and determined that Arroweye revenue should also be recognized at point-in-time.

The Company often enters into Master Services Agreements (“MSAs”) with its customers. Generally, enforceable rights and obligations for goods and services occur only when a customer places a purchase order or statement of work to obtain goods or services under an MSA. The contract term as defined by ASC 606 is the length of time it takes to deliver the goods or services promised under the purchase order or statement of work. As such, the Company's contracts are generally short term in nature.

Costs to obtain a contract (“contract costs”) include only costs that the Company would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. For contracts in which the term is greater than one year, these costs are recorded as an asset and amortized consistent with the timing of the related revenue over the life of the contract. The current portion of the asset is included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and the noncurrent portion is included in “Other assets” on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract costs incurred but unpaid are included in “Accrued expenses” on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract costs are expensed as incurred when the amortization period is one year or less.

In December 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies the guidance in Topic 270 to improve the consistency of interim financial reporting. The ASU provides a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The amendments are effective for the Company for interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard and does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which will require disclosure of disaggregated information about certain expense captions presented in the income statement. Adoption of this accounting standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The requirements should be applied on a prospective basis while retrospective application is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard and does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.