See Grushko decomposition theorem.
Are the non-free factors of Grushko decomposition of a finitely generated convex–cocompact (but not cocompact) subgroup of $\operatorname{PSL}(2,\mathbb{R})$ finite?
In the cocompact case it is not true, since the group is not a free group and cannot be splittedsplit into a non-trivial free product.
For convex-cocompactconvex–cocompact but not cocompact I know of particular examples with afirmativeaffirmative answer. Is it always the case?