Communication Services
Deluxe Corporation(DLX)
Live Price
Offline$22.94
-2.09% today
1Y Change
+46.39%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.39B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.5%
- EPS Growth
- +55.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.9%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Deluxe Corporation (DLX) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $1.39B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $22.94 and up 46.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.5%, EPS growth of +55.8%, a dividend yield of 3.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.5%, EPS +55.8%, free cash flow +75.5% with operating margin 12.2% and ROIC 11.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.3 and price/sales 0.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines DLX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.5% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+12.2% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.5% and EPS at +55.8%, with operating margin around 12.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +6.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | +3.5% | -12.9% | -19.5% |
2026 Jan 28, 2026 | +17.1% | +13.5% | +17.9% | +19.1% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +18.5% | +14.1% | +14.0% | +13.5% |
Benchmark Edge
DLX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
DLX
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
DLX Max Drawdown
-28.71%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for DLX and SPY.
Company Overview
Deluxe Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Deluxe Corporation provides technology-enabled solutions to enterprises, small businesses, and financial institutions in the United States, Canada, Australia, South America, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Payments, Cloud Solutions, Promotional Solutions, and Checks. The company provides treasury management solutions, including remittance and lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, receivables management, payment processing, and paperless treasury management solutions, as well as payment exchange, and fraud and security services; web hosting and design services, data-driven marketing solutions and hosted solutions, such as digital engagement, logo design, financial institution profitability reporting, and business incorporation services. It also offers business forms, accessories, advertising specialties, promotional apparel, and retail packaging services; and printed personal and business checks. The company was formerly known as Deluxe Check Printers, Incorporated and changed its name to Deluxe Corporation in 1988. Deluxe Corporation was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota.
- Leadership
- Barry C. McCarthy
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 5.0k
- Street Address
- 3680 South Marquette Avenue
- Mailing
- Minneapolis, MN, 55402-2807
- Region
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 651 483 7111
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.5
- Price/Sales
- 0.7
- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.5%
- EPS
- +55.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +75.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 52.9%
- Operating Margin
- 12.2%
- Net Margin
- 5.0%
- ROE
- 9.4%
- ROIC
- 11.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.56
- Current Ratio
- 0.70
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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