Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026
Basics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Conglomerates
Country
United States
Market cap
1.0B USD
Enterprise value
2.4B USD
Full-time employees
4,571
Overall health
Strength:its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.23 vs a peer median of 0.64), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.20 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (1.91× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.23 vs peers 0.64), less liquidity (current ratio 1.20 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (1.91× vs peers 0.40×)
About average: growth
Ranks #964 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 42%)
Much more borrowing than peers.Debt is 1.9× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 1.9× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 1.9× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Operating margin at a 6-year high.11% in 2025, the best of the last 6 years.
Deluxe kept 11% of revenue as operating profit in 2025, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.1× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.23: tends to move more than the market.
Deluxe's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.23, above the market's 1.0).
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 93 → 94
Share price -4.3%+2
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Deluxe
Is Deluxe getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 55/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Deluxe valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 94/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Free cash flow yield 20.7% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 94% of peers).Free cash flow yield 20.7% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 94% of peers).
Is Deluxe growing?
At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 59/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Earnings per share growth 70.0% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 86% of peers).Earnings per share growth 70.0% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 86% of peers).3-year revenue growth -1.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 75% of peers).3-year revenue growth -1.9% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 75% of peers).
How profitable is Deluxe?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 60/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Operating margin 11.9% vs a peer median of 7.7% (stronger than 68% of peers).Operating margin 11.9% vs peers 7.7% (stronger than 68% of peers).
How risky is Deluxe?
Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Debt / equity 1.91× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 90% of peers).Debt / equity 1.91× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 90% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
2.1B USD
2.1B USD
−1.0%
Net income (12 months)
103.9M USD
100.6M USD
−3.2%
Operating margin
12.0%
11.9%
−0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
178.3M USD
209.1M USD
+17.3%
Debt
1.4B USD
1.4B USD
−3.2%
Cash
27.2M USD
34.9M USD
+28.3%
Shares outstanding
45.8M
45.9M
+0.2%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Industrials · 318 companies
Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.
85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Deluxe looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Industrials sector as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Shown for Industrials: too few Conglomerates companies have a long enough history of their own.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
56.3%
53.9%
53.0%
53.1%
—
—
Operating margin
7.0%
7.6%
7.3%
9.1%
10.9%
▲ 1.8 pts
Net margin
3.1%
2.9%
1.2%
2.5%
3.8%
▲ 1.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
2.0%
2.1%
0.8%
1.9%
2.9%
▲ 1.0 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
10.9%
10.8%
4.3%
8.5%
12.1%
▲ 3.6 pts
Free cash flow margin
—
—
4.5%
4.7%
8.2%
▲ 3.5 pts
Current ratio
0.91×
0.94×
0.93×
0.98×
1.04×
▲ 5.9%
Quick ratio
0.86×
0.87×
0.88×
0.92×
0.98×
▲ 6.9%
Debt to equity
2.93×
2.72×
2.63×
2.42×
2.10×
▼ 13%
Interest coverage
2.56×
1.79×
1.28×
1.56×
1.90×
▲ 22%
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