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How Deluxe Corporation stacks up
DLX · against 907 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
60/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #331 of 908 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score105 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including DLX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 60?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.9% vs peer median 3.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 9.8% vs peer median 7.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 68% of peers. Operating margin: 11.9% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DLX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DLX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 871 reported | 9.8% | 6.5% | 65% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 905 reported | 11.9% | 7.5% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 863 reported | 3.9% | 2.9% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 856 reported | 15.0% | 7.4% | 83% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 909 reported | 52.5% | 25.1% | 92% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DLXScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score