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DELUXE CORP DLX

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DELUXE CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.1B
P / E13.3×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF6.2×
Dividend yield5.04%
Net margin3.8%
Return on equity12.1%
FCF margin8.2%
Net debt$1.4B
Net debt / EBITDA3.8×
Enterprise value USD$2.5B
EV / EBITDA6.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.3%
Return on capital10.5%
Graham number +3.6%$24.61

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.61); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.40% 11.70% 7.50% -11.10% 0.30% 3.10% 2.90% 1.20% 2.50% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
63.90% 62.20% 60.40% 59.50% 59.20% 56.30% 53.90% 53.00% 53.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
19.80% 16.70% 11.60% -9.40% 2.30% 7.00% 7.60% 7.30% 9.10% 10.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
26.00% 22.70% 16.30% -39.20% 1.00% 10.90% 10.80% 4.30% 8.50% 12.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
49.0M 48.4M 47.0M 43.0M 42.1M 42.8M 43.3M 43.8M 44.7M 45.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$648.1M $850.3M $809.9M $716.9M $1.58B $1.53B $1.43B $1.43B $1.39B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
10.50% 10.40% 6.50% -11.50% 0.30% 2.00% 2.10% 0.80% 1.90% 2.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.50% 4.70% 8.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.70× 0.99× 1.55× 1.64× 2.83× 2.60× 2.49× 2.36× 2.10× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.65 $4.72 $3.16 -$5.20 $0.11 $1.45 $1.50 $0.59 $1.18 $1.80 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DELUXE CORP trades at about 13.2× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.8×–308.1×, median 15.7×).

12.8× 308.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.8×–308.1×); dot = today's 13.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin—53.1%53.0%53.9%56.3%59.2%59.5%60.4%62.2%63.9%
Operating margin10.9%9.1%7.3%7.6%7.0%2.3%-9.4%11.6%16.7%19.8%
Net margin3.8%2.5%1.2%2.9%3.1%0.3%-11.1%7.5%11.7%12.4%
FCF margin8.2%4.7%4.5%———————
Return on assets2.9%1.9%0.8%2.1%2.0%0.3%-11.5%6.5%10.4%10.5%
Return on equity12.1%8.5%4.3%10.8%10.9%1.0%-39.2%16.3%22.7%26.0%
Debt / equity2.10×2.36×2.49×2.60×2.83×1.64×1.55×0.99×0.70×—
Current ratio1.040.980.930.940.911.231.161.150.920.96

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.