Deluxe Corporation

Company Profile

Deluxe Corporation had its IPO on 1987-07-23 under the ticker symbol DLX.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Advertising Agencies industry. Deluxe Corporation has a staff strength of 5,746 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Deluxe Corporation opened at $19.64 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $19.57 - $19.84, and closed at $19.57.

This is a -1.41% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 162,290 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Deluxe Corporation have slipped by -5.09%.

Deluxe Corporation's Key Ratios

Deluxe Corporation has a market cap of $699.28 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.2338 and a price to sales ratio of 0.3413.

In the last 12-months Deluxe Corporation’s revenue was $2.23 billion with a gross profit of $1.21 billion and an EBITDA of $330.00 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Deluxe Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Deluxe Corporation’s operating margin was 9.62% while its return on assets stood at 4.55% with a return of equity of 9.98%.

In Q1, Deluxe Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -71.9% while revenue growth was a negative 1.9%.

Deluxe Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

6.1425

Trailing PE

11.331

PEG

1.84

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.42 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 6.1425 and a PEG multiple of 1.84. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Deluxe Corporation’s profitability.

Deluxe Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.0839 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.9418. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.3413.

Deluxe Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1.2 per share, indicating a yield of 7.61% and a payout ratio of 31.41%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.94 billion

Total Liabilities

$579.20 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-25484000.00

Capital Expenditure

$25.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

31.41%

Deluxe Corporation ended 2025 with $2.94 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.94 billion while shareholder equity stood at $595.60 million.

Deluxe Corporation ended 2025 with $39.35 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $579.20 million in other current liabilities, 43421000.00 in common stock, $507.99 million in retained earnings and $1.43 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $24.60 million and cash and short-term investments were $24.60 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $78,800,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.61 billion.

Deluxe Corporation’s total current assets stands at $554.90 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $221.89 million compared to accounts payable of $158.06 million and inventory worth $53.92 million.

In 2025, Deluxe Corporation's operating cash flow was $-25484000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $25.50 million.

Comparatively, Deluxe Corporation paid $0.31 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$19.57

52-Week High

$24.0111

52-Week Low

$13.3476

Analyst Target Price

$27.33

Deluxe Corporation stock is currently trading at $19.57 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $24.0111 and a 52-week low of $24.0111. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $27.33.

Its 50-day moving average was $19.17 and 200-day moving average was $17.15 The short ratio stood at 9.95 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 90.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8981.1% are held by institutions.