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Deluxe Corporation (DLX)

Industrials | Conglomerates | Minneapolis, United States | NYSE
25.15 USD +0.64 (2.611%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:17 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline; the stock has lost roughly 76% of its value over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another significant drop. Despite the company reporting strong quarterly earnings growth and a rebound in revenue, the market has priced in a structural deterioration that a single good quarter cannot immediately reverse. The balance sheet remains fragile with debt significantly outweighing equity, making the current valuation attractive only to those willing to bet on a complete turnaround. On the short end, the stock is technically neutral; while it recently bounced off lows, the heavy put open interest indicates lingering skepticism among traders, preventing a strong bullish conviction. The dividend yield of nearly 5% is compelling but acts more as a compensation for the massive capital loss risk than a sign of financial strength, given the payout ratio sits just above half of earnings.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.212356
AutoETS0.212357
MSTL0.214018
AutoTheta0.217786

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 2.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.97
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 207.577
Revenue per Share 47.44
Market Cap 1,151,469,056
Trailing P/E 11.13
Forward P/E 6.11
Beta 1.22
Profit Margins 4.87%
Website https://www.deluxe.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest relative to calls, particularly for the July and August expirations. While ATM call volume exists, the significant concentration of put open interest at strikes below the current price suggests a fear of further downside or a hedge against volatility expansion, rather than a bullish momentum play.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.29% 5.55% 5.98% 5.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-19 0.300000 1.285347
2026-02-09 0.300000 1.106195
2025-11-17 0.300000 1.576458
2025-08-18 0.300000 1.579779
2025-05-19 0.300000 1.977587
2025-02-18 0.300000 1.668521
2024-11-19 0.300000 1.318102
2024-08-19 0.300000 1.508296
2024-05-17 0.300000 1.302649
2024-02-16 0.300000 1.491054
2023-11-17 0.300000 1.604278
2023-08-18 0.300000 1.507538
2023-05-19 0.300000 2.028398
2023-02-17 0.300000 1.569859
2022-11-18 0.300000 1.596594
2022-08-19 0.300000 1.324503
2022-05-20 0.300000 1.266892
2022-02-18 0.300000 0.908265
2021-11-19 0.300000 0.837755
2021-08-20 0.300000 0.751315
2021-05-21 0.300000 0.668003
2021-02-12 0.300000 0.792812
2020-11-20 0.300000 1.162791
2020-08-21 0.300000 1.043115
2020-05-15 0.300000 1.538462
2020-02-14 0.300000 0.745157
2019-11-15 0.300000 0.588235
2019-08-16 0.300000 0.663423
2019-05-17 0.300000 0.767067
2019-02-15 0.300000 0.602410
2018-11-16 0.300000 0.616903
2018-08-17 0.300000 0.512470
2018-05-18 0.300000 0.428694
2018-02-16 0.300000 0.415110
2017-11-17 0.300000 0.442413
2017-08-17 0.300000 0.439174
2017-05-18 0.300000 0.447561
2017-02-16 0.300000 0.398565
2016-11-17 0.300000 0.447761
2016-08-18 0.300000 0.445964
2016-05-19 0.300000 0.482781
2016-02-18 0.300000 0.548145
2015-11-19 0.300000 0.529661
2015-08-20 0.300000 0.496114
2015-05-14 0.300000 0.463822
2015-02-12 0.300000 0.447227
2014-11-13 0.300000 0.496524
2014-08-14 0.300000 0.525578
2014-05-15 0.300000 0.551572
2014-02-12 0.250000 0.543833
2013-11-14 0.250000 0.529437
2013-08-15 0.250000 0.596374
2013-05-16 0.250000 0.644164
2013-02-13 0.250000 0.655652
2012-11-15 0.250000 0.862664
2012-08-16 0.250000 0.885269
2012-05-17 0.250000 1.120574
2012-02-15 0.250000 1.011327
2011-11-17 0.250000 1.137915
2011-08-18 0.250000 1.280082
2011-05-19 0.250000 0.934929
2011-02-16 0.250000 0.976944
2010-11-10 0.250000 1.151013
2010-08-12 0.250000 1.392758
2010-05-13 0.250000 1.132246
2010-02-10 0.250000 1.467136
2009-11-12 0.250000 1.812908
2009-08-13 0.250000 1.417234
2009-05-14 0.250000 1.778094
2009-02-11 0.250000 2.383222
2008-11-13 0.250000 2.061006
2008-08-14 0.250000 1.416431
2008-05-15 0.250000 1.090275
2008-02-13 0.250000 1.087429
2007-11-15 0.250000 0.750300
2007-08-16 0.250000 0.708215
2007-05-17 0.250000 0.604303
2007-02-15 0.250000 0.759186
2006-11-16 0.250000 1.004823
2006-08-17 0.250000 1.459428
2006-05-18 0.400000 1.809955
2006-02-16 0.400000 1.552795
2005-11-17 0.400000 1.206636
2005-08-18 0.400000 1.047395
2005-05-19 0.400000 0.991572
2005-02-17 0.400000 1.046846
2004-11-18 0.370000 0.943878
2004-08-19 0.370000 0.865092
2004-05-20 0.370000 0.887503
2004-02-12 0.370000 0.935998
2003-11-13 0.370000 0.906196
2003-08-14 0.370000 0.864688
2003-05-15 0.370000 0.818946
2003-02-13 0.370000 0.961039
2002-11-14 0.370000 0.827926
2002-08-15 0.370000 0.803824
2002-05-16 0.370000 0.806452
2002-02-14 0.370000 0.791613
2001-11-15 0.370000 0.966057
2001-08-16 0.370000 1.117487
2001-05-17 0.370000 1.335258
2001-02-15 0.370000 1.591398
2001-01-02 5.070000 25.960061
2000-11-16 0.295815 1.686610
2000-08-17 0.295815 1.649025
2000-05-18 0.295815 1.447433
2000-02-17 0.295815 1.541667
1999-11-18 0.295815 1.472637
1999-08-19 0.295815 0.991625
1999-05-13 0.295815 0.991625
1999-02-11 0.295815 1.072464
1998-11-19 0.295815 1.057143
1998-08-20 0.295815 1.136276
1998-05-14 0.295815 1.114878
1998-02-12 0.295815 1.114878
1997-11-13 0.295815 1.088235
1997-08-14 0.295815 1.119093
1997-05-15 0.295815 1.138462
1997-02-13 0.295815 1.184000
1996-11-14 0.295815 1.160784
1996-08-15 0.295815 0.936709
1996-05-16 0.295815 1.006803
1996-02-15 0.295815 1.142857
1995-11-16 0.295815 1.345455
1995-08-17 0.295815 1.223140
1995-05-16 0.295815 1.203252
1995-02-14 0.295815 1.370370
1994-11-15 0.295815 1.309735
1994-08-19 0.295815 1.254237
1994-05-17 0.287820 1.321101
1994-02-15 0.287820 1.028571
1993-11-16 0.287820 1.021277
1993-08-17 0.287820 0.996540
1993-05-18 0.279825 0.760870
1993-02-09 0.279825 0.813953
1992-11-17 0.279825 0.788732
1992-08-18 0.279825 0.802292
1992-05-12 0.255840 0.717087
1992-02-11 0.255840 0.823151
1991-11-12 0.255840 0.810127
1991-08-13 0.255840 0.699454
1991-05-14 0.231855 0.707317
1991-02-12 0.231855 0.750809
1990-11-13 0.231855 0.878788
1990-08-14 0.231855 0.950820
1990-05-15 0.207870 0.812500
1990-02-13 0.207870 0.888889
1989-11-14 0.207870 0.756364
1989-08-15 0.207870 0.781955
1989-05-16 0.183885 0.836364
1989-02-14 0.183885 0.876190
1988-11-15 0.183885 0.920000
1988-08-16 0.183885 0.963351
1988-05-17 0.159900 0.888889
1988-02-16 0.159900 0.772947
1987-11-17 0.159900 0.769231
1987-08-18 0.159900 0.569395
1987-05-12 0.143910 0.602510
1987-02-10 0.143910 0.508834
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.2
dividendYield 4.77
exDividendDate 2026-05-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04895961
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-05-19
dividendDate 2026-06-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5
Address1 801 South Marquette Avenue
All Time High 78.87
All Time Low 3.272953
Ask 32.0
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 453,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 465,490
Average Volume 465,490
Average Volume10Days 453,010
Beta 1.221
Bid 24.16
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 2
Book Value 15.241
City Minneapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.15
Current Ratio 1.148
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 25.1599
Day Low 24.6525
Debt To Equity 207.577
Display Name Deluxe
Dividend Date 1,780,358,400
Dividend Rate 1.2
Dividend Yield 4.77
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,070,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,070,600
Earnings Growth 1.52
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.557
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Ebitda 419,900,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19669001
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.123
Enterprise To Revenue 1.204
Enterprise Value 2,570,969,088
Eps Current Year 3.77333
Eps Forward 4.11333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.26
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 651 481 4163
Fifty Day Average 24.5946
Fifty Day Average Change 0.55539894
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.02258215
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 50.0
Fifty Two Week High 32.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.92
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.215778
Fifty Two Week Low 15.41
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6320571
Fifty Two Week Range 15.41 - 32.07
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.67
Float Shares 44,293,790
Forward Eps 4.11333
Forward P E 6.114268
Free Cashflow 157,252,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,571
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.52928
Gross Profits 1,129,900,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.029579999
Held Percent Institutions 0.92382
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,784,061
Industry Conglomerates
Industry Disp Conglomerates
Industry Key conglomerates
Ir Website http://www.deluxe.com/news-investor/index.jsp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Last Dividend Value 0.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 978,393,600
Last Split Factor 10,000:7995
Long Business Summary Deluxe Corporation provides technology-enabled solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, and financial institutions in the United States and Canada. The company operates through four segments: Merchant Services, B2B Payments, Data Solutions, and Print. It offers credit and debit card authorization and payment systems; processing services to small and medium-sized retail and service businesses, as well as nonprofit and government organizations; treasury management solutions, including remittance and lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, cash application, and payment acceptance solutions, as well as integrated accounts payable disbursements, such as eChecks, Medical Payment Exchange, and Deluxe Payment Exchange; and fraud and security services. The company also provides data, analytics, and marketing services for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing; financial institution profitability reporting and business incorporation services; printed personal and business checks, and business essentials comprising printed business forms and business accessories; and branded promotional, print, apparel, and digital storefront solutions. It sells through financial institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises from a variety of industries, large multinational corporations, and scalable partnerships. 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 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Long Name Deluxe Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,151,469,056
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266430
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 103,900,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,151,469,134
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 24.73
Operating Cashflow 273,000,000
Operating Margins 0.13548
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.53099996
Peg Ratio 0.57
Phone 651 483 7111
Previous Close 24.51
Price Eps Current Year 6.6652
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6501541
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.5393803
Profit Margins 0.04867
Quick Ratio 0.736
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.639999
Regular Market Change Percent 2.61118
Regular Market Day High 25.1599
Regular Market Day Low 24.6525
Regular Market Day Range 24.6525 - 25.1599
Regular Market Open 24.73
Regular Market Previous Close 24.51
Regular Market Price 25.15
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 236,409
Return On Assets 0.06837
Return On Equity 0.15766
Revenue Growth 0.003
Revenue Per Share 47.44
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 45,784,061
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.080699995
Shares Short 3,696,914
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,377,432
Short Name Deluxe Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1122
Short Ratio 7.57
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol DLX
Target High Price 35.0
Target Low Price 31.0
Target Mean Price 32.66667
Target Median Price 32.0
Total Cash 27,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.594
Total Debt 1,446,400,000
Total Revenue 2,134,800,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04895961
Trailing Eps 2.26
Trailing P E 11.128319
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5822
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.9172
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.2327995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.051544476
Type Disp Equity
Volume 236,409
Website https://www.deluxe.com
Zip 55,402-2807