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Deluxe Corporation (DLX)

Industrials | Conglomerates | Minneapolis, United States | NYSE
23.64 USD +0.06 (0.254%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 23.64
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Deluxe Corporation hinges entirely on a turnaround narrative that the market is currently skeptical of. While the company recently beat earnings estimates, the stock has been grinding lower, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, which signals persistent selling pressure despite the headline numbers. The balance sheet is a significant concern, with debt nearly 20 times equity, creating a fragile foundation for any aggressive expansion plans. However, the valuation is compelling; a forward P/E under 6x and a yield of 4% suggest the market has priced in a severe deterioration of quality. The options data reveals a tug-of-war: investors are buying protection against a fall to $20 while simultaneously betting on a rally back to $30. This disconnect suggests the stock is in a volatile transition phase rather than a clear trend. Until the debt load is managed and the multi-year decline is decisively reversed, the risk-reward profile remains neutral.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.045634
AutoETS0.048291
AutoARIMA0.048292
MSTL0.050209

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 1.69
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.227
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 209.945
Revenue per Share 46.694
Market Cap 1,084,042,624
Trailing P/E 10.79
Forward P/E 5.79
Beta 1.25
Profit Margins 4.76%
Website https://www.deluxe.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $20 strike for October expiration, suggesting a fear of a drop to the lower end of the range. Conversely, there is significant call open interest at the $30 strike for both August and October, indicating a speculative bet on a rebound toward the upper range. The imbalance in October suggests a 'long gamma' setup where traders expect volatility but lean towards a recovery, while the immediate August expiry shows mixed sentiment with notable put interest.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.29% 5.25% 5.90% 5.75%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-18 0.300000 1.286449
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 0.96
dividendYield 4.06
exDividendDate 2026-08-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.050890587
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-08-18
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2198143
Address1 801 South Marquette Avenue
All Time High 78.87
All Time Low 3.272953
Ask 23.64
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 452,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 429,065
Average Volume 429,065
Average Volume10Days 452,020
Beta 1.245
Bid 23.2
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 2
Book Value 15.448
City Minneapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 23.64
Current Ratio 1.196
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 24.015
Day Low 23.51
Debt To Equity 209.945
Display Name Deluxe
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 0.96
Dividend Yield 4.06
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,963,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,963,600
Earnings Growth -0.177
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.147
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 419,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.1984
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.049
Enterprise To Revenue 1.2
Enterprise Value 2,535,742,720
Eps Current Year 3.78
Eps Forward 4.08333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.19
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
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 24.7272
Fifty Day Average Change -1.0872002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.043967783
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.98143
Fifty Two Week High 32.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.43
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2628625
Fifty Two Week Low 17.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.879999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33108103
Fifty Two Week Range 17.76 - 32.07
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.67
Float Shares 44,391,640
Forward Eps 4.08333
Forward P E 5.789392
Free Cashflow 171,792,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,571
Fullday Change 0.0599995
Fullday Change Percent 0.254451
Fullday Price 23.64
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.52544
Gross Profits 1,110,200,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02967
Held Percent Institutions 0.93133
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,856,290
Industry Conglomerates
Industry Disp Conglomerates
Industry Key conglomerates
Ir Website http://www.deluxe.com/news-investor/index.jsp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
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 1,084,042,624
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266430
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 100,600,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,081,291,318
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 23.78
Operating Cashflow 303,100,000
Operating Margins 0.12177
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.5505
Peg Ratio 0.55
Phone 651 483 7111
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 23.64
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 23.58
Price Eps Current Year 6.2539682
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5302951
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.51305914
Profit Margins 0.04761
Quick Ratio 0.749
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0599995
Regular Market Change Percent 0.254451
Regular Market Day High 24.015
Regular Market Day Low 23.51
Regular Market Day Range 23.51 - 24.015
Regular Market Open 23.78
Regular Market Previous Close 23.58
Regular Market Price 23.64
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 272,821
Return On Assets 0.06798
Return On Equity 0.14957
Revenue Growth -0.042
Revenue Per Share 46.694
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 45,856,290
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0785
Shares Short 3,599,716
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,656,179
Short Name Deluxe Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.109
Short Ratio 9.2
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 34,900,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.761
Total Debt 1,486,200,064
Total Revenue 2,112,899,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.050890587
Trailing Eps 2.19
Trailing P E 10.79452
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5458
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.99925
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.359251
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.05437167
Type Disp Equity
Volume 272,821
Website https://www.deluxe.com
Zip 55,402-2807