Deluxe (DLX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted Debt Ratio of 0.55 for Q1 2026, up 10.77% on a QoQ basis from 0.5 in Q4 2025, and down 4.65% year-over-year from 0.58 in Q1 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.55 for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 4.65% year-over-year to 0.55 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.55 (down 4.65% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.5, down 5.99% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.55 for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, up from 0.5 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.58 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.5 in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.56 and a median of 0.57 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Peak annual rise in Debt Ratio reached 29.12% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 7.35% in 2022.
- Deluxe's Debt Ratio stood at 0.53 in 2022, then fell by 3.26% to 0.52 in 2023, then climbed by 2.69% to 0.53 in 2024, then dropped by 5.99% to 0.5 in 2025, then advanced by 10.77% to 0.55 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLX's Debt Ratio at 0.55 in Q1 2026, 0.5 in Q4 2025, and 0.56 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.36 |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.48 |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 0.23 |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.50 |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.18 |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 0.27 |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 0.27 |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 0.55 |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 0.38 |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.63 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.61 |