Deluxe (DLX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted EBIT Margin of 13.34% for Q1 2026, up 49.7% on a QoQ basis from 8.91% in Q4 2025, and up 438.0% year-over-year from 2.48% in Q1 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.34% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 438.0% year-over-year to 13.34% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.0% (up 276.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.89%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 13.34% for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, up from 8.91% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 14.04% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 4.01% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 8.98% and a median of 8.97% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin sank 349 bps — and 2025, when it soared 617 bps.
- Deluxe's EBIT Margin stood at 8.05% in 2022, then rose by 18 bps to 9.48% in 2023, then decreased by 5 bps to 9.05% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 8.91% in 2025, then soared by 50 bps to 13.34% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLX's EBIT Margin at 13.34% in Q1 2026, 8.91% in Q4 2025, and 14.04% in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 15.12% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 24.95% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 24.56% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 8.20% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 13.34% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -1.23% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -0.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.84% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.51% |