Deluxe (DLX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe's (DLX) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 13.34% in Q1 2026, up 438.0% YoY from 2.48% in Q1 2025, and up 49.7% on a QoQ basis from 8.91% in Q4 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe (DLX) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 13.34% in 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 improved to 13.34% in Q1 2026, from 8.91% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 14.04% in Q3 2025 to a low of 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 slumped 349 bps — and 2025, when it soared 617 bps.
- Tracing DLX's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.05% in 2022, then grew by 18 bps to 9.48% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 9.05% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 8.91% in 2025, then jumped by 50 bps to 13.34% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 13.34% (Q1 2026), 8.91% (Q4 2025), and 14.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 92.62 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 69.21 Bn | 60.02 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.35 Bn | 9.21 Bn | 340.82 Mn | 14.85% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 5.78 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 15.15% |
| 5 | Pampa Energy | 4.32 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 372,128.00 | 6.37% |
| 6 | Seaboard | 4.18 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 3.42% |
| 7 | Otter Tail | 3.86 Bn | 3.51 Bn | 216.33 Mn | -7.23% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.09 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 259.60 Mn | 11.16% |
| 9 | Tetra Technologies | 1.01 Bn | 860.10 Mn | 45.71 Mn | 10.84% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 754.93 Mn | 694.18 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -0.45% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.16% |
| 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% |