Deluxe (DLX) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted EBT Margin of 8.66% for Q1 2026, up 121.24% on a QoQ basis from 3.91% in Q4 2025, and up 506.0% year-over-year from 1.43% in Q1 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.66% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 506.0% year-over-year to 8.66% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.86% (up 312.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.58%, up 198.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 8.66% for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, up from 3.91% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 8.74% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 1.7% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 3.97% and a median of 3.61% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin sank 546 bps — and 2025, when it soared 618 bps.
- Deluxe's EBT Margin stood at 3.25% in 2022, then rose by 11 bps to 3.61% in 2023, then fell by 16 bps to 3.02% in 2024, then advanced by 29 bps to 3.91% in 2025, then jumped by 121 bps to 8.66% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLX's EBT Margin at 8.66% in Q1 2026, 3.91% in Q4 2025, and 8.74% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 17.23% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 77.47% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 14.10% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 4.47% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 5.96% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 22.33% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 7.42% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 8.66% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -10.85% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -5.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.23% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.97% |