Deluxe (DLX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted FCF Margin of 5.07% for Q1 2026, down 65.77% on a QoQ basis from 14.82% in Q4 2025, and up 54.0% year-over-year from 3.29% in Q1 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.07% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 54.0% year-over-year to 5.07% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.35% (up 279.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.22%, up 350.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 5.07% for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, down from 14.82% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 14.82% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 5.91% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 5.32% and a median of 5.34% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin plunged 1152 bps — and 2025, when it surged 797 bps.
- Deluxe's FCF Margin stood at 6.55% in 2022, then soared by 81 bps to 11.84% in 2023, then plunged by 42 bps to 6.85% in 2024, then jumped by 116 bps to 14.82% in 2025, then tumbled by 66 bps to 5.07% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLX's FCF Margin at 5.07% in Q1 2026, 14.82% in Q4 2025, and 8.12% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 11.74% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 9.89% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 6.70% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 11.89% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | -6.25% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 2.24% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -19.76% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 5.07% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -7.53% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 4.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.32% |