Deluxe (DLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe's (DLX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.56 in Q1 2026, down 6.08% YoY from 0.6 in Q1 2025, and up 227.75% on a QoQ basis from 0.17 in Q4 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe (DLX) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.56 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 6.08% year-over-year to 0.56 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.31 (down 32.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.31, down 41.9% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.56 in Q1 2026, from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.27 in Q1 2024 to a low of 3.13 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.3 and a median of 0.38 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 1063.99% — and 2024, when it soared 637.23%.
- Tracing DLX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.35 in 2022, then tumbled by 41.31% to 0.21 in 2023, then surged by 81.29% to 0.38 in 2024, then sank by 54.41% to 0.17 in 2025, then surged by 227.75% to 0.56 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.56 (Q1 2026), 0.17 (Q4 2025), and 0.31 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 92.62 Bn | 89.29 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.53 |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 69.21 Bn | 60.02 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.83 |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.35 Bn | 9.21 Bn | 340.82 Mn | 0.13 |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 5.78 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.27 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pampa Energy | 4.32 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 372,128.00 | - |
| 6 | Seaboard | 4.18 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 221.00 Mn | -0.03 |
| 7 | Otter Tail | 3.86 Bn | 3.51 Bn | 216.33 Mn | -0.89 |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.09 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 259.60 Mn | 0.24 |
| 9 | Tetra Technologies | 1.01 Bn | 860.10 Mn | 45.71 Mn | - |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 754.93 Mn | 694.18 Mn | 189.36 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.18 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.27 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.13 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.25 |