Deluxe (DLX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Deluxe (DLX) posted Free Cash Flow of $27.3 million for Q1 2026, down 65.59% on a QoQ basis from $79.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 12.35% year-over-year from $24.3 million in Q1 2025.

Deluxe (DLX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Deluxe's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $27.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 12.35% year-over-year to $27.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $178.3 million (up 50.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $175.3 million, up 75.3% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $27.3 million for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, down from $79.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $79.3 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$32.2 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $28.7 million and a median of $27.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 657.69% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 203.34% in 2023.
  • Deluxe's Free Cash Flow stood at $37.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 72.04% to $63.6 million in 2023, then sank by 43.94% to $35.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 122.51% to $79.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 65.59% to $27.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DLX's Free Cash Flow at $27.3 million in Q1 2026, $79.3 million in Q4 2025, and $43.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 3M 88.13 Bn 84.85 Bn 2.68 Bn 763.00 Mn
2 Honeywell International 78.15 Bn 66.84 Bn 3.65 Bn 961.00 Mn
3 Valmont Industries 9.52 Bn 9.36 Bn 316.88 Mn 68.91 Mn
4 Brookfield Business 6.56 Bn 5.50 Bn 1.31 Bn 765.00 Mn
5 Seaboard 4.44 Bn 3.30 Bn 217.00 Mn -150.00 Mn
6 Otter Tail 3.87 Bn 3.47 Bn 239.49 Mn 7.78 Mn
7 Tetra Technologies 1.18 Bn 1.14 Bn 38.23 Mn -30.88 Mn
8 Deluxe 1.16 Bn 1.13 Bn 279.40 Mn 27.30 Mn
9 Matthews International 843.71 Mn 807.63 Mn 101.98 Mn -19.48 Mn
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 745.59 Mn 813.24 Mn 189.36 Mn 18.81 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 27.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 27.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 79.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 79.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 27.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 46.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 63.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 63.60 Mn