Deluxe (DLX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) reported Net Margin of 6.65% for Q1 2026, up 404.0% on a YoY basis from 1.32% in Q1 2025, and up 197.6% quarter-over-quarter from 2.24% in Q4 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 6.65% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 404.0% year-over-year to 6.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.87% (up 223.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.85%, up 136.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.65%, up from 2.24% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 6.65% in Q1 2026, with the low at 1.48% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.9% across 5 years, with a median of 2.66% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin plunged 414 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 455 bps.
- Deluxe's Net Margin stood at 4.29% in 2022, then tumbled by 35 bps to 2.79% in 2023, then slipped by 13 bps to 2.42% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 2.24% in 2025, then soared by 198 bps to 6.65% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.65% (Q1 2026), 2.24% (Q4 2025), and 6.25% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pampa Energy | 1,836.33 Bn | 900.18 Bn | 109.00 Mn | 31.54% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 145.45 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.54 Bn | - |
| 3 | 3M | 85.14 Bn | 81.04 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 10.90% |
| 4 | Valmont Industries | 11.12 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 12.02% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.59 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.96% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.66 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 20.92% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.37 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 5.32% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.04 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 6.65% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 826.85 Mn | 790.76 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -8.44% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 760.64 Mn | 828.28 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.04% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.35% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.54% |