Deluxe (DLX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $212.7 million for Q1 2026, down 8.67% year-on-year from $232.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.83% on a QoQ basis from $225.9 million in Q4 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $212.7 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 8.67% year-over-year to $212.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $872.3 million (down 7.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $892.6 million, down 6.81% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $212.7 million, down from $225.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $275.9 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $212.7 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $247.4 million (2023), against an average of $244.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses increased 21.7%; it then declined 10.78% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $256.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.39% to $247.4 million in 2023, then fell by 8.54% to $226.2 million in 2024, then fell by 0.16% to $225.9 million in 2025, then fell by 5.83% to $212.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $212.7 million (Q1 2026), $225.9 million (Q4 2025), and $215.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International | 149.73 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 2 | 3M | 79.89 Bn | 75.79 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 4.63 Bn |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 10.28 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 161.25 Mn |
| 4 | Seaboard | 5.00 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 121.00 Mn |
| 5 | Otter Tail | 3.50 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 261.79 Mn |
| 6 | Tetra Technologies | 1.39 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 118.03 Mn |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 212.70 Mn |
| 8 | Matthews International | 838.50 Mn | 802.41 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 72.41 Mn |
| 9 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 825.34 Mn | 892.99 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 132.01 Mn |
| 10 | Falcon's Beyond Global | 575.98 Mn | 586.01 Mn | - | 8.62 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 212.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 225.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 215.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 218.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 232.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 226.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 238.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 244.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 247.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 247.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 256.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 269.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 260.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 256.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 259.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 264.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 275.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 272.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 251.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 245.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 226.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 224.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 217.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 218.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 254.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 249.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 240.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 239.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 236.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 232.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 213.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 215.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 213.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 206.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 204.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 210.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 218.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 212.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 200.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 199.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 202.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 201.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 191.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 191.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 195.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 192.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 179.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 174.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 181.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 182.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 176.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 165.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 176.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 172.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 173.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 169.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 172.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 162.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 166.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 161.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 162.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 157.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 157.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 160.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 152.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 154.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 151.73 Mn |