Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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