Deluxe (DLX) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Deluxe's (DLX) Payout Ratio was 0.56 for Q2 2026, down 40.9% from 0.95 a year earlier but up 3.8% from the prior quarter.
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Deluxe (DLX) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Deluxe was 0.67, down 34.5% from FY2024.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 1.03 in FY2024 (-49.7%), 2.04 in FY2023 (+153.7%), 0.81 in FY2022 (-2.4%) and 0.82 in FY2021 (-91.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.54 in Q1 2026 and a high of 2.04 in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 39.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 153.7%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 91.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.54 (Q1 2026), 0.67 (Q4 2025) and 0.66 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn |
| 10 | Deluxe | 1.22 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 287.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.66 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.41 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.04 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.77 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.90 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.81 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.08 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.82 |
API Access
Deluxe Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "DLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();