Deluxe (DLX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Deluxe posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.82% for Q1 2026, up 231.0% year-on-year from 3.27% in Q1 2025, and down 3.09% on a QoQ basis from 11.16% in Q4 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.82% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 231.0% year-over-year to 10.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.82% (up 231.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.54%, up 230.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.82%, down from 11.16% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.16% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 5.59% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.48% (2022), against an average of 8.15%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 407 bps; it then surged 231 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.48% in 2022, then dropped by 1 bps to 7.43% in 2023, then rose by 23 bps to 9.15% in 2024, then increased by 22 bps to 11.16% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 10.82% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.82% (Q1 2026), 11.16% (Q4 2025), and 10.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honeywell International | 149.73 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 13.94% |
| 2 | 3M | 79.89 Bn | 75.79 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 17.35% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 10.28 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 16.67% |
| 4 | Seaboard | 5.00 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 4.40% |
| 5 | Otter Tail | 3.50 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 9.46% |
| 6 | Tetra Technologies | 1.39 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -9.76% |
| 7 | Deluxe | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 10.82% |
| 8 | Matthews International | 838.50 Mn | 802.41 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 6.54% |
| 9 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 825.34 Mn | 892.99 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.22% |
| 10 | Falcon's Beyond Global | 575.98 Mn | 586.01 Mn | - | -35.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.48% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.44% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.66% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.94% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.70% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -20.09% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -19.13% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -12.48% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -8.46% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.95% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.59% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 12.21% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.90% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 16.66% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 17.79% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 18.61% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 18.17% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.56% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 22.28% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.26% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 23.38% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.98% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 24.45% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 26.74% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 25.69% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 25.67% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 22.07% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.91% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 29.04% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 29.36% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 30.29% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 25.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.95% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 24.76% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 26.05% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.84% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 25.50% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 24.92% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 23.06% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 25.13% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 25.32% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 38.85% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 39.23% |