Deluxe (DLX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Deluxe (DLX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.82% for Q1 2026, up 231.0% on a YoY basis from 3.27% in Q1 2025, and down 3.09% quarter-over-quarter from 11.16% in Q4 2025.

Deluxe (DLX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Deluxe has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.16% in Q4 2025, with the low at 5.59% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.15% across 5 years, with a median of 7.48% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 407 bps — and 2026, when it surged 231 bps.
  • Deluxe's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.48% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 7.43% in 2023, then increased by 23 bps to 9.15% in 2024, then grew by 22 bps to 11.16% in 2025, then fell 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 Pampa Energy 1,836.33 Bn 900.18 Bn 109.00 Mn -0.04%
2 Honeywell International 145.45 Bn 134.13 Bn 3.54 Bn 13.94%
3 3M 85.14 Bn 81.04 Bn 2.46 Bn 17.35%
4 Valmont Industries 11.12 Bn 10.97 Bn 316.88 Mn 16.67%
5 Seaboard 4.59 Bn 3.45 Bn 217.00 Mn 4.40%
6 Otter Tail 3.66 Bn 3.25 Bn 239.49 Mn 9.46%
7 Tetra Technologies 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn 38.23 Mn -9.76%
8 Deluxe 1.04 Bn 1.01 Bn 279.40 Mn 10.82%
9 Matthews International 826.85 Mn 790.76 Mn 101.98 Mn 6.54%
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 760.64 Mn 828.28 Mn 189.36 Mn 0.22%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%