Deluxe (DLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Deluxe's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.18% in Q2 2026, up 2.14 percentage points from 9.03% a year earlier and up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Deluxe (DLX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Deluxe came in at 10.54%, up 2.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +7.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.25% in FY2024 (+1.13 pp), 7.12% in FY2023 (-0.18 pp), 7.29% in FY2022 (-0.72 pp) and 8.01% in FY2021 (+5.26 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.09 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 4.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DLX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.82% (Q1 2026), 11.16% (Q4 2025) and 10.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 4.10% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 17.00% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -4.21% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | 20.60% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 1.58% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 7.92% |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 24.98% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 2.85% |
| 10 | Deluxe | 1.22 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 9.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.18% |
| 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% |
API Access
Deluxe Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();