Deluxe (DLX) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, up 33.56% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe's Return on Invested Capital history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (up 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.06%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital was 0.02% for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.02% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital sank 172 bps — and 2026, when it grew 1 bps.
- Deluxe's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then plunged by 48 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 109 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then surged by 73 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then soared by 34 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLX's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 1.70% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -0.01% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 0.02% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.04% |