Deluxe (DLX) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)
Deluxe's (DLX) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.02% in Q1 2026, up 1.0% YoY from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 33.56% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe (DLX) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in 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 grew to 0.02% in Q1 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.02% in Q1 2026 to a low of 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 slumped 172 bps — and 2026, when it gained 1 bps.
- Tracing DLX's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.01% in 2022, then slumped by 48 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 109 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 73 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 34 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 92.96 Bn | 89.63 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 68.49 Bn | 59.29 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.42 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 340.82 Mn | 3.30% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 5.92 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Pampa Energy | 4.32 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 372,128.00 | 9.78% |
| 6 | Seaboard | 4.08 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Otter Tail | 3.82 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 216.33 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.08 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 259.60 Mn | 0.02% |
| 9 | Tetra Technologies | 1.00 Bn | 845.50 Mn | 45.71 Mn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 768.00 Mn | 707.26 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.02% |
| 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% |