Deluxe (DLX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.40% for Q2 2026, up 1.65 percentage points from 6.76% a year earlier but down 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Deluxe (DLX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Deluxe posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.58%, up 1.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +6.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.15% in FY2024 (+1.39 pp), 4.76% in FY2023 (-1.08 pp), 5.84% in FY2022 (+0.57 pp) and 5.27% in FY2021 (+4.69 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 4.00% in Q1 2022 and a high of 8.65% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.62 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 3.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.65% (Q1 2026), 7.59% (Q4 2025) and 7.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block | 51.56 Bn | 23.34 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 2.52% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 50.29 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 14.60% |
| 3 | Coinbase Global | 35.53 Bn | -4.11 Bn | - | 0.76% |
| 4 | Fiserv | 33.43 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 2.76 Bn | -4.41% |
| 5 | Corpay | 29.86 Bn | 18.68 Bn | - | 11.41% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 25.78 Bn | 604.58 Mn | 2.01 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Guidewire Software | 13.57 Bn | 10.14 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 6.58% |
| 8 | Jack Henry & Associates | 12.44 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 273.85 Mn | 22.66% |
| 9 | Chime Financial | 11.95 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 646.07 Mn | 3.07% |
| 10 | Deluxe | 1.22 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 6.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.14% |
API Access
Deluxe Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();