Deluxe (DLX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.16% for Q2 2026, down 0.51 percentage points from 11.66% a year earlier and down 2.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Deluxe (DLX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Deluxe was 11.88%, up 2.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 10.89%, up 1.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +8.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Deluxe's Return on Sales [ROS] was 9.06% in FY2024 (+1.72 pp), 7.33% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 7.57% in FY2022 (+0.54 pp) and 7.03% in FY2021 (+4.76 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 4.01% in Q3 2023 to a high of 14.04% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.83 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 6.17 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 3.49 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 13.34% (Q1 2026), 8.91% (Q4 2025) and 14.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Global | 48.27 Bn | 5.08 Bn | - | -9.30% |
| 2 | PayPal Holdings | 45.51 Bn | 3.74 Bn | - | 16.44% |
| 3 | Block | 44.67 Bn | 15.93 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 6.75% |
| 4 | Iren | 31.78 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 103.89 Mn | -452.09% |
| 5 | Corpay | 25.91 Bn | 16.11 Bn | - | 35.28% |
| 6 | Fiserv | 23.59 Bn | 20.29 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 19.18% |
| 7 | Global Payments | 20.83 Bn | -735.18 Mn | 2.03 Bn | 10.15% |
| 8 | Bitmine Immersion Technologies | 15.23 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 40.81 Mn | -25.50% |
| 9 | Guidewire Software | 12.47 Bn | 9.03 Bn | 269.68 Mn | 15.16% |
| 10 | Deluxe | 1.04 Bn | 912.05 Mn | 259.60 Mn | 11.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.84% |
API Access
Deluxe Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();