Deluxe (DLX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Deluxe (DLX) posted Tax Rate of 23.18% for Q1 2026, down 45.96% on a QoQ basis from 42.89% in Q4 2025, and down 429.0% year-over-year from 7.04% in Q1 2025.
Deluxe (DLX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Deluxe's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.18% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 429.0% year-over-year to 23.18% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.01% (down 42.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 30.98%, up 13.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 23.18% for Q1 2026 at Deluxe, down from 42.89% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 57.49% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 32.23% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 26.27% and a median of 28.76% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate slumped 7496 bps — and 2023, when it soared 5499 bps.
- Deluxe's Tax Rate stood at 32.23% in 2022, then surged by 171 bps to 22.76% in 2023, then fell by 12 bps to 19.93% in 2024, then jumped by 115 bps to 42.89% in 2025, then plunged by 46 bps to 23.18% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DLX's Tax Rate at 23.18% in Q1 2026, 42.89% in Q4 2025, and 28.48% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 16.34% |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 20.96% |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 14.78% |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -38.19% |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 16.08% |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 6.29% |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 28.22% |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 23.18% |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 22.16% |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | -29.72% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.61% |