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DLX

Deluxe Corp
$25.53 +0.90 (+3.65%) At close · Jul 15
Market Cap
$1.22B
Shares
45,784,061

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$25.53 Open$24.69 Day$24.75–25.57 52W$14.78–32.07 Avg vol 30d407K Short int3.7M · 8.1% float · 6.3d Short vol67% Last earningsMay 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 7
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 9, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 7, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 16.7 · calm Equity put/call 0.67
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +6%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 61
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 62%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +7%
      trailing
      6-month return +5%
      trailing
      YTD return +16%
      this year
      Relative strength −5%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $24 › 200d $24 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      20 of 254 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +396.2K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      8.07% of float · ▲ +2.9% MoM · 6.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      254 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 74
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +1%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 53%
      contracting
      EPS growth +53%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $175.3M
      Valuation P/E 11.8
      below peers
      Buyback $287.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 44%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −30%
      past year
      ATR 3.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 6, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2026, adjusted for the March Safeguard divestiture Initiated $430M – $455M
      Adjusted diluted EPS · full year 2026, adjusted for the March Safeguard divestiture Initiated $3.60 – $4.00
      prior FY $1.80 midpoint +111.1% Y/Y
      Free cash flow · full year 2026, adjusted for the March Safeguard divestiture Initiated at least $200M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +6% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      61 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      62% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $24 › 200d $24 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      20 of 254 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +396.2K sh shares · +4 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      8.07% of float · ▲ +2.9% MoM · 6.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      254 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $15 Now $26 · 62% 52-wk high $32
      vs 200-day avg +6% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $27.3M 1st Quarter 2026
      adjusted EBITDA margin expansion non-GAAP 310 Q1 2026 call
      combined Payments and Data segments revenue growth 12.5% Q1 2026 call
      comparable adjusted EBITDA growth non-GAAP 19.7% Q1 2026 call
      comparable adjusted EPS growth non-GAAP 45% Q1 2026 call
      Data segment revenue growth 26% Q1 2026 call
      free cash flow growth non-GAAP 12% Q1 2026 call
      Merchant Services adjusted EBITDA growth non-GAAP 25.2% Q1 2026 call
      Merchant Services adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 25.5% Q1 2026 call
      Merchant Services revenue growth 7.3% Q1 2026 call
      net leverage ratio 3 Q1 2026 call
      Payments and Data segments as a share of total revenue 51% Q1 2026 call
      Print comparable adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 33% Q1 2026 call
      Comparable adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $3.67 Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Conglomerates — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      DLX
      Deluxe Corp
      this stock
      $1.22B +15.6% +0.5% 11.8 8.1%
      HON
      Honeywell International Inc
      $142.10B +10.1% +12.9% 33.3 1.8%
      HTHIY
      Hitachi Ltd
      $132.32B -6.4% 0.0%
      MMM
      3M Co
      $84.37B +1.2% -5.9% 31.2 1.9%
      ITOCF
      Itochu Corp
      $83.18B -6.8% 0.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      257
      % held
      82.6%
      Reported
      20 of 254
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      268
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.7M
      Days to cover
      6.3d
      Change
      +102.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      67%
      As of
      Jul 16, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      10
      Value
      $235
      As of
      Jun 25, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.5%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $82.1M
      EPS diluted
      $1.80
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $500.0M
      Remaining
      $287.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 18, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      DLX +6.9% +6.8% +5.3% +6.9% +15.6%
      SPY +1.3% -0.2% +10.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY +5.7% +7.0% -4.8% +5.8% +4.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.30 / share · ex May 19, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.20 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      4.70%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $500.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $212.50M
      Remaining
      $287.50M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 27996 CUSIP 248019101 13F (30d) 19 filings 19 filers Visit website Investor relations