Deluxe Corporation
Deluxe Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.1 billion, up 0.54% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 4.22%, EPS fell 18.0%, free cash flow grew 110.8% and total debt fell 2.93%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Deluxe Corporation (DLX) Piotroski F-score
Deluxe Corporation's Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 6 out of 9: 6 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 7 in fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2024 | 7 | 3.00 |
| FY2023 | 4 | (1.00) |
| FY2022 | 5 | 1.00 |
| FY2021 | 4 | (3.00) |
| FY2020 | 7 | 2.00 |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0.00 |
| FY2018 | 5 | 0.00 |
| FY2017 | 5 | 1.00 |
| FY2016 | 4 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 2.88% | 1.79% | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 270.60m | 194.30m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 2.88% | 1.79% | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | 188.50m | 141.50m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.50 | 0.50 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 1.04 | 0.98 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 44,800,000 | 44,100,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 53.00% | 53.09% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.75 | 0.72 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 6 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| TRC Tejon Ranch Co compare | 6 |
| DLX Deluxe Corporation | 6 |
| CRESY Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. compare | 5 |
| MATW Matthews International Corporation compare | 5 |
| CODI Compass Diversified Holdings compare | 5 |
| TTI Tetra Technologies, Inc. compare | 5 |
| BOC Boston Omaha Corporation compare | 5 |
| FBYD Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. compare | 4 |
| TMS Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V compare | — |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover