Deluxe Corp. (DLX)

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Deluxe (DLX) Earnings Dates, Call Summary & Reports

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Earnings Data

Report Date

Jul 30, 2026

Before Open (Confirmed)

Period Ending

2026 (Q2)

Consensus EPS Forecast

0.81

Last Year’s EPS

0.88

Same Quarter Last Year

Analyst Consensus

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Earnings Call Summary

Q1 2026

Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026|

% Change Since:

Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive

The call emphasized multiple notable operational and financial wins: strong adjusted EBITDA and EPS expansion, robust growth in Data and Merchant Services, disciplined SG&A reductions, meaningful free cash flow generation, strategic partnerships, AI-driven efficiency gains and reaching the 3x net leverage target ahead of schedule. These strengths offset continuing declines in the Print segment (revenue down ~5.9%) and modest overall revenue growth (0.3% reported, 2.7% comparable). Management maintained full-year free cash flow guidance and provided updated ranges that reflect the Safeguard divestiture while forecasting moderate top-line growth. On balance, the company presented a clear transformation story with expanding profitability and balance sheet progress despite legacy print headwinds and moderation risk in data growth.

Company Guidance

Management updated full‑year 2026 guidance to revenue of $1.985B–$2.05B (≈ −1% to +2% comparable adjusted growth), adjusted EBITDA of $430M–$455M (≈ +4% to +10% comparable adjusted growth), adjusted EPS of $3.60–$4.00 (≈ +9% to +21% comparable adjusted growth) and unchanged free cash flow of ~ $200M (≈ +14% vs. 2025), with the ranges revised to reflect the March 1 Safeguard divestiture; guidance assumptions include interest expense of ≈ $110M, an adjusted tax rate of 26%, depreciation & amortization of ≈ $135M (including ~$40M of acquisition amortization), an average share count of ≈ 46.5M, and capital expenditures of $90M–$100M, and remains subject to prevailing macroeconomic conditions.

Strong Adjusted EBITDA and Margin Expansion

Adjusted EBITDA of $117.9M, up 19.7% on a comparable adjusted basis; adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 21.9%, up 310 basis points year-over-year.

Material EPS Improvement

Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.05 versus $0.72 a year ago, an increase of ~45% on a comparable adjusted basis; GAAP net income of $35.8M ($0.77/sh) versus $14M ($0.31/sh) in Q1 2025.

Payments & Data Mix Shift — Majority of Revenue

Combined Payments and Data now represent 51% of total revenue (first time Payments & Data > Print in company history); combined Payments and Data revenue grew a blended 12.5% year-over-year.

Data Solutions Outperformance

Data Solutions revenue of $97.5M, up 26.3% year-over-year; Data adjusted EBITDA $22.8M, up 15.7% with margins around the low-to-mid 20s.

Merchant and B2B Payments Growth with Margin Gains

Merchant Services revenue $104.9M, up 7.3% YoY; merchant adjusted EBITDA $26.8M, up 25.2% with margin expanding 360 bps to 25.5%. B2B revenue $73.5M, up 4.7% with adjusted EBITDA growth ~29.3% and margin of 23.4%.

Debt Reduction and Leverage Target Achieved Early

Net debt $1.37B (down $22.6M from year-end 2025) and net leverage improved to 3.0x (from 3.6x a year ago), achieving the long-term 3x target three quarters ahead of schedule; total debt reduced by more than $30M from year-end levels.

Free Cash Flow Strength and Guidance Maintained

Q1 free cash flow $27.3M, up $3.0M YoY (~12% YoY according to management); full-year free cash flow guidance maintained at approx. $200M, reflecting ~14% growth vs 2025.

Operational Efficiency and Cost Control

SG&A reduced by just over 7% year-over-year, delivering the 13th consecutive quarter of comparable adjusted EBITDA expansion and continued margin expansion across segments.

Strategic Wins and Technology Adoption

Signed strategic merchant/ISV partnerships (Washington Trust Bank; MRI Software) supporting go-to-market and cross-sell; deployed Gen AI across data campaigns and B2B lockbox processing (management cites ~2/3 reduction in manual intervention).

Print Margin Resilience

Print adjusted EBITDA $85.7M with margins improving 70 basis points to 32.7% despite revenue declines, reflecting operational discipline in print manufacturing and margin-focused offerings.

Deluxe (DLX) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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DLX Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Jul 30, 2026	2026 (Q2)	0.81 / -	0.88	―	―	―
May 06, 2026	2026 (Q1)	0.87 / 1.05	0.75	40.00% (+0.30)
Jan 28, 2026	2025 (Q4)	0.83 / 0.96	0.84	14.29% (+0.12)
Nov 05, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.90 / 1.09	0.84	29.76% (+0.25)
Aug 06, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.75 / 0.88	0.86	2.33% (+0.02)
Apr 30, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.71 / 0.75	0.76	-1.32% (-0.01)
Feb 05, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.83 / 0.84	0.8	5.00% (+0.04)
Nov 06, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.76 / 0.84	0.79	6.33% (+0.05)
Jul 31, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.73 / 0.86	0.93	-7.53% (-0.07)
May 01, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.71 / 0.76	0.8	-5.00% (-0.04)

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DLX Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
May 06, 2026	$30.85	$26.22	-15.01%
Jan 28, 2026	$23.64	$26.83	+13.47%
Nov 05, 2025	$17.73	$20.22	+14.08%
Aug 06, 2025	$15.38	$18.43	+19.84%

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