Why DLX rose on Nov 5
Up 18% on Nov 5 while the S&P 500 fell 4%.
- Its Nov 4 results:
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Up 18% on Nov 5 while the S&P 500 fell 4%.
| The company | Profit up 74% to $101M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 4 |
Tue Nov 17: Ex-dividend, $0.30 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 1.
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.1% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
DLX is #47 of 137 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 79 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $553.9M, 3% more than a year ago.
DLX's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.13B to $2.15B |
Sales grew 3.6% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | +3.3% | +18.3% | not yet |
| Aug 5, 2026 | +3.3% | -2.0% | -10.8% |
| May 6, 2026 | -0.6% | -15.0% | -18.0% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $2.1B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
RSI 61.2, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 27% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $55.7M a year |
| Free cash flow | $209M |
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: DLX is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Deluxe Corp is principally a payments and data company. Its reportable segments are: Merchant Services, B2B Payments, Data Solutions, and Print. Maximum revenue is derived from its Print segment, which provides printed personal and business checks, business essentials, as well as branded promotional, print, apparel, and digital storefront solutions. The Merchant Services segment provides electronic credit and debit card authorization, payment systems, and processing services. The B2B segment offers treasury management solutions, integrated accounts payable disbursements, and fraud and security services, and the Data Solutions segment offers data, analytics, and marketing services, as well as financial institution profitability reporting and business incorporation services.
DLX scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #47 of 137 in Communication Services by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 18% on Nov 5 while the S&P 500 fell 4%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
DLX scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #47 of 137 in Communication Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind DLX's 7.
Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. DLX closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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