Deluxe (DLX) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.87
- Estimate
- $0.81
- Surprise
- +7.0%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 6.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Deluxe (DLX) beat the $0.81 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.87 — a clear 7.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Sell at 6.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DLX Sell at 5.2/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +7.0% surprise compares with a +14.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.1): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $23.85
- Price target
- $27.77
- Stop
- $22.55
- Upside to target
- +16.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.2:1
The stock trades at 10.8× trailing but 5.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
DLX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Conglomerates
- Market cap
- $1.08B
- P/E (fwd)
- 5.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 10.8
- 52-week range
- $17.76–$32.07
- Off 52-week high
- 25.6%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.59×
- Score today
- 5.2/10