AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Deluxe (DLX)

Deluxe Q3 revenue rises 2.5% to $553.9 million; net income falls to $13.0 million

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings

Deluxe reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $553.9 million, up 2.5% from a year earlier, while net income fell to $13.0 million from $33.7 million, partly due to acquisition-related costs and higher interest expense. The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS, and affirmed its free cash flow forecast of approximately $200 million.

Key points

  • Q3 revenue $553.9 million, up 2.5%; comparable adjusted revenue up 9.1% after removing business exits
  • GAAP diluted EPS $0.28 versus $0.74; comparable adjusted diluted EPS $1.06, up 1.9%
  • Updated 2026 outlook: revenue $2.13 to $2.15 billion; adjusted EBITDA $470 to $480 million; adjusted diluted EPS $3.80 to $4.00
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, payable December 1, 2026, to holders of record on November 17, 2026

The filing

CompanyDeluxe (DLX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 4:03 PM ET
Accession number0000027996-26-000132

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:18 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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