DLX (Deluxe) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $4.76 (As of Jun. 2026)

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DLX Deluxe Corp DLX
68 GF Score
Price $23.62
GF Value $18.88
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Deluxe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Deluxe DLX -1.30% 68 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $4.76 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates DLX with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $18.88 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Deluxe's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.263. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $4.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Deluxe's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -1.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -4.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -2.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Deluxe was 8.60% per year. The lowest was -4.30% per year. And the median was 2.50% per year.

As of today (2026-08-26), Deluxe's current stock price is $23.62. Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $4.76. Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 4.96.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Deluxe was 16.97. The lowest was 2.68. And the median was 5.62.


Deluxe  (NYSE:DLX) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=23.62/4.76
=4.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Deluxe was 16.97. The lowest was 2.68. And the median was 5.62.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Deluxe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Deluxe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Deluxe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Deluxe Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.38 5.40 5.22 4.95 4.73

Deluxe Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.83 4.79 4.73 4.71 4.76

DLX vs TTI, MATW, CODI: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Deluxe Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Deluxe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Deluxe's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=1.263/333.9520*333.9520
=1.263

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Deluxe Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 1.426 241.428 1.972
201612 1.987 241.432 2.748
201703 1.300 243.801 1.781
201706 1.348 244.955 1.838
201709 1.297 246.819 1.755
201712 2.065 246.524 2.797
201803 1.390 249.554 1.860
201806 1.091 251.989 1.446
201809 1.232 252.439 1.630
201812 2.214 251.233 2.943
201903 0.699 254.202 0.918
201906 0.964 256.143 1.257
201909 2.012 256.759 2.617
201912 1.463 256.974 1.901
202003 0.290 258.115 0.375
202006 1.677 257.797 2.172
202009 0.989 260.280 1.269
202012 0.462 260.474 0.592
202103 0.421 264.877 0.531
202106 0.451 271.696 0.554
202109 0.719 274.310 0.875
202112 0.779 278.802 0.933
202203 0.310 287.504 0.360
202206 0.312 296.311 0.352
202209 0.531 296.808 0.597
202212 0.852 296.797 0.959
202303 -0.738 301.836 -0.817
202306 0.541 305.109 0.592
202309 0.977 307.789 1.060
202312 1.449 306.746 1.578
202403 0.138 312.332 0.148
202406 0.256 314.175 0.272
202409 1.043 315.301 1.105
202412 0.795 315.605 0.841
202503 0.536 319.799 0.560
202506 0.615 322.561 0.637
202509 0.962 324.800 0.989
202512 1.727 324.054 1.780
202603 0.590 330.213 0.597
202606 1.263 333.952 1.263

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $4.76 mean?
Deluxe (DLX) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $4.76 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Deluxe and its competitors.
Is Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Deluxe's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $4.76. Overall, Deluxe has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to TTI and MATW?
Deluxe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $4.76 can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Conglomerates company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Conglomerates industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Deluxe and its competitors. Deluxe's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $4.76. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Deluxe stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Deluxe (DLX) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $18.88, compared to a current price of $23.62 — trading 25.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $4.76. Deluxe's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Deluxe (DLX), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $4.76 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Deluxe (DLX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Deluxe stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $23.62 is trading 25.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $18.88. GuruFocus considers Deluxe to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for DLX:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $4.76
  • GF Value™: $18.88 vs. price of $23.62 (25.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DLX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Deluxe Business Description

Other Exchanges DL8:Germany
Address 801 S. Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55402-2807
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.
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