---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000027996-26-000094"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLX"
cik: "0000027996"
company_name: "DELUXE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:59:23.925870+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Deluxe Q1 net income $35.8M; adj. EPS $1.05 (+45.8%); updates 2026 outlook after Safeguard sale

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.77 vs $0.31 in Q1 2025; adjusted diluted EPS $1.05 vs $0.72.
- Revenue $538.1M (reported +0.3%, comparable adjusted +2.7%); EBITDA margin expanded 310 bps to 21.9%.
- Comparable adjusted EBITDA $117.9M, up 19.7% YoY; free cash flow $27.3M, up $3M.
- Total debt reduced by $32.3M; net debt down $22.6M; reached 3x leverage target.
- Quarterly dividend $0.30/share, payable June 2 to holders of record May 19.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000027996-26-000094
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLX
- cik: 0000027996
- company_name: DELUXE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000094/0000027996-26-000094-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000094/dlx-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f02775e84deb4b4a8108f7094de858393e1bf384
  claim: DELUXE CORP reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $538.1, net income $35.8 million, EPS $0.77. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: momentum through the balance of the year.” First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights (in millions, except per share amounts) 1 st Quarter 2026 1 st Quarter 2025 % Change Revenue $538.1 $536.5 0.3 % Comparable Adjusted Revenue $538.1 $523.9 2.7 % Net Income $35.8 $14.0 n/m Comparable Adjusted EBITDA $117.9 $98.5 19.7 % Diluted EPS $0.77 $0.31 n/m Comparable
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000094/0000027996-26-000094-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.