secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DELUXE CORP (DLX)
CIK:        0000027996
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000027996-26-000094
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000094/0000027996-26-000094-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27996/000002799626000094/dlx-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000027996-26-000094

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