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What is Deluxe Corp worth?

With the base-case assumptions below, a discounted cash flow model on Deluxe Corp's reported free cash flow gives $22.06 per share. The share price was $26.59 on November 10, 2026, 21% above that value.

Inputs from the filings

Free cash flow, fiscal 2025
$175.3M
Cash
$74.9M
balance sheet of September 30, 2026
Debt
$2B
balance sheet of September 30, 2026
Diluted shares, fiscal 2025
45,500,000
Revenue growth per year, last 5 years
3.6%

Three sets of assumptions

CaseGrowth yrs 1-5Growth yrs 6-10After year 10Discount rateValue per shareValue vs price
Bear-1.5%0.5%2.0%10.0%-$1.87-107%
Base3.5%3.0%2.5%9.0%$22.06-17%
Bull8.5%6.0%3.0%8.0%$69.75+162%

Sensitivity: base case value per share

Discount rate down the side, growth after year 10 across the top. Everything else as in the base case.

1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
7.0%$39.39$44.64$51.05$59.06$69.37
8.0%$26.49$29.89$33.91$38.74$44.64
9.0%$17.05$19.37$22.06$25.19$28.89
10.0%$9.84$11.50$13.37$15.51$17.99
11.0%$4.16$5.38$6.73$8.26$9.98

Where the presets come from

Base: years 1 to 5 grow at Deluxe Corp's revenue growth rate over the last 5 fiscal years (3.6% a year), held between -5% and 15%. Years 6 to 10 grow halfway between that and the long-run rate of 2.5%. Future cash is discounted at 9% a year.

Bear: 5 points less growth, 2% long-run growth, 10% discount rate. Bull: 5 points more growth (at most 25%), 3% long-run growth, 8% discount rate.

Value per share = (present value of 10 years of free cash flow + present value of everything after + cash - debt) / diluted shares.

This is a model run on assumptions, not a recommendation or a price target. Small changes in the discount rate or growth move the result a lot, as the table above shows. Change them yourself in the calculator.

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