DLX
Deluxe Corporation
DLX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over DLX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
DLX's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
DLX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.6x | $26.69 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $20.65 | -23% |
| Current | 16x | $26.69 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $29.15 | +9.2% |
| Expensive | 28x | $48.18 | +81% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DLX's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.6x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over DLX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DLX, with profitability improving.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RDDT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DLX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.05 | +137% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.71 | -6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.17 | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.26 | +81% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.80 | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.83 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.29 | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +62% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.18 | +100% |
DLX has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 6.6% for DLX versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
DLX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $553.9M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $499.3M | -4.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $538.1M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $535.2M | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $540.2M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $521.3M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $536.5M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $520.5M | -3.1% |
DLX's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $554M last quarter, up 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.5% | -4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9% | -0.4 points |
DLX's operating margin was 9.5% last quarter, down 4.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over DLX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over DLX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DLX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $58.6M | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.3M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $79.3M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.9M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.8M | +143% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.3M | +295% |
| Q4 2024 | $60.2M | -28% |
DLX generated $214M in free cash flow over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over DLX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DLX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +904K shares |
| 3 years | +6.5% | +2.8M shares |
| 5 years | +8.1% | +3.5M shares |
| Available history | +8.1% | +3.5M shares |
DLX has 47M diluted shares, up 2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $14M |
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over DLX on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
DLX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
DLX's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.8 years a year ago.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over DLX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DLX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.1 | Neutral |
DLX's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
DLX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | DLX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 5.3% below |
| PE % | 45 | 26 | 19 pts above |
DLX has the edge over RDDT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
DLX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $24.1 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.3 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.0 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.5 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $20.5 | 30% above |
DLX has stronger trend alignment. DLX is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
DLX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.1 | $26.1 | -48% |
| 2021 | $26.1 | $31.6 | +21% |
| 2022 | $31.6 | $17.0 | -46% |
| 2023 | $17.0 | $21.5 | +26% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $22.4 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | $22.4 | $22.7 | +1.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.7 | $26.7 | +18% |
DLX has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.