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DLX vs MA // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Deluxe Corporation (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DLX 4
— MA 6
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: DLX
LAST: $22.92 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $1.05B
dividend-safety
5.25%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
dividend-safety
0.49%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DLX VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DLX | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 53.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 33.50% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.7x | 29.2x | -21.50 | DLX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 16.68% | 3.08% | +13.60 | DLX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.90% | 57.60% | -46.70 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.80% | 45.60% | -41.80 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.50% | 16.40% | -15.90 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 5.25% | 0.49% | +4.76 | DLX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.6 | 68.8 | -26.16 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 31.2x | -19.30 | DLX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.05B | $556.88B | -$555.83B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DLX REV | MA REV | DLX GROSS % | MA GROSS % | DLX FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.13B | $32.79B | 53.0% | — | $175.3M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $2.12B | $28.17B | 53.1% | — | $100.0M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $2.19B | $25.10B | — | — | $198.4M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DLX // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90