DLX vs MH
Deluxe Corp. and McGraw Hill, Inc., side by side — 3 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DLX | MH |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Net income | $82.1M | $35.3M |
| Gross margin | 53.0% | 80.9% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.6% | 7.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.80 | $0.19 |
| Dividend / share | $1.20 | · |
| Payout ratio | 67.2% | · |
| Free cash flow | $175.3M | $246.3M |
| Equity | · | $726.2M |
| Net debt / equity | 2.05× | 3.20× |
| Current ratio | 1.04× | 0.77× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.6% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 73.4% | · |
DLX and MH book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.9% against 1.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
3 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DLX | MH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| FY2024 | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $2.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DLX | MH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $82.1M | $35.3M |
| FY2024 | $52.8M | $-85.8M |
| FY2023 | $26.1M | $-193.0M |
Standard deviation, each side
MH's net margin has been more volatile than DLX's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.1.
3 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
DLX led in net margin in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MH's return on equity has been more volatile than DLX's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 24.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.4.
3 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
DLX led in return on equity in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.