DFIN
Neutral signal
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A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.06 · operating margin 20%
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. Weekly bias is flat
ACHAT TOTAL: 20 780 titres (~992 245,00 $ US) VENTE TOTALE: 10 000 titres (~500 000,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- BINZ JOSEPH LEOLeib Daniel
- Total bought
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$992,245
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $48.24 vs last close $48.92 (+1.4%)
- Total sold
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$500,000
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $49.23 vs last close $48.92 (-0.6%)
- Last activity
- 2026-09-02
- Liquidity
- Thin $11,934,680/day · 20d vol
- Last synced
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Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Williams Robert Kirk | Sell | 16,450 | $48.77 | $802,191 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-02 | BINZ JOSEPH LEO | Buy | 5,780 | $47.75 | $275,995 | Form 4 |
| 2026-09-01 | BINZ JOSEPH LEO | Buy | 10,000 | $48.52 | $485,245 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-19 | Leib Daniel | Sell | 9,787 | $50.00 | $489,350 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-14 | Leib Daniel | Sell | 213 | $50.00 | $10,650 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-09-20
DFIN presents a mixed profile: a meaningful insider cluster buy (~$492k) backed by a significant BlackRock accumulation and a Q2 earnings beat provides a credible short-term catalyst, but the weak fundamental trend…
The first sentence of the analysis written for DFIN on 2026-09-20 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 63.4% | 61.9% | 58.2% | 55.6% | 58.4% | |
| Ebit Margin | 7.4% | 17.9% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 21.9% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 16.1% | 26.8% | 24.1% | 25.4% | 27.7% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 19.8% | 18.3% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 22.1% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 5.6% | 16.0% | 12.8% | 16.7% | 19.9% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 4.2% | 11.8% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 14.7% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.2% | 11.8% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 14.7% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 4.2% | 11.8% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 14.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.057 | 1.037 | 1.034 | 1.016 | 1.070 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.057 | 1.018 | 1.034 | 0.981 | 1.049 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.234 | 0.385 | 0.381 | 0.331 | 0.402 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.122 | 0.256 | 0.115 | 0.152 | 0.208 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 39.568 | 19.851 | 22.196 | 11.607 | 10.812 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.631 | 1.594 | -1.421 | -0.491 | -0.016 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.631 | 1.594 | -1.421 | -0.491 | -0.016 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 40.600 | 20.500 | 23.186 | 12.192 | 11.386 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.650 | 1.490 | -1.531 | -0.520 | -0.018 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.386 | 4.200 | 4.544 | 3.613 | 4.189 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.674 | 2.343 | 2.292 | 1.428 | 1.590 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 11.911 | 17.412 | 29.380 | 12.400 | 11.468 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 7.786 | 10.706 | 14.737 | 7.926 | 8.773 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.227 | 0.168 | 0.190 | 0.261 | 0.212 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.479 | 0.331 | 0.381 | 0.655 | 0.497 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.324 | 0.249 | 0.276 | 0.396 | 0.332 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.308 | 0.222 | 0.236 | 0.339 | 0.248 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.111 | 1.965 | 2.006 | 2.514 | 2.343 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 77.475 | 102.209 | 151.848 | 76.128 | 42.268 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.825 | 0.763 | 0.615 | 0.668 | 0.689 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.215 | 0.219 | 0.156 | 0.180 | 0.181 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.654 | 0.615 | 0.502 | 0.639 | 0.765 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 4.747 | 6.277 | 9.620 | 17.520 | 11.278 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 10.821 | 9.483 | 6.693 | 15.270 | 11.076 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 17.000 | 13.061 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.907 | 1.185 | 0.810 | 0.696 | 0.962 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.888 | 2.596 | 2.006 | 2.771 | 4.255 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.888 | 2.596 | 2.006 | 2.771 | 4.255 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.699 | 9.150 | 10.195 | 6.472 | 6.221 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 63.4% | ▲1.5% | ▲3.9% |
| Ebit Margin | 7.4% | ▼-10.5% | ▼-8.6% |
| Ebitda Margin | 16.1% | ▼-10.8% | ▼-8.0% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 19.8% | ▲1.4% | ▲1.1% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 5.6% | ▼-10.4% | ▼-8.6% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 4.2% | ▼-7.6% | ▼-6.4% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.2% | ▼-7.6% | ▼-6.4% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 4.2% | ▼-7.6% | ▼-6.4% |
| Current Ratio | 1.057 | ▲0.019 | ▲0.014 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.057 | ▲0.039 | ▲0.029 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.234 | ▼-0.151 | ▼-0.113 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.122 | ▼-0.133 | ▼-0.048 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 39.568 | ▲19.716 | ▲18.761 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.631 | ▼-2.225 | ▼-0.438 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.631 | ▼-2.225 | ▼-0.438 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 40.600 | ▲20.100 | ▲19.027 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.650 | ▼-2.141 | ▼-0.405 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 3.386 | ▼-0.814 | ▼-0.600 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.674 | ▼-0.669 | ▼-0.191 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 11.911 | ▼-5.501 | ▼-4.604 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 7.786 | ▼-2.919 | ▼-2.199 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.227 | ▲0.059 | ▲0.015 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.479 | ▲0.148 | ▲0.011 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.324 | ▲0.075 | ▲0.009 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.308 | ▲0.086 | ▲0.037 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.111 | ▲0.146 | ▼-0.077 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 77.475 | ▼-24.734 | ▼-12.511 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.825 | ▲0.061 | ▲0.113 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.215 | ▼-0.004 | ▲0.025 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.654 | ▲0.039 | ▲0.019 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 4.747 | ▼-1.530 | ▼-5.141 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 10.821 | ▲1.338 | ▲0.153 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 17.000 | ▲3.939 | ▲10.988 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.907 | ▼-0.278 | ▼-0.005 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.888 | ▲0.292 | ▼-0.015 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.888 | ▲0.292 | ▼-0.015 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 11.699 | ▲2.548 | ▲2.951 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.28B | $1.83B | $1.83B | $1.19B | $1.58B | |
| Enterprise value | $1.44B | $1.92B | $1.96B | $1.37B | $1.71B | |
| EV / Sales | 1.88x | 2.45x | 2.46x | 1.65x | 1.72x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 8.74x | 11.21x | 15.79x | 9.13x | 9.51x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 13.37x | 18.24x | 31.47x | 14.29x | 12.43x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.70x | 9.15x | 10.20x | 6.47x | 6.22x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.28x | 0.41x | 0.68x | 0.86x | 0.48x | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.04x | 1.03x | 1.02x | 1.07x | |
| Income quality | 5.09x | 1.85x | 1.51x | 1.47x | 1.23x | |
| Graham number | $19 | $33 | $29 | $28 | $33 | |
| Graham net-net | -$11 | -$9 | -$9 | -$11 | -$9 | |
| Tax burden | 75.2% | 73.9% | 80.6% | 73.6% | 73.8% | |
| Interest burden | 75.5% | 89.2% | 85.1% | 93.3% | 90.9% | |
| Working capital | $11.4M | $8.4M | $6.9M | $3.6M | $18.3M | |
| Invested capital | $526.5M | $531.5M | $530.2M | $543.7M | $562.0M | |
| Return on assets | 4.0% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 16.5% | |
| Operating ROA | 18.3% | 17.2% | 14.7% | 17.8% | 24.6% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 10.7% | 26.0% | 26.2% | 30.2% | 36.4% | |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 21.2% | 20.4% | 31.1% | 38.7% | |
| Return on invested capital | 18.7% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 18.1% | 25.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.2% | 22.6% | 19.8% | 25.3% | 35.3% | |
| Earnings yield | 2.5% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 9.2% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.4% | 5.7% | 3.4% | 8.1% | 8.7% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 34.6% | 38.5% | 49.8% | 36.1% | 23.5% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 86.4% | 94.8% | 85.7% | 86.4% | 73.4% | |
| Capex / Sales | 7.4% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 6.5% | 4.3% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 36.2% | 37.2% | 35.4% | 31.7% | 31.0% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 4.1% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 62.3% | 58.6% | 61.1% | 59.1% | 54.6% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 68d | 64d | 70d | 72d | 73d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 31d | 35d | 37d | 49d | 32d | |
| Operating cycle | 68d | 70d | 70d | 79d | 78d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 37d | 35d | 32d | 31d | 46d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-29.9%EV / Sales ▼-23.4%EV / EBITDA ▲+27.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-2.474Earnings yield ▼-0.025Graham number ▼-13.490
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.126Return on assets ▼-0.067Return on invested capital ▲+0.023Return on capital employed ▲+0.026Operating ROA ▲+0.011Income quality ▲+3.238Tax burden ▲+0.013
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+3.631Days payables outstanding ▼-4.314Operating cycle ▼-1.760Cash conversion cycle ▲+2.554Capex / Sales ▼-0.010R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.020Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.861Working capital ▲+3000000.000Invested capital ▼-5000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.037
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-18.7%EV / Sales ▲+9.0%EV / EBITDA ▲+88.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-0.770Earnings yield ▼-0.067Graham number ▼-14.089
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.302Return on assets ▼-0.125Return on invested capital ▼-0.066Return on capital employed ▼-0.100Operating ROA ▼-0.063Income quality ▲+3.856Tax burden ▲+0.014
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-5.111Days payables outstanding ▼-1.223Operating cycle ▼-10.059Cash conversion cycle ▼-8.836Capex / Sales ▲+0.032R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.013Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.795Working capital ▼-6900000.000Invested capital ▼-35500000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.077
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-15 | Greg Gianforte | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Recent news
- 2026-08-29 BlackRock Inc. Buys Shares of 3,937,601 Donnelley Financial Solutions $DFIN BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,937,601 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $165,182,000. BlackRock Inc. owned 16.02% of Donnelley
- 2026-08-14 Software & Services: Buy Verisign, Hold Donnelley Financial Internet Software & Services benefits from digitalization and AI, though disruption and competition temper the outlook. Buy VRSN.
- 2026-08-05 Donnelley Financial Solutions $DFIN Shares Sold by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN) by 1.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 686,331 shares of the company''s stock after selling 10,355 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
- 2026-08-04 HCM Acquisition (NASDAQ:HCMA) versus Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) Head-To-Head Comparison Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN - Get Free Report) and HCM Acquisition (NASDAQ: HCMA - Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Institutional and Insider Ownership 93.8% of
- 2026-07-31 Donnelley Financial Solutions Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Donnelley Financial Solutions NYSE: DFIN reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $224.2 million, up 2.8% from a year earlier, as growth in software solutions and capital-markets transaction activity more than offset continued declines in print and distribution revenue. The company also posted adjusted EBITDA of $82.3 million, up 7.9% year over year, while adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 170 basis points to a quarterly record of 36.7%.
- 2026-07-30 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (DFIN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-07-30 Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.49 per share a year ago.
- 2026-07-30 DFIN Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results CHICAGO, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: DFIN) (the "Company" or "DFIN") today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026. Second-Quarter 2026 Second-Quarter 2025 $ Change % Change Net Sales $224.2 million $218.1 million $6.1 million 2.8 % Net Earnings $36.4 million $36.1 million $0.3 million 0.8 % Adjusted EBITDA(a) $82.3 million $76.3 million $6.0 million 7.9 % Operating Cash Flow(b) $74.7 million $68.4 million $6.3 million 9.2 % Free Cash Flow(a) $61.2 million $51.7 million $9.5 million 18.4 % Diluted Shares Outstanding(c) 25.3 million 28.2 million (2.9 million) (10.3 %) Highlights for the second quarter of 2026: Total net sales of $224.2 million, an increase of $6.1 million, or 2.8%, from the second quarter of 2025.
- 2026-07-21 Donnelley Financial Solutions: Software Shift Drives Earnings Donnelley Financial Solutions drives growth through compliance-focused software for regulatory filings, capital markets, and financial reporting. Software solutions now comprise 44.6% of net sales, with a long-term target of 60%, supported by strong customer adoption and AI-enhanced workflows. ActiveDisclosure and Arcflex platforms are key growth drivers, benefiting from regulatory trends and increasing recurring subscription revenues.
- 2026-07-16 DFIN to Announce Second-Quarter Results and Host Investor Conference Call on July 30, 2026 CHICAGO, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN) will hold a conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its second-quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results, provide a general business update and respond to analyst questions.