Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.30, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $172.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.27 million. Donnelley Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 23.88% and a net margin of 4.22%.Donnelley Financial Solutions’s revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.40 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Donnelley Financial Solutions’ conference call:

• Delivered a strong finish to 2025 with 10.4% consolidated net sales growth in Q4, Q4 Adjusted EBITDA up ~$14.1M (~44% YoY) and margin expansion (Q4 Adjusted EBITDA margin 26.6%; full‑year margin 31.3%), validating margin improvement trajectory.
• Record software solutions net sales of $358.4M (+8.7%) now represent ~47% of sales and recurring offerings approach ~80% of revenue, supported by new products (New Venue, ArcFlex, Active Intelligence) that management expects to drive future SaaS growth.
• Strong cash generation and capital allocation: full‑year free cash flow of $107.8M, non‑GAAP net leverage ~0.6x, and aggressive buybacks (repurchased ~3.6M shares for $172.3M in 2025) with ~$53.8M remaining authorization.
• Secular decline in print and distribution (about 14% of 2025 sales) and the lumpy nature of transactional and ArcSuite revenue (tied to market activity and regulatory changes) create near‑term revenue variability despite overall strategic shift to software.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE DFIN opened at $49.56 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $48.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.32. Donnelley Financial Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $37.07 and a fifty-two week high of $66.25. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.31 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DFIN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 target price on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $61.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 8,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its holdings in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 99.8% in the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 12,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $639,000 after acquiring an additional 6,165 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 24.5% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 290,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,559,000 after purchasing an additional 57,066 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in Donnelley Financial Solutions by 143.2% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 32,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,503,000 after acquiring an additional 18,950 shares during the period. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Donnelley Financial Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $277,000. Institutional investors own 93.84% of the company’s stock.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Company Profile

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) offers risk and compliance software and managed services designed to help corporations, financial institutions and legal firms meet regulatory and reporting requirements worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, the company delivers a cloud-based platform for regulatory filings, content automation, virtual data rooms and board communications. Its solutions are tailored to support public companies with SEC, FCA and other global filing obligations, as well as banks, asset managers and credit unions seeking to streamline compliance workflows.

Among DFIN’s flagship products is ActiveDisclosure, a SaaS application that automates the creation, review and filing of disclosure documents.