# Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc. (DFIN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $68.14, market value $1.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.9×** (5-yr avg 21.6×, 3-yr avg 28.1×). Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc. trades at 17.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 21.6×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 12.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.1×.
- **Price / book: 4.1×**. The shares trade at 4.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.6×**. Enterprise value is 8.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.8%** (5-yr avg 6.6%). Free cash flow equals 10.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 19.2%**. 19.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 4.2%**. 4.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.5%**. 8.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 22.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 22.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.9%** (3-yr -2.7%/yr, 5-yr -3.0%/yr). Revenue fell 1.9% over the last year, against -3.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -62.4%** (3-yr -28.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 62.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 3.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 3.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $25 million**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $72.67 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 47.4%** (YTD 45.1%, 3-mo 39.2%). The shares are up 47.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.5%** (88.7% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 83**. An RSI of 83 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.49** (volatility 48%). Beta of 0.49 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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