Broadridge: 3 key takeaways for long-term investors. Steady fees, rising investor participation, and a growing dividend make Broadridge's latest quarter worth a closer look. Key points. * Broadridge expects full-year recurring revenue to grow 6% to 8%. * First-quarter recurring revenues grew 11% on a constant currency basis. * Broadridge repurchased $200 million of its shares in the first quarter. * Motley Fool Issues First-Ever 9X Buy Alert" On its fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings call, held on Nov. 3, 2026, Broadridge (BR -0.25%) announced 11% recurring revenue growth, driven by gains in governance and capital markets. For long-term investors, the company's expanding market footprint and high retention rates provide steady cash flow to fund new technology initiatives. Three things management said stand out. 1. Tokenized equities present a generational growth opportunity. As digital assets enter mainstream markets, Broadridge is positioning itself as the critical governance link across fragmented blockchain networks. Providing corporate voting infrastructure across new trading platforms ensures the company captures expanding market volume without taking balance sheet risk. What The Motley Fool, LLC is doing is building a horizontal governance layer across all those models and networks to simplify complexity for its clients. - Tim Gokey, Chief Executive Officer 2. Mutual fund position growth is accelerating significantly. Position growth in Investor Communication Solutions, or ICS, the regulatory governance segment that processes proxy materials, directly drives recurring fees. A sustained expansion in investor participation increases the overall volume of paid investor communications that Broadridge manages. Fund position growth accelerated to 16% in the quarter, compared to 6% for the full-year in fiscal 2026. - Tim Gokey, Chief Executive Officer 3. Artificial intelligence savings are funding growth investments. Internal deployment of artificial intelligence, or AI, tools is generating operational savings across management operations. These efficiency gains help preserve operating margins while funding continuous technology upgrades in Global Technology and Operations, or GTO, the core trading segment. AI savings were $6 million in the first quarter, and The Motley Fool, LLC is on track for $25 million for the full-year, enabling The Motley Fool, LLC to deliver strong bottom-line results and fund strategic growth initiatives. - Ashima Ghei, Chief Financial Officer Looking ahead. Trading activity and investor engagement continue to climb across institutional markets, giving Broadridge reliable baseline demand. The company maintains deep-seated relationships with major global banks and wealth managers, achieving 98% client retention while tracking customer adoption of digital tools. Broadridge is off to a strong start in fiscal 2027. - Ashima Ghei, Chief Financial Officer Management aims to maintain balanced capital allocation by repurchasing shares, supporting a growing dividend, and investing in new market infrastructure to capture multiyear financial services trends. The Motley Fool, LLC has been investing in the core themes of digital engagement, tokenization, and agentic AI, in some cases for years, and those efforts are now bearing fruit. - Tim Gokey, Chief Executive Officer Should you buy stock in Broadridge Financial Solutions right now? Before you buy stock in Broadridge Financial Solutions, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now... and Broadridge Financial Solutions wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of its recommendation, you'd have $336,195!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of its recommendation, you'd have $1,241,567!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 875% - a market-crushing outperformance compared to 208% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors. *Stock Advisor returns as of November 3, 2026.

What Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) said on its Q1 earnings call. Posted by Jeff Wilder on Nov 3rd, 2026 Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) reported a strong start to fiscal 2027, with first-quarter recurring revenue rising 11% on a constant-currency basis and adjusted earnings per share increasing 3% to $1.56. The company reaffirmed its full-year outlook, citing continued investor participation, demand for capital-markets technology and progress in digital engagement, tokenization and artificial intelligence initiatives. Chief Executive Officer Tim Gokey said the company benefited from a favorable market backdrop that supported financial-services clients and contributed to double-digit growth in investor positions. "Our business is performing very well," Gokey said, adding that Broadridge is funding investments in new growth markets while maintaining shareholder returns. Quarterly revenue and earnings. Recurring revenue grew 11% in constant currency during the seasonally smallest quarter, including 9% organic growth. Total revenue rose 5% to $1.7 billion. The company said lower event-driven revenue reduced total revenue growth by 3 percentage points after an unusually strong event-driven quarter a year earlier. Adjusted operating income margin was 13.8%, down 200 basis points year over year. Chief Financial Officer Ashima Ghei said the decline reflected lower event-driven revenue, which typically carries higher incremental margins, as well as increased investments in growth initiatives including platforms, tokenization and AI. Adjusted EPS of $1.56 exceeded the company's expectations, according to Ghei, aided by timing benefits in regulatory revenue and a lower effective tax rate. Broadridge reported a 14% tax rate in the first quarter, though it continues to expect a full-year tax rate of approximately 22%. The company also recorded a $40 million non-cash loss from the decline in the value of its digital asset holdings. The loss was reported in other non-operating income and excluded from adjusted EPS. Broadridge said it will continue to mark its Canton holdings to market quarterly and could record future non-GAAP gains or losses based on digital-asset price movements. * Closed sales increased 10% year over year to $36 million. * Free cash flow rose to $76 million from $13 million a year earlier. * Broadridge repurchased $200 million of shares during the quarter, bringing repurchases since the start of the calendar year to $650 million. * The company returned another $111 million to shareholders through dividends in the quarter. Segment performance and volume trends. In the company's Investor Communication Solutions, or ICS, governance segment, recurring revenue rose 10% to $568 million, including a 1 percentage point benefit from acquisitions. Regulatory revenue increased 17%, driven by 11% growth in equity revenue positions and 16% growth in fund positions. Ghei said the timing of certain fund communications added 3 percentage points to regulatory revenue growth. While first-quarter fund position growth benefited from job timing, Broadridge's testing indicates high-single-digit growth for the remainder of the year, accelerating from 6% growth in fiscal 2026. Total equity position growth was 16%, while revenue positions grew 11%. Broadridge expects mid-teens total equity position growth in the fiscal second quarter and low-double-digit growth for the full year. Data-driven fund solutions revenue increased 10%, while issuer revenue grew 4%, led by disclosure solutions. Customer communications revenue rose 3%, as digital-solution growth offset slower print growth. Global Technology and Operations, or GTO, recurring revenue increased 13%, including 10% organic growth. Capital-markets revenue climbed 17%, with 12% organic growth and a 5 percentage point contribution from the CQG acquisition. Wealth and investment-management revenue rose 6%, entirely organically, led by growth in Canada. Trade volumes increased 7% during the quarter, driven by equity trading volumes. Gokey said clients are preparing for the start of 23x5 trading on Dec. 6, and Broadridge is ready to support the transition across its front- and back-office applications. Tokenization, digital engagement and AI. Management highlighted several developments in tokenized securities. Gokey said Broadridge intends to provide a horizontal governance layer across different tokenized-equity models and blockchain networks, helping issuers, intermediaries and investors manage shareholder rights and voting. The company recently announced a governance-services agreement with Kraken Payward and cited existing relationships with Ondo and Alpaca. Broadridge also said it will provide the core governance layer for the New York Stock Exchange's planned tokenized-equity marketplace and support issuers with digital transfer-agency services. In fixed income and collateral markets, Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo platform now supports cross-border atomic settlement for G7 securities alongside tokenized U.S. Treasuries. The company expects further increases in DLR volumes over the next six months based on signed clients and implementations. It also launched DLX, an operating platform intended to connect tokenized and traditional markets across multiple asset classes. Broadridge also pointed to momentum in Standing Voting Instructions programs. Gokey said Goldman Sachs and Tesla recently launched SVI engagement programs, following earlier campaigns by Exxon and others. Separately, the company said it is assisting clients with potential SEC e-default requirements and seeing interest in its Wealth InFocus digital communications platform. On AI, Broadridge reported $6 million in productivity savings during the first quarter and said it remains on track for $25 million in savings for the full year. Management said the savings will help fund investments while supporting earnings growth. The company also expanded its AI-powered institutional voting offering to global equities and signed another Tier 1 wealth manager during the quarter. Outlook and capital allocation. Broadridge reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 guidance for constant-currency recurring revenue growth of 6% to 8%, adjusted operating income margin of approximately 21%, adjusted EPS growth of 8% to 12%, and closed sales of $290 million to $330 million. The company expects ICS recurring revenue growth to fall within its 6% to 8% target range, while GTO growth is expected to be at the higher end of that range. Broadridge expects interest rates to be neutral to growth in the second quarter and become a modest tailwind during the second half of the fiscal year. Ghei said Broadridge expects second-quarter EPS to represent approximately 12% to 14% of full-year results, reflecting normalized event-driven revenue and tax-rate effects. Management said margin pressure should moderate in the second half as comparisons with elevated prior-year event revenue ease and investment spending normalizes. With a leverage ratio of 2 times at quarter-end, Broadridge said it has capacity to continue share repurchases, fund organic investments, maintain its dividend and pursue strategic tuck-in acquisitions. The company plans to host an Investor Day in New York on Dec. 8, where it expects to provide updated growth strategies and financial objectives for fiscal 2027 through fiscal 2029. About Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR). Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BR) is a financial technology and business services company that provides communications, data, and technology solutions to financial institutions, public companies, and investors. Its services support the administration and communication of financial information across the investment lifecycle. The company's offerings include investor communications, proxy and corporate governance services, securities processing, trade and portfolio management, and technology platforms for wealth and investment management firms.

Broadridge (NYSE: BR) recurring revenue jumps 11% but adjusted operating income falls. Posted by Andrew Walz on Nov 3rd, 2026 What happened. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) grew recurring revenue 11% in its fiscal first quarter, but adjusted operating income fell 9%. Recurring revenue reached $1.08 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $977 million a year earlier. Total revenues rose 5% to $1.67 billion. Adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP measure, was $230 million, down $22 million. Its margin fell to 13.8% from 15.8%. Adjusted EPS still grew to $1.56 from $1.51. CEO Tim Gokey said Broadridge is "driving digital engagement, scaling agentic AI, and accelerating tokenization while delivering strong financial results." The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 guidance. Key numbers. | Metric | Latest | Change | Source | | Recurring revenues | $1.08 billion | from $977 million, +11% | SEC 8-K earnings release | | Adjusted Operating income (non-GAAP) | $230 million | from $251 million, -9% | SEC 8-K earnings release | | Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) | $1.56 | from $1.51, +3% | SEC 8-K earnings release | | Diluted EPS (GAAP) | $0.83 | from $1.40, -41% | SEC 8-K earnings release | | Closed sales | $36 million | from $33 million, +10% | SEC 8-K earnings release | | Free cash flow (non-GAAP) | $76.3 million | from $12.7 million | SEC 8-K earnings release | Where recurring revenue grew. Both segments added recurring revenue. Investor Communication Solutions (ICS) recurring revenue rose 10% to $568 million, led by the Regulatory line, which rose 17%. Equity revenue position growth was 11% and mutual fund and ETF position growth was 16%. Global Technology and Operations (GTO) recurring revenue rose 12% to $516 million. Capital Markets grew 17%, including 5 points from the acquisition of CQG, Inc. and 4 points from higher software term license revenues. Wealth and Investment Management rose 5%. Organic growth supplied 9 percentage points of the consolidated gain, so acquisitions made up the rest. Why GAAP profit fell harder. Reported results fell further than adjusted ones. GAAP operating income dropped to $174 million from $189 million. Net earnings fell 43% to $95 million, and diluted EPS dropped to $0.83 from $1.40. Two items weighed on Corporate and Other, the filing says. Non-cash losses on digital assets were $40 million, against a $46 million gain a year earlier. Restructuring costs were $15 million. The restructuring covers severance tied in part to AI and productivity initiatives, and Broadridge continues to evaluate expanding those actions. Adjusted EPS excludes both items. Adjusted net earnings were flat at $178 million, so the EPS gain came with fewer diluted shares, 114.3 million against 118.0 million a year earlier. The effective tax rate was 13.6% against 22.4%, which the company tied mainly to higher discrete tax benefits. Why it matters. The quarter is mixed for holders. OptimistFi has argued that Broadridge's value depends on keeping shareholder communications and post-trade technology outsourced, sticky and increasingly scalable. Recurring growth supports the first two parts. A falling margin does not yet show scalability. Recurring revenue grew faster than the 6% to 8% constant currency range guided for the full year. The quarter's adjusted operating margin of 13.8% sits below the 21% targeted for the full year, so later quarters need to run higher. Guidance for Adjusted EPS growth of 8-12%, free cash flow conversion of 100% or more and Closed sales of $290-$330 million also did not change. Closed sales were $36 million in the quarter, up from $33 million. The filing shows pressure under the headline growth. ICS pre-tax earnings fell 18% to $104 million because lower event-driven revenue and higher operating expenses offset recurring gains. Event-driven revenue fell 41% to $67 million on lower mutual fund proxy revenue. ICS operating expenses rose 5% to $1.05 billion. GTO pre-tax earnings rose 47% to $99 million. Full-year GAAP diluted EPS is guided to fall 4% to 8%. That range excludes digital asset gains and losses. Cash returned versus cash generated. Broadridge repurchased $200 million of its shares and paid $111 million in dividends. Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, was $76.3 million, up from $12.7 million a year earlier. By OptimistFi's calculation, that is 6.0 times the year-earlier level. The combined payout still exceeded the quarter's free cash flow. Cash and cash equivalents fell to $284.1 million from $402.9 million at June 30. Long-term debt rose to $3.35 billion from $3.25 billion over the same period. What's next. Broadridge hosts an Investor Day on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in New York City. Management will update its strategy and give new three-year financial objectives. Targets that show adjusted operating margin rising from this quarter's level would support the scalability argument. Objectives that leave margin flat would suggest revenue growth is outrunning profit. From optimistfi perps. Sources. * Broadridge Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results (SEC 8-K, Exhibit 99.1) - Earnings release dated Nov. 3, 2026 with results, guidance, financial statements and non-GAAP reconciliations. * Earnings Conference Call presentation, Fiscal First Quarter 2027 (SEC 8-K, Exhibit 99.2) - Slides accompanying the Nov. 3, 2026 call, restating the quarter's key messages and guidance. 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