Broadridge September-quarter net earnings fall 43%
Recurring revenue rose 11%, while event-driven revenue fell 41% and non-cash digital-asset losses contributed to lower earnings.
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Form Type
10-Q
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR) reported revenue of $1.6687 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 5% year over year, while net earnings fell 43% to $94.8 million. Recurring revenue rose 11% to $1.0831 billion, but event-driven revenue declined 41% to $67.4 million as mutual fund proxy revenues were lower.
Operating income decreased 8% to $173.5 million. Other non-operating results shifted to a $36.7 million expense from $48.5 million of income, primarily due to non-cash digital-asset losses of $40.2 million versus a $45.8 million gain a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $0.83, compared with $1.40.
Global Technology and Operations revenue and earnings before income taxes increased 12% and 47%, respectively; Investor Communication Solutions revenue increased 2%, while segment earnings before income taxes declined 18%. Operating cash flow was $93.2 million, versus $42.3 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $284.1 million at September 30, 2026, versus $402.9 million at June 30, 2026. Long-term debt carrying value was $3.3471 billion at September 30, 2026.
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Positive
- Moderate pointRevenue increased 5% to $1.6687 billion year over year.
- Moderate pointOperating cash flow was $93.2 million, versus $42.3 million.
Negative
- Moderate pointNet earnings fell 43% to $94.8 million year over year.
Filing Explained
At September 30, 1,101.3 million dollars remained available under the revolving facility, distinct from 3,398.7 million dollars of debt principal.
Form 10-Q is the unaudited quarterly report with interim financial statements and updates to risks and liquidity. During the quarter, Broadridge acquired 1.1 million shares as treasury stock, and its outstanding share count fell over the quarter.
At
The company also reported fixed minimum commitments of
Key Figures
Revenue: $1.6687 billion; $1.5894 billion in the prior-year quarter
Recurring revenue: $1.0831 billion; $977.5 million in the prior-year quarter
Net earnings: $94.8 million; $165.4 million in the prior-year quarter
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6 metrics
Revenue
$1.6687 billion; $1.5894 billion in the prior-year quarter
Three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025
Recurring revenue
$1.0831 billion; $977.5 million in the prior-year quarter
Three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025
Net earnings
$94.8 million; $165.4 million in the prior-year quarter
Three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025
Diluted EPS
$0.83; $1.40 in the prior-year quarter
Three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025
Operating cash flow
$93.2 million; $42.3 million in the prior-year quarter
Three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025
Non-cash digital-asset losses
$40.2 million loss; $45.8 million gain in the prior-year quarter
Three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025
Key Terms
Recurring revenue growth constant currency, treasury stock method, Contract liabilities, Super Validator Weight
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Recurring revenue growth constant currency financial
"Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 11%"
treasury stock method financial
"calculates diluted EPS using the treasury stock method"
A bookkeeping technique used to estimate how many additional shares would exist if all outstanding stock options, warrants and convertible securities were exercised, assuming the company uses the cash received to buy back shares at the current market price. Investors use it to calculate diluted earnings per share and to gauge potential ownership and profit dilution—like figuring out how a pie would be divided if more people claimed slices and some money was used to buy slices back.
Contract liabilities financial
"Contract liabilities represent consideration received or receivable from clients"
Contract liabilities are amounts a company has been paid in advance for goods or services it still owes to customers — think of them like gift cards or prepaid subscriptions the company must fulfill later. For investors, they show promised future work or deliveries that will turn into revenue over time, reveal cash already collected, and help assess whether a firm has a backlog of obligations that could affect future earnings and cash flow.
Super Validator Weight technical
"retain its current Super Validator Weight"
FAQ
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How much revenue did BR report for the September 2026 quarter?
BR reported $1.6687 billion in revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 5% from $1.5894 billion a year earlier. Recurring revenue was $1.0831 billion, while event-driven revenue was $67.4 million.
Why did BR's earnings decline in the September 2026 quarter?
BR reported net earnings of $94.8 million and diluted EPS of $0.83 for the three months ended September 30, 2026. Net earnings were $165.4 million and diluted EPS was $1.40 in the prior-year quarter; the company attributed the earnings decline primarily to non-cash digital-asset losses of $40.2 million, versus a $45.8 million gain.
How did BR's business segments perform in the September 2026 quarter?
Global Technology and Operations reported revenue of $515.5 million, up 12%, and earnings before income taxes of $98.6 million, up 47%. Investor Communication Solutions reported revenue of $1.1532 billion, up 2%, and earnings before income taxes of $103.9 million, down 18%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 001-33220
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212 ) 918-6900
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class: | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: | |||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||||||||
| Emerging Growth Company | |||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, as of October 29, 2026, was 113,106,236 shares.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ITEM | PAGE | |||||||
NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 3 | |||||||
| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 4 | ||||||
| Item 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 4 | ||||||
| Item 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 26 | ||||||
| Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 40 | ||||||
| Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 40 | ||||||
| PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION | 41 | ||||||
| Item 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 41 | ||||||
| Item 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 41 | ||||||
| Item 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 41 | ||||||
| Item 5. | OTHER INFORMATION | 42 | ||||||
| Item 6. | EXHIBITS | 42 | ||||||
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NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge” or the “Company”) may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature and which may be identified by the use of words such as “expects,” “assumes,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “we believe,” “could be,” “on track,” and other words of similar meaning, are forward-looking statements. In particular, information appearing under “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” includes forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include:
•changes in laws and regulations affecting Broadridge’s clients or the services provided by Broadridge;
•Broadridge’s reliance on a relatively small number of clients, the continued financial health of those clients, and the continued use by such clients of Broadridge’s services with favorable pricing terms;
•a material security breach or cybersecurity attack affecting the information of Broadridge’s clients;
•declines in participation and activity in the securities markets;
•the failure of Broadridge's key service providers to provide the anticipated levels of service;
•a disaster or other significant slowdown or failure of Broadridge’s systems or error in the performance of Broadridge’s services;
•overall market, economic and geopolitical conditions and their impact on the securities markets;
•the success of Broadridge in retaining and selling additional services to its existing clients and in obtaining new clients;
•Broadridge’s failure to keep pace with changes in technology and demands of its clients;
•competitive conditions;
•Broadridge’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; and
•the impact of new acquisitions and divestitures.
There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. We can give no assurances that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations and financial condition. You should carefully read the factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, which was filed with the United States of America (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 4, 2026 (the “2026 Annual Report”), for a description of certain risks that could, among other things, cause our actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the 2026 Annual Report. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | (Note 3) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (Note 5) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expenses), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (Note 15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | (Note 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | (Note 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension and post-retirement liability adjustment, net of taxes of $( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flow hedge amortization, net of taxes of $( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| September 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred client conversion and start-up costs | (Note 9) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | (Note 10) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | (Note 12) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Payables and accrued expenses | (Note 11) | ||||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | (Note 12) | ||||||||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | (Note 13) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | (Note 16) | ||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock: Authorized, | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost: | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (Note 17) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities | |||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangibles and purchased intellectual property | |||||||||||
| Amortization of other assets | |||||||||||
| Write-down of long-lived assets and related charges | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Digital assets change in fair market value | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Payables and accrued expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other non-current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Software purchases and capitalized internal use software | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash flows from investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Debt proceeds | |||||||||||
| Debt repayments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases of Treasury stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | |||||||||||
| Other financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
Net cash flows from financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Net change in Cash and cash equivalents | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash payments made for interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cash payments made for income taxes, net of refunds | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Accrual of unpaid property, plant, equipment and software | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrual of unpaid stock repurchase excise tax | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock option exercises | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock acquired ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock reissued (less than | — | — | ( | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock dividends ($ | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (a) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock option exercises | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock acquired ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock reissued ( | — | — | ( | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock dividends ($ | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Reflects the adoption of ASU 2023-08, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets.”
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
A. Description of Business. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a global financial technology leader powering investing, corporate governance, and communications. The Company delivers technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers, public companies, investors, and mutual funds, that enable the Company’s clients to operate, innovate and grow. The Company’s trusted expertise and transformative technology solutions help financial services companies enhance investor engagement, optimize trading and investing, and digitize communications. The principal markets in which the Company operates are located in North America and Europe. The Company operates in two reportable segments: Investor Communication Solutions (“ICS”) and Global Technology and Operations (“GTO”).
The Company’s Regulatory Solutions, Data-Driven Fund Solutions, Corporate Issuer Solutions, and Customer Communications Solutions are provided as part of the ICS segment. Through its Regulatory Solutions, the Company provides proxy services for bank, broker-dealer, public company, and fund clients, regulatory communication solutions for asset managers, fund communication solutions for fund managers, and international corporate governance solutions. The Company’s Data-Driven Fund Solutions includes a full range of data-driven analytics solutions for asset managers, broker-dealers, and retirement service providers as well as automated mutual fund and exchange-traded funds trade processing services for financial institutions. Through its Corporate Issuer Solutions, the Company provides an array of services for public companies, including shareholder meeting and proxy services, corporate governance, regulatory filings and disclosure, and stock transfer services. The Company’s Customer Communications Solutions include omni-channel customer communications management solutions for clients across financial services, healthcare, insurance, consumer finance, telecommunications, utilities, and other service industries.
The Company provides mission-critical, scale infrastructure to the global financial markets through the GTO segment. In Capital Markets, the Company provides front-to-back multi-asset, multi-currency platforms that power trading and post-trade processing for financial markets globally. In Wealth and Investment Management, the Wealth Platform and capabilities power the full lifecycle from investor experience, to advisor, to optimizing operations, while the Company’s Investment Management solutions provide buy-side technology solutions to the market. The Company’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) technologies led by its DLX solution enables firms to innovate and support new tokenized requirements while its business process outsourcing services enable firms to achieve scale through technology and outsourcing.
B. Consolidation and Basis of Presentation . The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the U.S. and in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requirements for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These financial statements present the condensed consolidated position of the Company and include the entities in which the Company directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest, entities in which the Company has investments recorded under the equity method of accounting as well as certain marketable and non-marketable securities. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Amounts presented may not sum due to rounding. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026, which includes descriptions of significant accounting policies, as updated by the information contained in this report. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation in accordance with GAAP of the Company’s financial position on September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, the results of its operations for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, its cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and its changes in stockholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
C. Use of Estimates . The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes thereto. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events, historical experience, actions that the Company may undertake in the future and on various other assumptions and judgments that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. The use of estimates in specific accounting policies is described further in the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as appropriate.
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NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, “Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities,” which establishes authoritative guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants received by business entities. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The Company’s early adoption of ASU 2025-10 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 on a modified prospective basis did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, which requires an entity to disclose additional information about specific expense categories. ASU 2024-03 is effective for the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2028. The amendments in this ASU must be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. Upon adoption, this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software” (“ASU 2025-06”), which removes all references to sequential software development project stages and establishes new capitalization criteria. In order for capitalization to begin under the new guidance, management must authorize and commit to funding a project and meet a probable-to-complete recognition threshold. In evaluating whether the probable-to-complete recognition threshold has been met, management is required to consider whether there is a significant development uncertainty associated with the software project. The amendments in this ASU may be applied using (1) a prospective transition approach applying the guidance to new software costs incurred as of the beginning of the period of adoption for all projects, including in-process projects, (2) a retrospective transition approach by recasting comparative periods and recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings, or (3) a modified transition approach applying the amendments on a prospective basis to new software costs incurred except for in-process projects that, as of the date of adoption the entity determines do not meet the capitalization requirements under the new guidance. ASU 2025-06 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2029. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-06 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-07, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, which refines the scope of Topic 815 to clarify which contracts are subject to derivative accounting. The guidance also provides clarification under Topic 606 for share-based payments from a customer in a revenue contract. ASU 2025-07 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2028. The amendments in this ASU must be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) modified retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-07 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements”, which clarifies the applicability of the interim reporting guidance, the types of interim reporting, and the form and content of interim financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Per the FASB, the amendment does not intend to change the fundamental nature of interim reporting or expand or reduce current interim disclosure requirements but rather provide clarity and improve navigability of the existing interim reporting requirements. ASU 2025-11 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2029. The amendments in this ASU must be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2025-11 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
In May 2026, the FASB issued ASU 2026-02, “Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations (Topic 818)”, which establishes a new accounting model for environmental credits and environmental credit obligations. The amendments provide recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements for environmental credits and environmental credit obligations. ASU 2026-02 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2029. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2026-02 will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTE 3. REVENUE RECOGNITION
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company has presented below its revenue disaggregated by product line and by revenue type within each of its Investor Communication Solutions and Global Technology and Operations reportable segments.
Revenues in the Investor Communication Solutions segment are derived from both recurring and event-driven activity. In addition, the level of recurring and event-driven activity the Company processes directly impacts Distribution revenues. While event-driven activity is highly repeatable, it may not recur on an annual basis. Event-driven revenues are based on the number of special events and corporate transactions the Company processes. Event-driven activity is impacted by financial market conditions and changes in regulatory compliance requirements, resulting in fluctuations in the timing and levels of event-driven revenues. Distribution revenues primarily include revenues related to the physical mailing and distribution of proxy materials, interim communications, transaction reporting, customer communications and fulfillment services, as well as administrative services related to the Company’s fund processing solutions.
For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized revenue of $1.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively, as a result of its performance of services related to the Canton Network, which is included in Capital Markets revenues.
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Contract Balances
The following table provides information about contract assets and liabilities:
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Contract assets result from revenue already recognized but not yet invoiced, including certain future amounts to be collected under software term licenses and certain other client contracts. Contract liabilities represent consideration received or receivable from clients before the transfer of control occurs (deferred revenue). Contract balances are reported in a net contract asset or liability position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.
NOTE 4. WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing the Company’s Net earnings by the basic Weighted-average shares outstanding for the periods presented. The Company calculates diluted EPS using the treasury stock method, which reflects the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding stock options at the presented date are exercised and restricted stock unit awards have vested.
The computation of diluted EPS excluded 1.2 million options and restricted stock units for the three months ended September 30, 2026, and 0.3 million options and restricted stock units for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
The following table sets forth the denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations:
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NOTE 5. INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
Interest expense, net consisted of the following:
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NOTE 6. ACQUISITIONS
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations are recorded on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the respective acquisition date based upon the estimated fair values at such date. The results of operations of the businesses acquired by the Company are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings since the respective dates of the acquisitions. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed is allocated to Goodwill. Acquired Goodwill in connection with these acquisitions represents expected synergies from the combined operations. Pro forma information for these acquired businesses is not provided because they did not have a material effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.
Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for further details on contingent consideration.
FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
The Company has not completed any acquisitions as of September 30, 2026.
FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
In April 2026, the Company acquired CQG, Inc. (“CQG”). CQG is a Denver-based execution management system provider to futures and options market participants. CQG is included in the Company’s GTO reportable segment. The aggregate purchase price included consideration transferred of $173.0 million in cash ($161.7 million net of cash acquired), $12.0 million in deferred payments, and contingent consideration with a maximum potential payout of $50.0 million. The contingent consideration is payable through fiscal year 2029 upon the achievement by the acquired business of certain defined revenue targets. Net tangible liabilities assumed in the transaction were $1.4 million, including measurement period adjustments and contingent liabilities incurred were valued at $28.0 million. The acquisition resulted in $77.7 million of Goodwill, which is tax deductible. Intangible assets acquired, which totaled $125.5 million, consist primarily of customer relationships and software technology, which are being amortized over a seven-year and five-year life, respectively.
In January 2026, the Company acquired Acolin Group Holdco Limited (“Acolin”). Acolin is a European provider of cross-border fund distribution and regulatory services. Acolin is included in the Company’s ICS reportable segment. The aggregate purchase price included consideration transferred of $70.2 million in cash ($65.4 million net of cash acquired), $2.4 million in deferred payments, and contingent consideration with a fair value of $16.9 million. The contingent consideration is payable through fiscal year 2027 based upon a percentage of eligible revenues achieved. Net tangible liabilities assumed in the transaction were $12.2 million, including measurement period adjustments. This acquisition resulted in $75.3 million of Goodwill, which is not tax deductible. Intangible assets acquired, which totaled $21.4 million, consist primarily of customer relationships and software technology, which are being amortized over a seven-year life and a five-year life, respectively.
In September 2025, the Company acquired all of the ownership interests of LDI-MAP, LLC (“iJoin”), a retirement plan technology provider specializing in participant onboarding, engagement, and analytics solutions for the retirement industry. iJoin is included in the Company’s ICS reportable segment. The aggregate purchase price included consideration transferred of $31.9 million in cash ($31.9 million net of cash acquired), $3.5 million in deferred payments, and contingent consideration with a fair value of $8.5 million. The contingent consideration is payable through fiscal year 2028 based upon a percentage of eligible revenues achieved. Net tangible assets acquired in the transaction were $0.1 million. This acquisition resulted in $24.1 million of Goodwill, which is tax deductible. Intangible assets acquired, which totaled $19.7 million, consist primarily of customer relationships and software technology, which are being amortized over a seven-year life and a five-year life, respectively.
In August 2025, the Company acquired Signal Agency Limited (“Signal”), a UK-based provider of design, technology and consulting services that support omni-channel communications for financial services and other firms. Signal is included in the Company’s ICS reportable segment. The aggregate purchase price included consideration transferred of $25.0 million in cash ($23.9 million net of cash acquired) and $2.7 million in deferred payments. Net tangible liabilities acquired in the transaction were $3.4 million. This acquisition resulted in $19.9 million of Goodwill, which is not tax deductible, and $10.1 million of intangible assets, which consist of customer relationships and software technology, which are being amortized over a five-year
The allocation of the purchase price is based on preliminary estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company is currently evaluating these fair values, and such estimates are subject to revision as additional information becomes available. The Company will finalize the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable within the measurement period, which will not exceed one year from the acquisition date, which remains open for CQG and Acolin.
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NOTE 7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents the fair values of all derivative instruments included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis.
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| Total designated derivatives | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) The Fair Value Hedge has an aggregate notional value of $500.0
(b) The Net Investment Hedge has an aggregate notional value of €880.0
Fair Value Hedge
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk in connection with our long-term debt portfolio. In May 2026, the Company executed interest rate swap agreements which were accounted for as fair value hedges that swap fixed for variable rate interest to hedge changes in the fair value of the fixed rate Fiscal 2026 Senior Notes.
Accordingly, variable rate interest expense on the fair value hedge is recorded within Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Cash flows associated with the floating interest from the Company’s fair value hedges are reported in cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Net changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps, along with the offsetting change in the fair value of the hedged notes, were recognized in Interest expense, net within the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. For the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company’s reduction of Interest expense, net associated with the fair value hedge was $0.2 million.
Net Investment Hedge
In January 2022, the Company entered into cross-currency swap derivative contracts which are designated as net investment hedges to hedge a portion of its net investment in its subsidiaries whose functional currency is the Euro.
The cross-currency swap derivative contracts are agreements to pay fixed-rate interest in Euros and receive fixed-rate interest in U.S. Dollars, thereby effectively converting a portion of the Company’s U.S. Dollar denominated fixed-rate debt into Euro denominated fixed-rate debt. The cross-currency swaps mature in May 2031 to coincide with the maturity of the Fiscal 2021 Senior Notes. The Company has elected the spot method of accounting whereby the net interest savings from the cross-currency swaps is recognized as a reduction in interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
For the three months ended September 30, 2026, and 2025, the Company’s pre-tax net unrealized gains and (losses) associated with the net investment hedge recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) were $3.7 million and $9.3 million, respectively.
Cash Flow Hedge
In May 2021, the Company settled a forward treasury lock agreement that was designated as a cash flow hedge, for a pre-tax loss of $11.0 million, after which the final settlement loss is being amortized into Interest expense, net ratably over the 10-year term of the Fiscal 2021 Senior Notes. The expected amount of the existing loss that will be amortized into earnings before income taxes within the next twelve months is approximately $1.1 million.
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NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Accounting guidance on fair value measurements for certain financial assets and liabilities requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1 Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 Observable market-based inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
In valuing assets and liabilities, the Company is required to maximize the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company calculates the fair value of its Level 1 and Level 2 instruments, as applicable, based on the exchange traded price of similar or identical instruments where available or based on other observable instruments. These calculations take into consideration the credit risk of both the Company and its counterparties. The Company has not changed its valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of any of its Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets and liabilities during the period.
The fair values of contingent consideration obligations are based on a probability weighted approach derived from the estimates of earn-out criteria and the probability assessment with respect to the likelihood of achieving those criteria. The measurement is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market; therefore, the Company classifies this liability as Level 3 in the table below.
The determination of the fair value of the Company’s digital assets is discussed below.
The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, respectively, that are recorded at fair value, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy:
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Total liabilities as of September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Total liabilities as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(a) Includes investments related to the Company’s Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Executive Retirement and Savings Plan (the “ERSP”) and shares of Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (“CNTN”) stock.
In addition, the Company has non-marketable securities with a carrying amount of $109.3 million and $108.4 million as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, respectively, that to the extent they have been remeasured during the period are classified as Level 2 financial assets and included as part of Other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Digital Assets
Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, the Company began to earn Canton Coins for its function as a Super Validator and Validator on the Global Synchronizer, the Canton Network’s decentralized interoperability infrastructure. Prior to the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, the Company held the Canton Coins on its Balance Sheet for investment purposes and to pay any fees associated with its Canton Network activity. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, the Company began converting the coins to cash nearly immediately after they were earned and continued to do so periodically throughout the second fiscal quarter of 2026.
The following table presents the Company’s Canton Coin holdings as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026:
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| Canton Coins (a) | billion | $ | $ | billion | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) As of September 30, 2026, and June 30, 2026, the Company was restricted from transferring a total of 1.3 162.3 million and $189.9 million, respectively, as a result of its election under the Canton Coin lockup framework. In March 2026, the Canton Network approved a framework under which Super Validators may voluntarily lock a specified percentage of their aggregate lifetime earned Canton Coins to maintain the level at which the Company earns Canton Coins (“Super Validator Weight”). The amount of Super Validator Weight assigned to a participant is based on the percentage of lifetime Canton Coins that remain actively locked. The framework applies to both historical and future earned Canton Coins, and the required lock thresholds decline over time and are scheduled to end in mid-2029. Super Validators can unlock tokens at any time. Once unlocked, tokens are released gradually over a year. The Company has elected to lock 70 % of the lifetime and future earned Canton Coins, which allows it to retain its current Super Validator Weight.
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Prior to the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Canton Coins were classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy because the valuation required assumptions that were both significant and unobservable. During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s digital asset holdings were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 as Canton Coins were listed on several public exchanges, and therefore quoted market prices in active markets were available. As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s Canton Coin holdings were measured at fair value based on quoted market prices from the Company’s principal market.
Canton Digital Asset Treasury
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, Broadridge contributed 342 million of its Canton Coins with a total fair value of $53.1 million at the time of the transaction for 17.3 million pre-funded common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) representing an interest in CNTN, formerly Tharimmune, Inc. in conjunction with a private placement in public equity offering. Upon exercise, the Warrants entitle the Company to receive an equal number of shares of common stock of CNTN (together, the “Canton Digital Asset Treasury”). The Warrants are not able to be sold or transferred by the Company. Upon closing of the offering, CNTN began to execute a digital asset treasury strategy that includes the acquisition of Canton Coins via capital markets activities, generation of Canton Coins by applying to be a Super Validator, and investing in the development of applications on the Canton Network that drive institutional utility, scalability and adoption across capital markets.
The Warrants received as part of the Canton Digital Asset Treasury, as well as the shares of CNTN stock obtained by the Company as a result of exercise of the Warrants are recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as part of Other non-current assets. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, the Company exercised 0.3 million of the Warrants to receive an equivalent number of shares of CNTN common stock. The publicly traded shares of CNTN common stock are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, while the Warrants are classified as Level 2 as they are remeasured to fair value at the end of each reporting period based on the quoted public share price of CNTN shares. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, the Company recognized a $7.7 million loss within Other non-operating expenses related to the Canton Digital Asset Treasury transaction.
The following table presents a summary of the changes in the Company’s Canton Coin holdings during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively:
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| Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in other income (loss), net (a) | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Includes unrealized losses totaling $32.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2026. Includes realized gains totaling $1.1 million and unrealized gains totaling $45.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
The following table sets forth an analysis of changes during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, in Level 3 financial liabilities of the Company:
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| Ending balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTE 9. DEFERRED CLIENT CONVERSION AND START-UP COSTS
Deferred client conversion and start-up costs consisted of the following:
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| Deferred client conversion and start-up costs | $ | $ | |||||||||
The table below sets forth the total amount of Deferred client conversion and start-up costs and Deferred sales commission costs amortized in Operating expenses:
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| Deferred client conversion and start-up cost amortization | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
NOTE 10. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Other non-current assets consisted of the following:
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(a)Includes Rabbi Trust assets used to fund the Company’s the Supplemental Officer Retirement Plan (“SORP”) and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) defined benefit pension plans with a value of $69.1 million at September 30, 2026 and $70.8 million at June 30, 2026. Refer to Note 18, “Employee Benefit Plans” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 for details regarding the SORP and SERP.
(b)Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for further discussion.
(c)ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term.
(d)Contract assets result from revenue already recognized but not yet invoiced, including certain future amounts to be collected under software term licenses and certain other client contracts.
(e)Represents Warrants related to the Company's contribution of Canton Coins to CNTN during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. Please refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for a further discussion.
(f)Represents deferred data center costs associated with the Company’s information technology services agreements. Refer to Note 16, “Contractual Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” for a further discussion.
(g)Includes derivative assets as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026 related to the Company’s cross-currency swap derivative contracts. Refer to Note 7, “Derivative Instruments” for a further discussion.
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NOTE 11. PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Payables and accrued expenses consisted of the following:
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| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Acquisition related contingencies | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Software license liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(a)Includes a restructuring liability of $13.0 million and $9.3 million as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, respectively.
NOTE 12. BORROWINGS
Outstanding borrowings and available capacity under the Company’s borrowing arrangements were as follows:
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| Expiration Date | Principal amount outstanding at September 30, 2026 | Carrying value at September 30, 2026 | Carrying value at June 30, 2026 | Unused Available Capacity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Long-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2025 Revolving Credit Facility (a): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. dollar tranche | December 2029 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multicurrency tranche | December 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revolving Credit Facility | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2026 Term Loan (b) | August 2030 | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2020 Senior Notes (c) | December 2029 | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2021 Senior Notes (d) | May 2031 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiscal 2026 Senior Notes (e) | May 2036 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Senior Notes | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)In December 2024, the Company amended and restated its five-year $1.5 billion revolving credit facility, comprising of $1.0 billion U.S. dollar and $500.0 million multicurrency tranches. The weighted-average interest rate was 4.43 % and 4.60 % for the three months ended September 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively. The interest is based on Adjusted Term
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SOFR, Adjusted Term CORRA, EURIBOR, TIBOR, SONIA, and STIBOR plus margins of 0.785 % to 1.250 % per annum. The facility fee ranges from 0.090 % to 0.250 % per annum, based on ratings. Borrowings may be voluntarily prepaid, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to the applicable drawn loan maturity.
(b)In August 2025, the Company amended and restated its term credit agreement, providing a $750.0 million term loan commitment. Interest is based on Term SOFR plus margins of 1.000 % to 1.625 % per annum, based on ratings. The Company may voluntarily prepay the term loan without premium or penalty.
(c)In December 2019, the Company issued $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.90 % senior notes. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1; the effective yield to maturity is 2.933 %. The notes may be redeemed before maturity.
(d)In May 2021, the Company issued $1,000.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.60 % senior notes. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1; the effective yield to maturity is 2.605 %. The notes may be redeemed before maturity.
(e)In May 2026, the Company issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75 % senior notes. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15; the effective yield to maturity is 5.790 %. The notes may be redeemed before maturity.
Future principal payments on the Company’s outstanding debt are as follows:
| Years ending June 30, | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fiscal 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and Fiscal 2026 Term Loan are subject to certain covenants, including a leverage ratio. The senior notes indentures contain certain covenants including covenants restricting the Company’s ability to create or incur liens securing indebtedness for borrowed money, to enter into certain sale-leaseback transactions, certain subsidiary indebtedness, and to engage in mergers or consolidations and transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2026.
The revolving credit facility, term loan, and senior notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment.
In addition, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries established unsecured, uncommitted lines of credit with banks. As of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, respectively, there were no
Fair Value
The fair values of the variable-rate Fiscal 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and Fiscal 2026 Term Loan as of September 30, 2026 should approximate their respective carrying value and have been classified as a Level 2 financial liability (as defined in Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments”).
The fair value of the fixed-rate Senior Notes was $2,023.5 million and $2,093.5 million as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, respectively, based on quoted market prices and have been classified as a Level 1 financial liability (as defined in Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments”).
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NOTE 13. OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other non-current liabilities consisted of the following:
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| Post-employment retirement obligations (a) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Non-current income taxes | |||||||||||
| Acquisition related contingencies | |||||||||||
| Other (b) | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(a)Includes a total benefit obligation for the SORP and the SERP of $66.2 million at September 30, 2026 and $65.9 million at June 30, 2026. The SORP and SERP are effectively funded with assets held in a Rabbi Trust. The Rabbi Trust assets had a value of $69.1 million at September 30, 2026 and $70.8 million at June 30, 2026 and are included in Other non-current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 18, “Employee Benefit Plans” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 for details regarding the SORP and SERP.
(b)Includes derivative liabilities as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026 related to the Company’s interest rate swap agreements. Refer to Note 7, “Derivative Instruments” for a further discussion.
NOTE 14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The activity related to the Company’s incentive equity awards for the three months ended September 30, 2026 consisted of the following:
| Stock Options | Time-based Restricted Stock Units | Performance-based Restricted Stock Units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value | Number of Shares | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options (a) | ( | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expired/forfeited | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2026 (b),(c) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a)Stock options exercised during the period of July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026 had an aggregate intrinsic value of $1.1 million.
(b)As of September 30, 2026, the Company’s outstanding vested and exercisable stock options using the September 30, 2026 closing stock price of $161.10 (approximately 1.2 million shares) had an aggregate intrinsic value of $26.4 million with a weighted-average exercise price of $149.78 and a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 4.9 years. The total of all stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2026 has a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 6.6 years.
(c)As of September 30, 2026, time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units expected to vest using the September 30, 2026 closing stock price of $161.10 (approximately 0.7 million and 0.3 million shares, respectively) had an aggregate intrinsic value of $111.8 million and $46.2 million, respectively. Performance-based restricted stock units granted in the table above represent initial target awards, and performance adjustments for (i) change
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in shares issued based upon attainment of performance goals determined in the period, and (ii) estimated change in shares issued resulting from attainment of performance goals to be determined at the end of the prospective performance period.
The Company has stock-based compensation plans under which the Company annually grants stock option and restricted stock unit awards. Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the dates of grant, with the measurement of stock-based compensation expense recognized in Net earnings based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense of $23.2 million and $15.5 million, as well as related expected tax benefits of $3.6 million and $2.4 million were recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
As of September 30, 2026, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options and restricted stock unit awards amounted to $16.1 million and $55.9 million, respectively, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service periods of 1.9 years and 1.6 years, respectively.
For stock options granted, the fair value of each stock option was estimated on the date of grant using a binomial option pricing model. The binomial model considers a range of assumptions related to volatility, dividend yield, risk-free interest rate, and employee exercise behavior. Expected volatilities utilized in the binomial model are based on a combination of implied market volatilities, historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and other factors. Similarly, the dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes. The risk-free rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected life of the stock option grants is derived from the historical settlement data combined with a hypothetical settlement assumption for outstanding options and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.
NOTE 15. INCOME TAXES
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Excess tax benefits | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily attributable to transferable federal tax credits which relate to the prior tax year.
NOTE 16. CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Data Center Agreements
The Company is a party to an Amended and Restated IT Services Agreement (“ITSA”) with Kyndryl, Inc. (“Kyndryl”), an entity formed by IBM’s spin-off of its managed infrastructure services business. Kyndryl provides certain aspects of the Company’s information technology infrastructure, including supporting its mainframe, midrange, network and data center operations, as well as providing disaster recovery services. On March 31, 2026, the Company further amended the ITSA which extended the arrangement through December 31, 2031 and incorporated an embedded lease for mainframe equipment and licenses for related software, which is expected to commence in March 2027. Fixed minimum commitments, including lease liabilities not yet recognized, under the ITSA, at September 30, 2026 are $369.6 million through December 31, 2031, the final year of the ITSA.
Broadridge Software Limited, a subsidiary of the Company is party to the SIS Services Agreement with Kyndryl Canada, under which Kyndryl Canada provides infrastructure managed services for the SIS Business. The SIS Services Agreement expires on October 31, 2029. Fixed minimum commitments under the SIS Services Agreement at September 30, 2026 are $95.4 million through October 31, 2029, the final year of the SIS Services Agreement.
The Company is a party to an information technology agreement for private cloud services (the “Private Cloud Agreement”) under which Kyndryl operates, manages and supports the Company’s private cloud global distributed platforms and products, and operates and manages certain Company networks. The Private Cloud Agreement expires on March 31, 2030. Fixed minimum commitments under the Private Cloud Agreement at September 30, 2026 are $51.9 million through March 31, 2030, the final year of the contract.
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Cloud Services Resale Agreement
On December 31, 2021, the Company and Presidio Networked Solutions LLC (“Presidio”), a reseller of services of Amazon Web Services, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “AWS”), entered into an Order Form and AWS Private Pricing Addendum, dated December 31, 2021 (the “Order Form”), to the Cloud Services Resale Agreement, dated December 15, 2017, as amended (together with the Order Form, the “AWS Cloud Agreement”), whereby Presidio will resell to the Company certain public cloud infrastructure and related services provided by AWS for the operation, management and support of the Company’s cloud global distributed platforms and products. The AWS Cloud Agreement expires on December 31, 2026. There was no commitment remaining under the AWS Cloud Agreement as of September 30, 2026.
Investments
The Company has an equity method investment that is a variable interest in a variable interest entity. The Company is not the primary beneficiary and therefore does not consolidate the investee. The Company’s potential maximum loss exposure related to its unconsolidated investments in this variable interest entity totaled $23.3 million as of September 30, 2026, which represents the carrying value of the Company's investment.
In addition, as of September 30, 2026, the Company has future commitments to fund $20.0 million to the Company’s other investees.
Litigation
Broadridge or its subsidiaries are subject to various claims and legal matters that arise in the normal course of business (referred to as “Litigation”). The Company establishes reserves for Litigation and other loss contingencies when it is both probable that a loss will occur, and the amount of such loss can reasonably be estimated. For certain Litigation matters which the Company does not believe it probable that a loss will occur at this time, the Company is able to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses in excess of established reserves. Management currently estimates an aggregate range of reasonably possible losses for such matters of up to $5.0 million in excess of any established reserves. The Litigation matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and it is reasonably possible that the actual results may vary significantly from this estimate. The Company’s management currently believes that resolution of any outstanding legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. However, legal matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and there exists the possibility that the ultimate resolution of these matters could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations in the period in which any such effects are recorded.
Other
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts in which it makes representations and warranties that relate to the performance of the Company’s products and services. The Company does not expect any material losses related to such representations and warranties, or collateral arrangements.
The Company’s business process outsourcing and mutual fund processing services are performed by Broadridge Business Process Outsourcing, LLC (“BBPO”), an indirect subsidiary, which is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Although BBPO’s FINRA membership agreement allows it to engage in clearing and the retailing of corporate securities in addition to mutual fund retailing on a wire order basis, BBPO does not clear customer transactions, process any retail business or carry customer accounts. As a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA, BBPO is subject to the Uniform Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which requires BBPO to maintain a minimum net capital amount. At September 30, 2026, BBPO was in compliance with this net capital requirement. BBPO, as a participant of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), is also subject to DTC Section 1.B.iii which requires BBPO to maintain a minimum excess net capital amount. At September 30, 2026, BBPO was in compliance with this excess net capital requirement.
In addition, Matrix Trust Company, a subsidiary of the Company, is a Colorado State non-depository trust company and National Securities Clearing Corporation trust member, whose primary business is to provide cash agent, custodial and directed trustee services to institutional customers, and investment management services to collective investment trust funds. As a result, Matrix Trust Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Colorado Division of Banking and the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, as well as the National Securities Clearing Corporation. Specific capital requirements that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items, when applicable, must be met. At September 30, 2026, Matrix Trust Company was in compliance with its capital requirements.
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NOTE 17. CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) BY COMPONENT
The following tables summarize the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) for the three and three months ended September 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively:
| Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Post- Retirement Liabilities | Cash Flow Hedge | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at June 30, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Post- Retirement Liabilities | Cash Flow Hedge | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at June 30, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
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NOTE 18. INTERIM FINANCIAL DATA BY SEGMENT
The Company operates in two reportable segments: Investor Communication Solutions and Global Technology and Operations. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation” for a further description of the Company’s reportable segments.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The chief operating decision maker utilizes earnings before income taxes, to make decisions on resource allocation, including investment of profits, potential acquisitions, or return of capital. The chief operating decision maker does not review assets and capital expenditures in evaluating the results of the Company’s segments, therefore such information is not presented.
| Investor Communication Solutions (a), (b) | Global Technology and Operations (a), (b) | Total Reportable Segments | Corporate and Other (c) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amortization of other assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other direct expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investor Communication Solutions (a), (b) | Global Technology and Operations (a), (b) | Total Reportable Segments | Corporate and Other (c) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Amortization of other assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other direct expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Other direct expenses included in the Segment earnings (loss) before income taxes include interest, distribution, labor, lease, data center, and other expenses that are directly incurred by the segment.
(b)Other segment items include expenses related to centrally managed activities that are allocated to the reportable segments based on usage and other factors.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes thereto included elsewhere herein. Certain information contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature and which may be identified by the use of words such as “expects,” “assumes,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “we believe,” “could be,” “on track” and other words of similar meaning, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. Our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from the results discussed in this Item 2. because of various factors, including those set forth elsewhere herein. See “Note about forward-looking statements” and “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
OVERVIEW
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a global financial technology leader powering investing, corporate governance, and communications. The Company delivers technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers, public companies, investors, and mutual funds, that enable the Company’s clients to operate, innovate and grow. The Company’s trusted expertise and transformative technology solutions help financial services companies enhance investor engagement, optimize trading and investing, and digitize communications. The principal markets in which the Company operates are located in North America and Europe. The Company operates in two reportable segments: Investor Communication Solutions (“ICS”) and Global Technology and Operations (“GTO”).
ACQUISITIONS
We frequently review our businesses to ensure we have the necessary assets to execute our strategy. We expect to acquire businesses when we identify a compelling strategic need, such as a product, service or technology that helps meet client demand, a way to achieve business scale that enables competition and operational efficiency, or similar considerations. The results of operations for acquired businesses are included in our consolidated results from the respective dates of acquisition.
Acquisitions of Businesses
In April 2026, the Company acquired CQG, Inc. (“CQG”). CQG is a Denver-based execution management system provider to futures and options market participants. CQG is included in the Company’s GTO reportable segment.
In January 2026, the Company acquired Acolin Group Holdco Limited (“Acolin”). Acolin is a European provider of cross-border fund distribution and regulatory services. Acolin is included in the Company’s ICS reportable segment.
In September 2025, the Company acquired LDI-MAP, LLC (“iJoin”), a retirement plan technology provider specializing in participant onboarding, engagement, and analytics solutions for the retirement industry. iJoin is included in the Company’s ICS reportable segment.
In August 2025, the Company acquired Signal Agency Ltd. (“Signal”), a UK-based provider of design, technology and consulting services that support omni-channel communications for financial services and other firms. Signal is included in the Company’s ICS reportable segment.
We acquired these four businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $282.8 million, net of cash acquired.
CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In management’s opinion, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results reported. The results of operations reported for interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for subsequent periods. Refer to Note 1, “Basis of Presentation” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 1 of Part 1 of this interim report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
In presenting the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Management continually evaluates the accounting policies and estimates used to prepare the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment, available information, and historical experience and are believed to be reasonable. However, actual amounts and results could differ from these estimates made by management. In management’s opinion, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results reported. The results of operations reported for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for subsequent periods. Certain accounting policies that require significant management estimates and are deemed critical to our results of operations or financial position are discussed in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the 2026 Annual Report.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Management focuses on a variety of key indicators to plan, measure and evaluate the Company’s business and financial performance. These performance indicators include Revenue, Recurring revenue, and Closed sales as well as not generally accepted accounting principles measures (“Non-GAAP”) of Adjusted Operating income, Adjusted Net earnings, Adjusted earnings per share, Free cash flow, and Recurring revenue growth constant currency. In addition, management focuses on select operating metrics specific to Broadridge of Position Growth and Internal Trade Growth, as defined below.
Refer to the section “Explanation and Reconciliation of the Company’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of Adjusted Operating income, Adjusted Net earnings, Adjusted earnings per share, Free cash flow and Recurring revenue growth constant currency to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, and an explanation for why these Non-GAAP metrics provide useful information to investors and how management uses these Non-GAAP metrics for operational and financial decision-making. Refer to the section “Results of Operations” for a description of Closed sales and an explanation of why Closed sales is a useful performance metric for management and investors.
Revenues
Revenues are primarily generated from fees for processing and distributing investor communications and fees for technology-enabled services and solutions. The Company monitors revenue in each of our two reportable segments as a key measure of success in addressing our clients’ needs. Revenues from fees are derived from both recurring and event-driven activity. The level of recurring and event-driven activity the Company processes directly impacts distribution revenues. While event-driven activity is highly repeatable, it may not recur on an annual basis. Event-driven revenues are based on the number of special events and corporate transactions the Company processes. Event-driven activity is impacted by financial market conditions and changes in regulatory compliance requirements, resulting in fluctuations in the timing and levels of event-driven revenues. Distribution revenues primarily include revenues related to the physical mailing of proxy materials, interim communications, transaction reporting, customer communications and fulfillment services as well as administrative services related to our fund processing solutions.
Recurring revenue growth represents the Company’s total annual revenue growth, less growth from event-driven and distribution revenues. We distinguish recurring revenue growth between organic and acquired:
•Organic – Includes recurring revenue generated from Net New Business and Internal Growth.
•Acquired – Includes recurring revenue generated from acquired services in the first twelve months following the date of acquisition. This type of growth comes as a result of our strategy to purchase, integrate, and leverage the value of assets we acquire.
Revenues and Recurring revenue are useful metrics for investors in understanding how management measures and evaluates the Company’s ongoing operational performance. See “Results of Operations” as well as Note 3, “Revenue Recognition” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.
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Position Growth and Internal Trade Growth
The Company uses select operating metrics specific to Broadridge of Position Growth and Internal Trade Growth in evaluating its business results and identifying trends affecting its business. Position Growth is comprised of “equity position growth” and “mutual fund/ETF position growth.” Equity position growth measures the estimated annual change in positions eligible for equity proxy materials. Equity revenue position growth excludes small or fractional equity positions for which the Company does not recognize revenue (“non-revenue positions”). Mutual fund/ETF position growth measures the estimated change in mutual fund and exchange traded fund positions eligible for interim communications. These metrics are calculated from equity proxy and mutual fund/ETF position data reported to Broadridge for the same issuers or funds in both the current and prior year periods.
Internal Trade Growth represents the estimated change in daily average trade volumes for Broadridge securities processing clients whose contracts are linked to trade volumes and who were on Broadridge’s trading platforms in both the current and prior year periods. Position Growth and Internal Trade Growth are useful non-financial metrics for investors in understanding how management measures and evaluates Broadridge’s ongoing operational performance within its Investor Communication Solutions and Global Technology and Operations reportable segments, respectively.
Position Growth and Internal Trade Growth for the three months ended September 30, 2026, and 2025, are as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Position Growth | |||||||||||
| Equity positions | 16 | % | 12 | % | |||||||
| Equity revenue positions | 11 | % | 7 | % | |||||||
| Mutual fund / ETF positions | 16 | % | 2 | % | |||||||
| Internal Trade Growth | 7 | % | 17 | % | |||||||
Results of Operations
The following discussions of Analysis of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Analysis of Reportable Segments refer to the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025. The Analysis of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings should be read in conjunction with the Analysis of Reportable Segments, which provides a more detailed discussion concerning certain components of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
The following references are utilized in the discussions of Analysis of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Analysis of Reportable Segments:
“Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property” and “Acquisition and Integration Costs” represent certain non-cash amortization expenses associated with acquired intangible assets and purchased intellectual property assets, as well as certain transaction and integration costs associated with the Company’s acquisition activities, respectively.
“Gains or Losses on Digital Assets” represent the unrealized gains or losses, as applicable, related to the mark to market of the Company’s digital asset holdings and the realized and unrealized gains or losses, as applicable, associated with the Canton Digital Asset Treasury transaction. Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for details related to realized and unrealized gains or losses.
“Net New Business” refers to recurring revenue from Closed sales for the initial twelve-month contract period after which the client goes live with the Company’s service(s), less recurring revenue from client losses.
“Internal Growth” is a component of recurring revenue and generally reflects year over year changes in existing services to our existing customers’ multi-year contracts beyond the initial twelve-month period in which it was included in Net New Business.
“Recurring revenue growth constant currency” refers to our Recurring revenue growth presented on a constant currency basis to exclude the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations.
“Restructuring and Other Related Costs” consists of severance and other costs related to workforce actions resulting, in part, from the Company’s AI and productivity initiatives in fiscal year 2027 and the closure of substantially all operations of a production facility in fiscal year 2026.
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The following definitions describe the Company’s Revenues:
Revenues in the Investor Communication Solutions segment are derived from both recurring and event-driven activity, in addition to distribution revenues. The level of recurring and event-driven activity we process directly impacts revenues. While event-driven activity is highly repeatable, it may not recur on an annual basis. The types of services we provide that comprise event-driven activity are:
•Mutual Fund Proxy: The proxy and related services we provide to mutual funds when certain events occur requiring a shareholder vote including changes in directors, sub-advisors, fee structures, investment restrictions, and mergers of funds.
•Mutual Fund Communications: Mutual fund communications services consist primarily of the distribution on behalf of mutual funds of supplemental information required to be provided to the annual mutual fund prospectus as a result of certain triggering events such as a change in portfolio managers. In addition, mutual fund communications consist of notices and marketing materials such as newsletters.
•Equity Proxy Contests and Specials, Corporate Actions, and Other: The proxy services we provide in connection with shareholder meetings driven by special events such as proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions, and tender/exchange offers.
Event-driven revenues are based on the number of special events and corporate transactions we process. Event-driven activity is impacted by financial market conditions and changes in regulatory compliance requirements, resulting in fluctuations in the timing and levels of event-driven revenues. As such, the timing and level of event-driven activity and its potential impact on revenues and earnings are difficult to forecast.
Generally, mutual fund proxy activity has been subject to a greater level of volatility than the other components of event-driven activity. For the three months ended September 30, 2026, mutual fund proxy revenues were 74% lower than the three months ended September 30, 2025. During fiscal year 2026, mutual fund proxy revenues were flat compared to the prior fiscal year. Although it is difficult to forecast the levels of event-driven activity, we expect that the portion of revenues derived from mutual fund proxy activity may continue to experience volatility in the future.
Distribution revenues primarily include revenues related to the physical mailing of proxy materials, interim communications, transaction reporting, customer communications and fulfillment services, as well as administrative services related to our fund processing solutions.
Distribution cost of revenues consists primarily of postage-related expenses incurred in connection with our Investor Communication Solutions segment, as well as administrative services expenses related to our fund processing solutions. These costs are reflected in Cost of revenues.
Closed sales represent an estimate of the expected annual recurring revenue for new client contracts that were signed by Broadridge in the current reporting period. Closed sales does not include event-driven or distribution activity. We consider contract terms, expected client volumes or activity, knowledge of the marketplace and experience with our clients, among other factors, when determining the estimate. Management uses Closed sales to measure the effectiveness of our sales and marketing programs, as an indicator of expected future revenues and as a performance metric in determining incentive compensation.
Closed sales is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue or other income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Closed sales is a useful metric for investors in understanding how management measures and evaluates our ongoing operational performance.
The inherent variability of transaction volumes and activity levels can result in some variability of amounts reported as actual achieved Closed sales. Larger Closed sales can take up to 12 to 24 months or longer to convert to revenues, particularly for the services provided by our Global Technology and Operations segment. For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, we reported Closed sales net of a 5% allowance adjustment. Consequently, our reported Closed sales amounts will not be adjusted for actual revenues achieved because these adjustments are estimated in the period the sale is reported. We assess this allowance amount at the end of each fiscal year to establish the appropriate allowance for the subsequent year using the trailing five years actual data as the starting point, normalized for outlying factors, if any, to enhance the accuracy of the allowance.
Closed sales for the three months ended September 30, 2026 were $35.6 million, an increase of $3.0 million, or 10%, compared to $32.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. Closed sales for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025 are net of an allowance adjustment of $1.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively.
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ANALYSIS OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
The table below presents Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings data for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and the dollar and percentage changes between periods:
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| Revenues | $ | 1,668.7 | $ | 1,589.4 | $ | 79.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 1,240.3 | 1,166.8 | 73.5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 254.9 | 233.9 | 21.0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,495.2 | 1,400.7 | 94.5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 173.5 | 188.8 | (15.3) | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Margin | 10.4 | % | 11.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (27.1) | (24.2) | (3.0) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expenses), net | (36.7) | 48.5 | (85.2) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 109.7 | 213.1 | (103.4) | (49) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 14.9 | 47.7 | (32.8) | (69) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 13.6 | % | 22.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 94.8 | $ | 165.4 | $ | (70.6) | (43) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.83 | $ | 1.41 | $ | (0.58) | (41) | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.83 | $ | 1.40 | $ | (0.57) | (41) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 113.6 | 117.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 114.3 | 118.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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NM - Not Meaningful
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Revenues
The table below presents Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings data for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and the dollar and percentage changes between periods:
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| Recurring revenues | $ | 1,083.1 | $ | 977.5 | $ | 105.6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Event-driven revenues | 67.4 | 113.8 | (46.4) | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution revenues | 518.2 | 498.1 | 20.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,668.7 | $ | 1,589.4 | $ | 79.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Net New Business | Internal Growth | Acquisitions | Foreign Exchange | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring revenue Growth Drivers | 2pts | 7pts | 2pts | (0pts) | 11 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues increased $79.3 million, or 5%, to $1,668.7 million from $1,589.4 million.
•Recurring revenues increased $105.6 million, or 11%, to $1,083.1 million. Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 11%, driven by 9pts from Organic growth.
•Event-driven revenues decreased $46.4 million, or 41%, as lower mutual fund proxy revenues were partially offset by higher equity and other revenue.
•Distribution revenues increased $20.0 million, or 4%, driven primarily by the postage rate increase of approximately $18 million.
Total operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $94.5 million, or 7%, to $1,495.2 million from $1,400.7 million:
•Cost of revenues - the increase of $73.5 million primarily reflects higher expenses in technology, labor, and distribution costs in our ICS segment, including the increase in postage rates of approximately $18.0 million, and higher expenses related to acquisitions.
•Selling, general and administrative expenses - the increase of $21.0 million primarily reflects higher labor and compensation-related expenses, including Restructuring and Other related costs.
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net was $27.1 million, an increase of $3.0 million, from $24.2 million. The increase was primarily due to higher average borrowings and higher borrowing costs.
Other non-operating income (expenses), net. Other non-operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2026 were $36.7 million, compared to Other non-operating income of $48.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The decreased Earnings before income taxes was primarily as a result of non-cash Losses on Digital Assets of $40.2 million in the current year period compared to a gain of $45.8 million in the prior year period. Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for details related to the Company’s Canton Coin holdings and the Canton Digital Asset Treasury.
Provision for income taxes.
•Effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026: 13.6%
•Effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025: 22.4%
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily attributable to transferable federal tax credits which relate to the prior tax year.
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ANALYSIS OF REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
Broadridge has two reportable segments: (1) Investor Communication Solutions and (2) Global Technology and Operations.
The primary components of “Corporate and Other” are certain gains, losses, centrally managed activities, and non-operating expenses that have not been allocated to the reportable segments, such as interest expense.
Certain corporate expenses, as well as certain centrally managed expenses, are allocated based upon budgeted amounts in a reasonable manner. Because the Company compensates the management of its various businesses on, among other factors, segment profit, the Company may elect to record certain segment-related operating and non-operating expense items in Corporate and Other rather than reflect such items in segment profit.
Revenues
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| Investor Communication Solutions | $ | 1,153.2 | $ | 1,130.0 | $ | 23.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Technology and Operations | 515.5 | 459.5 | 56.0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,668.7 | $ | 1,589.4 | $ | 79.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings Before Income Taxes
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| Investor Communication Solutions | $ | 103.9 | $ | 126.4 | $ | (22.5) | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Technology and Operations | 98.6 | 67.3 | 31.2 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | (92.8) | 19.3 | (112.2) | (581) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 109.7 | $ | 213.1 | $ | (103.4) | (49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The amount of amortization of acquired intangibles and purchased intellectual property by segment is as follows:
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| Investor Communication Solutions | $ | 6.2 | $ | 9.8 | $ | (3.6) | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Technology and Operations | 32.8 | 41.0 | (8.2) | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 38.9 | $ | 50.8 | $ | (11.8) | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Investor Communication Solutions
The table below presents Revenues and Earnings before income taxes for the Investor Communications Solutions segment:
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| Recurring revenues | $ | 567.6 | $ | 518.0 | $ | 49.6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event-driven revenues | 67.4 | 113.8 | (46.4) | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution revenues | 518.2 | 498.1 | 20.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,153.2 | $ | 1,130.0 | $ | 23.2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | $ | 103.9 | $ | 126.4 | $ | (22.5) | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax Margin | 9.0 | % | 11.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net New Business | Internal Growth | Acquisitions | Foreign Exchange | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring revenue Growth Drivers | 2pts | 6pts | 1pt | (0pts) | 10 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2026:
•Recurring revenues increased $49.6 million, or 10%, to $567.6 million. Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 10%, driven by 8pts of Organic growth.
•By product line, Recurring revenue growth and Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) were as follows:
◦Regulatory rose 17% and 17%, respectively. Equity revenue position growth was 11% and Mutual fund/ETF position growth was 16%.
◦Data-driven fund solutions increased 10% and 10%, respectively, driven by growth from the acquisitions of Acolin and iJoin and in data and analytics revenues.
◦Issuer rose 4% and 4%, respectively, driven by growth in disclosure solutions.
◦Customer communications rose 3% and 3%, respectively, driven by growth in digital and print revenues, as well as the acquisition of Signal.
•Event-driven revenues decreased $46.4 million, or 41%, as lower mutual fund proxy revenues were partially offset by higher equity and other revenue.
•Distribution revenues increased $20.0 million, or 4%, driven primarily by the postage rate increases of approximately $18.0 million.
•Earnings before income taxes decreased $22.5 million, or 18%, to $103.9 million. The earnings benefit from higher Recurring revenue was offset by lower Event-driven revenues and higher Operating expenses. Operating expenses rose 5%, or $45.7 million, to $1,049.2 million driven by higher distribution and technology expenses, as well as the impact of acquisitions.
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Global Technology and Operations
The table below presents Revenues and Earnings before income taxes for the Global Technology and Operations segment:
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| Recurring revenues | $ | 515.5 | $ | 459.5 | $ | 56.0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes | $ | 98.6 | $ | 67.3 | $ | 31.2 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax Margin | 19.1 | % | 14.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net New Business | Internal Growth | Acquisitions | Foreign Exchange | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring revenue Growth Drivers | 2pts | 8pts | 3pts | (0pts) | 12 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2026:
•Recurring revenues increased $56.0 million, or 12%, to $515.5 million. Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) was 13%, driven by 10pts of Organic growth and 3pts from the acquisition of CQG.
•By product line, Recurring revenue growth and Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) were as follows:
◦Capital Markets rose 17% and 17%, respectively, driven by 12pts of Organic growth, including a 4pt benefit from higher software term license revenues and 5pts from the acquisition of CQG.
◦Wealth and Investment Management rose 5% and 6%, respectively, all Organic, including 3pts of higher software term license revenues.
•Earnings before income taxes increased $31.2 million, or 47%, to $98.6 million, as higher revenues more than offset higher expenses. Operating expenses rose 6%, or $24.8 million, to $417.0 million driven by higher revenue and technology expenses, as well as the impact of the CQG acquisition.
Corporate and Other
Loss before income taxes was $92.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, a $112.2 million reduction compared to Earnings before income taxes of $19.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
•The decreased earnings before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the non-cash Losses on Digital Assets of $40.2 million in the current year period compared to a gain of $45.8 million in the prior year period, and Restructuring and Other Related Costs of $15.2 million in the current year period. Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for details related to the Company’s Canton Coin holdings and the Canton Digital Asset Treasury.
Explanation and Reconciliation of the Company’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company’s results in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP except where otherwise noted. In certain circumstances, Non-GAAP results have been presented. These Non-GAAP measures are Adjusted Operating income, Adjusted Operating income margin, Adjusted Net earnings, Adjusted earnings per share, Free cash flow and Recurring revenue growth constant currency. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results.
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The Company believes our Non-GAAP financial measures help investors understand how management plans, measures and evaluates the Company’s business performance. Management believes that Non-GAAP measures provide consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors’ understanding of the Company’s operating results and trends by providing an additional basis for comparison. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to, among other things, evaluate our ongoing operations, and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. In addition, and as a consequence of the importance of these Non-GAAP financial measures in managing our business, the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors incorporates Non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation process for determining management compensation.
Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Income Margin, Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
These Non-GAAP measures reflect Operating income, Operating income margin, Net earnings, and Diluted earnings per share, and are adjusted to exclude the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items, the exclusion of which management believes provides insight regarding our ongoing operating performance. Depending on the period presented, these adjusted measures exclude the impact of certain of the following items:
(i) Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, which represent non-cash amortization expenses associated with the Company’s acquisition activities.
(ii) Acquisition and Integration Costs, which represent certain transaction and integration costs associated with the Company’s acquisition activities.
(iii) Restructuring and Other Related Costs, which represent severance related to workforce actions resulting, in part, from the Company’s AI and productivity initiatives in fiscal year 2027 and severance and other costs related to the closure of substantially all operations of a production facility in fiscal year 2026. Refer to Note 14, “Payables and Accrued Expenses” for further details.
(iv) Gains or Losses on Digital Assets, which represent the unrealized gains or losses, as applicable, related to the mark to market of the Company’s digital asset holdings and the realized and unrealized gains or losses, as applicable, associated with the Canton Digital Asset Treasury transaction. Refer to Note 8, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” for details related to realized and unrealized gains or losses.
We exclude Acquisition and Integration Costs, Restructuring and Other Related Costs, and Gains or Losses on Digital Assets from our Adjusted Operating income (as applicable) and other adjusted earnings measures because excluding such information provides us with an understanding of the results from the primary operations of our business and enhances comparability across fiscal reporting periods, as these items are not reflective of our underlying operations or performance.
We also exclude the impact of Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property, as these non-cash amounts are significantly impacted by the timing and size of individual acquisitions and do not factor into the Company's capital allocation decisions, management compensation metrics or multi-year objectives. Furthermore, management believes that this adjustment enables better comparison of our results as Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property will not recur in future periods once such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Although we exclude Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property from our adjusted earnings measures, our management believes that it is important for investors to understand that these intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. Any future acquisitions may result in the amortization of additional intangible assets.
Free Cash Flow
In addition to the Non-GAAP financial measures discussed above, we provide Free cash flow information because we consider Free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated that could be used for dividends, share repurchases, strategic acquisitions, other investments, as well as debt servicing. Free cash flow is a Non-GAAP financial measure and is defined by the Company as Net cash flows provided by operating activities less Capital expenditures as well as Software purchases and capitalized internal use software.
Recurring Revenue Growth Constant Currency
As a multi-national company, we are subject to variability of our reported U.S. dollar results due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The exclusion of the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations from our Recurring revenue growth, or what we refer to as amounts expressed “on a constant currency basis,” is a Non-GAAP measure. We believe that excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations from our Recurring revenue growth provides additional information that enables enhanced comparison to prior periods.
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Changes in Recurring revenue growth expressed on a constant currency basis are presented excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations. To present this information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in effect during the corresponding period of the comparative year, rather than at the actual average exchange rates in effect during the current fiscal year.
Reconciliation of such Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures (unaudited)
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| Operating income (GAAP) | $ | 173.5 | $ | 188.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property | 38.9 | 50.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition and Integration Costs | 1.9 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and Other Related Costs (a) | 15.2 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Operating income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 229.6 | $ | 251.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income margin (GAAP) | 10.4 | % | 11.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Operating income margin (Non-GAAP) | 13.8 | % | 15.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net earnings (GAAP) | $ | 94.8 | $ | 165.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property | 38.9 | 50.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition and Integration Costs | 1.9 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and Other Related Costs (a) | 15.2 | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gains or Losses on Digital Assets | 40.2 | (45.8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal of adjustments | 96.3 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax impact of adjustments (b) | (13.2) | (3.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Net earnings (Non-GAAP) | $ | 177.9 | $ | 178.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) | $ | 0.83 | $ | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Acquired Intangibles and Purchased Intellectual Property | 0.34 | 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition and Integration Costs | 0.02 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and Other Related Costs (a) | 0.13 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gains or Losses on Digital Assets | 0.35 | (0.39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal of adjustments | 0.84 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax impact of adjustments (b) | (0.12) | (0.03) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP) | $ | 1.56 | $ | 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) Restructuring and Other Related Costs for the three months ended September 30, 2026 represent severance related to workforce actions resulting, in part, from the Company’s AI and productivity initiatives. The Company continues to evaluate expanding these actions as it investigates additional AI and other productivity initiatives.
Restructuring and Other Related Costs for the three months ended September 30, 2025 consist of severance and other costs related to the closure of substantially all operations of a production facility. Actions and associated costs related to the closure were completed in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026.
Costs incurred are not reflected in segment profit and are recorded within Corporate and Other.
(b) Calculated using the GAAP effective tax rate, adjusted to exclude $0.1 million and $1.9 million of excess tax benefits associated with stock-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For purposes of calculating the Adjusted earnings per share, the same adjustments were made on a per share basis.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) | $ | 93.2 | $ | 42.3 | |||||||
| Capital expenditures and Software purchases and capitalized internal use software | (16.9) | (29.6) | |||||||||
| Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) | $ | 76.3 | $ | 12.7 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investor Communication Solutions | Regulatory | Data-Driven Fund Solutions | Issuer | Customer Communications | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring revenue growth (GAAP) | 17 | % | 10 | % | 4 | % | 3 | % | 10 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of foreign currency exchange | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) | 17 | % | 10 | % | 4 | % | 3 | % | 10 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| Global Technology and Operations | Capital Markets | Wealth and Investment Management | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Recurring revenue growth (GAAP) | 17 | % | 5 | % | 12 | % | |||||||||||
| Impact of foreign currency exchange | 0 | % | 1 | % | 0 | % | |||||||||||
| Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) | 17 | % | 6 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||
| Consolidated | Total | ||||
| Recurring revenue growth (GAAP) | 11 | % | |||
| Impact of foreign currency exchange | 0 | % | |||
| Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) | 11 | % | |||
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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic cash | $ | 56.3 | $ | 103.1 | ||||||||||
| Cash held by foreign subsidiaries | 151.7 | 241.0 | ||||||||||||
| Cash held by regulated entities | 76.1 | 58.8 | ||||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $ | 284.1 | $ | 402.9 | ||||||||||
At September 30, 2026, Cash and cash equivalents were $284.1 million and Total stockholders’ equity was $2,614.0 million. At the current time, and in future periods, we expect cash generated by our operations, together with existing cash, cash equivalents, and borrowings from the capital markets, to be sufficient to cover cash needs for working capital, capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions, dividends and common stock repurchases.
We expect existing domestic cash, cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and borrowing capacity to continue to be sufficient to fund our domestic operating activities and cash commitments for investing and financing activities, such as regular quarterly dividends, debt repayment schedules, and material capital expenditures, for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future. In addition, we expect existing foreign cash, cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and borrowing capacity to continue to be sufficient to fund our foreign operating activities and cash commitments for investing activities, such as material capital expenditures, for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future. If these funds are needed for our operations in the U.S., we may be required to pay additional foreign taxes to repatriate these funds. However, while we may do so at a future date, the Company does not need to repatriate future foreign earnings to fund U.S. operations.
Our financing strategy is designed to maintain adequate liquidity and financial flexibility, support our operating and strategic investment needs, and provide efficient access to capital markets. We maintain a diversified borrowing profile through a mix of debt instruments enabling us to manage our capital structure, funding costs, and refinancing risk. Our borrowings include: the Fiscal 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, Fiscal 2026 Term Loan, Fiscal 2020 Senior Notes, Fiscal 2021 Senior Notes, and Fiscal 2026 Senior Notes, each of which are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are ranked equally in right of payment.
Future principal payments on the Company’s outstanding debt are as follows:
| Years ending June 30, | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,148.7 | $ | 1,750.0 | $ | 500.0 | $ | 3,398.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please refer to Note 12, “Borrowings” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1. of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion, including outstanding borrowings and available capacity under the Company’s borrowing arrangements.
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Cash Flows
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| Change | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | $ | 93.2 | $ | 42.3 | $ | 50.9 | |||||||||||
| Net cash flows from investing activities | (20.5) | (100.0) | 79.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash flows from financing activities | (192.4) | (214.2) | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and cash equivalents | 0.8 | 1.1 | (0.2) | ||||||||||||||
| Net change in Cash and cash equivalents | $ | (118.8) | $ | (270.8) | $ | 152.0 | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) | $ | 93.2 | $ | 42.3 | $ | 50.9 | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures and Software purchases and capitalized internal use software | (16.9) | (29.6) | 12.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) | $ | 76.3 | $ | 12.7 | $ | 63.6 | |||||||||||
The increase in cash from operating activities of $50.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in cash used for Accounts payable and accrued expenses of $113.4 million, partially offset by a decrease in Net earnings of $70.6 million.
The increase in cash from investing activities of $79.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025, was primarily driven by a decrease in cash used for acquisitions of $54.4 million as well as a decrease in cash used for Software purchases and capitalized internal use software of $12.8 million.
The increase in cash from financing activities of $21.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025, primarily reflects an increase in net borrowings of $96.7 million, partially offset by an increase in cash used for stock buybacks net of cash proceeds for stock option issuances of $64.1 million.
Seasonality
Processing and distributing proxy materials and annual reports to investors comprises a large portion of our Investor Communication Solutions business. We process and distribute the greatest number of proxy materials and annual reports during our third and fourth fiscal quarters. The recurring periodic activity of this business is linked to significant filing deadlines imposed by law on public reporting companies. This has caused our revenues, operating income, net earnings, and cash flows from operating activities to be higher in our third and fourth fiscal quarters. The seasonality of our revenues makes it difficult to estimate future operating results based on the results of any specific fiscal quarter and could affect an investor’s ability to compare our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows on a fiscal quarter-by-quarter basis.
Contractual Obligations
Refer to Note 16, “Contractual Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” to our Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 1. of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a more detailed discussion of the Company’s contractual obligations.
Recently-issued Accounting Pronouncements
Please refer to Note 2, “New Accounting Pronouncements” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 1. of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a discussion on the impact of new accounting pronouncements.
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk previously disclosed in Item 7A. of our 2026 Annual Report.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2026. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2026 were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to claims and litigation. While the outcome of any claim or litigation is inherently unpredictable, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. For information concerning the Company’s legal proceedings, reference is made to Note 16, “Contractual Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” to the unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” disclosed under Item 1A. to Part I in our 2026 Annual Report. You should be aware that these risk factors and other information may not describe every risk facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors we have disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2026 Annual Report.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Share Repurchase Plan Authorization
On August 3, 2026, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program under which Broadridge may repurchase up to $1.5 billion of its outstanding common stock (the “2026 Share Repurchase Program”). This authorization replaces the 3.5 million shares remaining under the Board’s previous authorization last approved in 2019 (the “2019 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2026 Share Repurchase program has no expiration date and may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time at the discretion of the Board. Repurchases under the 2026 Share Repurchase Program may be made from time to time in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, transactions pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements, or other transactions permitted by applicable securities laws and regulations. The timing, number, and value of shares repurchased will depend on market conditions, the market price of Broadridge’s common stock, available liquidity, capital allocation priorities, applicable legal requirements, and other factors considered relevant by management and the Board.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table contains information about our purchases of our equity securities for each of the three months during our first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | Maximum Number of Shares or Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 Share Repurchase Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | 3,464,789 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Share Repurchase Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026 | 1,027,522 | 175.37 | 1,026,491 | $ | 1,319,980,848 | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026 | 111,205 | 179.88 | 111,205 | $ | 1,299,977,397 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1,138,727 | $ | 175.81 | 1,137,696 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes 1,031 shares purchased from employees to pay taxes related to the vesting of stock-based compensation awards.
(2)During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026, the Company repurchased 1,137,696 shares of common stock at an average price of $175.81, all of which were under the Company’s 2026 Share Repurchase Program. At September 30, 2026, the Company had $1.3 billion available for repurchase under its 2026 Share Repurchase Program. Any share repurchases will be made in the open market or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with applicable legal requirements and other factors.
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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On August 12, 2026 , the Company’s Director , Maura Markus , adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the “Markus 10b5-1 Plan”) for the sale of securities of the Company. The Markus 10b5-1 Plan allows for the contemporaneous exercise of options and sale of up to 4,753 underlying shares of the Company’s common stock received upon exercise, subject to the satisfaction of the Company’s stock retention and holding period requirements. The Markus 10b5-1 Plan will expire on November 17, 2026 .
The Markus 10b5-1 Plan
Item 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are being filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
31.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||||
31.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||||
32.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||||
32.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||||||
| 101 | The following financial statements from the Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, (iii) condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2026 and June 30, 2026, (iv) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, (v) condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and (vi) the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: November 3, 2026 | By: | /s/ Ashima Ghei | |||||||||
| Ashima Ghei | |||||||||||
| Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||
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