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BR · Q2 2026 Earnings

Broadridge Financial Solutions

Reported February 3, 2026

30-second summary

Broadridge delivered Q2 revenue of $1.714B (+8% YoY) and adjusted EPS of $1.59 (+2%), and lifted the FY26 adjusted EPS growth floor from 8% to 9% while reaffirming the rest of the FY guide stack. The real signal is qualitative: management moved tokenization from "booked revenue contributor" (Q1 framing) to a concrete year-end product integration with a real-time repo capability following in FY26, and disclosed pipeline generation up more than 20% over 1H FY25. The watch item is recurring revenue — Q2's 8% constant-currency print is consistent with the higher-end-of-5-7% FY guide, but with H2 facing a flagged 4-point GTO license headwind in Q3, execution gets tighter from here.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2026

$1.59

Revenue

Q2 FY2026

$1.71B

+8.0% YoY

Operating margin

Q2 FY2026

12.0%

Key financials

Q2 FY2026

Metric	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY	Q1 FY2026	QoQ
Revenue	$1.71B	$2.06B	-17.0%	$1.59B	+7.9%
EPS	$1.59	$3.55	-55.2%	$1.51	+5.3%
Operating margin	12.0%	24.1%	-1210bps	11.9%	+10bps

Guidance

Broadridge modestly raised full-year adjusted EPS growth guidance from 8–12% to 9–12% while reaffirming recurring revenue growth, operating margin, and closed sales targets.

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Changes to prior guidance

Metric	Period	Prior guide	New guide	Δ	Result
Adjusted EPS growth (Non-GAAP)	FY 2026	8% to 12%	9% to 12%	+1 point at low end	Raised

Reaffirmed unchanged this quarter: Recurring revenue growth constant currency (Non-GAAP) (higher end of 5-7%), Adjusted Operating income margin (Non-GAAP) (20-21%), Closed sales ($290-$330 million)

Segment KPIs

Q2 FY2026

Segment	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY
Investor Communication Solutions	$1.233B	$1.601B	-23.0%
Global Technology and Operations	$0.481B	$0.465B	+3.4%
Regulatory (ICS product line)	$0.249B	—	+18.0%
Customer Communications (ICS product line)	$0.189B	—	+6.0%
Capital Markets (GTO product line)	$0.301B	—	+8.0%
Wealth and Investment Management (GTO product line)	$0.18B	—	+12.0%

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2026

Segment	Q2 FY2026	Q2 FY2025	YoY
Recurring Revenue Growth (constant currency)	8%	—	—
Adjusted Operating Income Margin	15.5%	—	—
Closed Sales	$56.8M	—	—
Equity Position Growth	17%	—	—
Equity Revenue Position Growth	11%	—	—
Mutual Fund/ETF Position Growth	15%	—	—
Internal Trade Growth	11%	14%	—
Adjusted EPS Growth (Non-GAAP)	2%	—	—

Management tone

Capacity expansion → AI/digital experiments → tokenization as booked revenue → tokenization as integrated platform.

Tokenization moved another step forward in management's framing. Last quarter, $4M of super validator recurring revenue made tokenization "real"; this quarter management committed to a year-end integration into core proxy capabilities and previewed real-time repo in FY26. The CEO's phrasing — "we expect to integrate tokenized and digital assets into our property capabilities by the end of this year...we'll extend those capabilities to include other parts of the servicing model, including corporate actions and disclosures" — converts what was a revenue line into a product roadmap commitment. The strategic implication is that Broadridge is positioning to be the connective infrastructure across legacy and tokenized rails, not a participant in either.

Shareholder engagement narrative escalated from "platform" to "multi-hundred million dollar TAM." Q1's reference point was the ExxonMobil pilot enabling retail standing voting instructions; this quarter management quantified the opportunity — "we think collectively this could add as much as a point of growth to our governance business over the next few years...a multi-hundred million dollar market" — and tied AI-native custom policy engines to reducing reliance on proxy advisors. This is the first time management has scoped the TAM explicitly.

Sales momentum reframed from "slow Q1 start" to "accelerating pipeline." Q1's closed sales of $32.5M against a $290-330M FY range was the central concern. Q2 closed sales of $56.8M brings 1H to $89.3M, still back-end-loaded but management's tell is the pipeline metric: "new pipeline generation, which is our measure of new sales opportunities, rose more than 20% over the first half of fiscal 25." That is a leading indicator that supports the unchanged $290-330M FY guide even though 1H is tracking below a linear path.

Event-driven revenue reframed (again) from variance risk to strategic accelerant. Q1's $113.8M was elevated; management used the language "we take advantage of periods of elevated event-driven revenues to accelerate our long-term growth investment" to position the windfall as fuel for tokenization and digital communications product investment rather than as a flow-through to EPS. The 100bps EPS guide floor raise is the visible signal that some of the upside is being retained.

Tokenization competitive posture flipped from defensive to offensive. The previous framing was that Broadridge would adapt to exchanges and DTCC moving into tokenization; the current framing is "managing that complexity is what we do irrespective of the model of tokenization...nearly 80% of the Fortune 500 engages [us] today to reduce the complexity of proxy." Management is asserting that complexity in the transition is the moat, not the threat.

Recurring themes management leaned on this quarter:

Tokenization as structural growth driver across equities, bonds, and future asset classesShareholder engagement modernization deepening relationship with asset managers and issuersDigital asset platform (DLR/Canton) scaling with multi-asset roadmap and real-time repo comingAI-native custom policy engines reducing reliance on proxy advisorsEvent-driven revenue volatility being redeployed to accelerate strategic roadmapCapital allocation balance between M&A (tuck-ins), buybacks, and innovation investment

Risks management surfaced:

Tokenization adoption dependent on regulatory clarity and market acceptanceDigital asset revenue moderation due to Canton minting curve schedule changes (~1 point headwind to FY26)Potential complexity increase rather than cost reduction if firms dual-maintain legacy and digital infrastructureTerm license timing headwind of 7 points to capital markets growth in Q3Interest rate sensitivity on financial advisory and retirement solutions (2-point headwind in ICS)

Answers to last quarter's watch list

Q2 closed sales pacing against the $290-330M FY range — Q2 came in at $56.8M, below the $86-99M linear pace but above the $70M "FY guide under pressure" threshold. 1H total is $89.3M, roughly 29% of the FY midpoint, meaning 2H needs ~$220M against pipeline generation that management says is +20% vs. 1H FY25.

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Q2 adjusted EPS within 13-15% of FY range — Adjusted EPS of $1.59 lands within the pre-flagged $1.20-$1.42 implied band's upper bound on the high side; against FY25 adjusted EPS of $8.55 and the new 9-12% growth range ($9.32-$9.58), Q2's $1.59 represents ~17% of the FY midpoint — modestly above the 13-15% guide, supporting the EPS floor raise.

Resolved positively

Tokenization revenue run-rate progression beyond Q1's $4M super validator print — Management did not disclose a Q2 super validator revenue figure or a forward run-rate, instead pivoting to product roadmap commitments (year-end integration, real-time repo in FY26) and flagging digital asset revenue moderation in 2H due to Canton minting curve schedule changes. The narrative deepened but the dollar disclosure didn't.

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Event-driven revenue normalizing to $50-60M/qtr — Q2 event-driven revenue was not specifically disclosed in the extracted data; management's reaffirmation of the FY guide stack and the EPS guide raise suggest event-driven landed broadly consistent with expectations.

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Acolin close and German regulatory milestones — Acolin was not called out on this print. The deal was expected to close in 1H FY26 (which has now elapsed); the company didn't disclose status.

Continue monitoring

What to watch into next quarter

Q3 closed sales as the gate to the $290-330M FY range — 2H needs roughly $200-240M of closed sales against a Q1+Q2 run of $89.3M. Pipeline generation +20% YoY supports it, but Q3 sales below ~$100M would put the FY guide under real pressure.

Recurring revenue growth in Q3 against the flagged 4-point GTO license headwind — Two quarters at +8% cc is well above the FY "higher end of 5-7%" guide; watch whether the Q3 print compresses to mid-single-digits as expected, or whether underlying momentum holds the line.

Adjusted operating margin step-up trajectory toward 20-21% FY — 1H ran at ~15.5-15.8%. Q3 needs to begin the visible ramp; below ~19% in Q3 would imply Q4 has to do extraordinary work to land the year.

Tokenization integration milestones — Management committed to integrating tokenized/digital assets into proxy capabilities by end of CY2025. Watch for explicit "completed" language on the Q3 call and any quantification of the FY26 real-time repo opportunity.

Digital asset revenue moderation magnitude — Management flagged Canton minting curve changes will reduce digital asset revenue. Watch whether the actual headwind matches the "~1 point of FY26 capital markets growth" sizing and whether tokenized equity offsets it.

Sources

Broadridge Q2 FY26 press release, SEC EDGAR: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1383312/000138331226000005/ex991earningsrelease2q2026.htm
Broadridge Q2 FY26 earnings call commentary (management prepared remarks)

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