BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
$166.83
▲ 1.3%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
BR at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 68/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 42.1% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$16.65B
P/E
17.61x
Forward P/E (est.)
12.58x
ROE
40.1%
Revenue Growth
8.2%
EPS Growth
40.5%
Profit Margin
15.0%
FCF Yield
5.7%
Debt / Equity
1.22x
ROIC
16.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
0.94x
Dividend Yield
2.7%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
2.1%
Rating Score
68/100
Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is a large-cap company in the Data Processing & Outsourced Services industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $16.65B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $6.89B in revenue and $839.50M in net profit.
Our model rates BR Favorable (68/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
28.2% average over the last 3 years
±2.1 pts around 28.0% across 6 years
grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
16.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what BR's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. BR trades near $166.83, around its 50-day average ($148.26) and 200-day average ($192.36). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 49 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. BR's is $4.63 (~2.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month BR found buyers near $133.83 (support) and sellers near $158.98 (resistance); its 52-week range is $133.83–$271.91. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
8.4%
Revenue moved from $2.90B in 2016 to $6.89B in 2025, a 10.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 8.2% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
31.3%
Operating Margin
17.3%
Net Margin
12.2%
ROE
40.1%
Broadridge Financial Solutions keeps about 15.0% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 31.3% gross margin and 17.3% operating margin. Return on equity is 40.1% and return on invested capital about 16.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$3.23B
Net Debt
$2.92B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.46x
Debt / Equity
1.22x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 1.2x, with a current ratio of 0.9x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $3.23B of total debt against $304.80M of cash.
Operating CF
$1.17B
Free Cash Flow
$1.13B
FCF Margin
16.4%
In the latest year Broadridge Financial Solutions produced about $1.17B of operating cash flow and $1.13B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.7% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
2.7%
Per share (latest FY)
$3.52
Total paid (latest FY)
$402.30M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 36% of free cash flow
48% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
17.61x
P/S
2.43x
P/B
12.43x
EV / EBITDA
—
BR trades at 17.6x trailing earnings (about 12.6x on estimated forward earnings), 2.4x sales, and 12.4x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 2.1% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$211.83
Current price
$166.83
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.13B
Growth, years 1–5
8.2%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where BR sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How BR stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), BR ranks #5 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (17.6x P/E vs. 32x median) with a higher return on equity (40.1% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (8.2% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
17.6x
median 32x
ROE vs sector
40.1%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
8.2%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#5
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $166.83 today · expected CAGR -4% – 6%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.44B | $8.04B | $8.68B | $9.37B | $10.12B |
| Net income | $892.83M | $964.25M | $1.04B | $1.12B | $1.21B |
| EPS | $8.95 | $9.66 | $10.44 | $11.27 | $12.17 |
| Share price (low) | $98.41 | $106.28 | $114.79 | $123.97 | $133.89 |
| Share price (high) | $161.04 | $173.92 | $187.83 | $202.86 | $219.09 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -41% / -3% | -20% / 2% | -12% / 4% | -7% / 5% | -4% / 6% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for BR:
- High net margins (15.0%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (40.1%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.7%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 2.7% dividend on top of any price gains.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (68/100).
The case against BR:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 1.2x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Broadridge Financial Solutions is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 17.6x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (68/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 18 Wall Street analysts covering BR recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
BR's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
BR — frequently asked questions
Is BR a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Broadridge Financial Solutions Favorable (68/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is BR's rating on The Stocks School?
Broadridge Financial Solutions currently scores 68/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does BR's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Broadridge Financial Solutions's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for BR calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this BR analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell BR. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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