Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) reported $1.81 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $2.44 for the same period compares to $2.23 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.86 billion, representing a surprise of -2.51%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.09%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.39.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Broadridge Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Global Technology and Operations: $464.10 million versus $468.76 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.2% change.
• Investor Communication Solutions- Total ICS Recurring revenues: $739.80 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $751.64 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.5%.
• Investor Communication Solutions- ICS Event-driven revenues- Equity and other: $31.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $36.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -31.7%.
• Investor Communication Solutions- ICS Event-driven revenues- Mutual funds: $21.30 million compared to the $29.16 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1% year over year.
• Investor Communication Solutions- Total ICS Event-driven revenues: $52.70 million versus $65.28 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -21.3% change.
• Investor Communication Solutions- Distribution revenues: $555 million versus $572.92 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.1% change.
• Revenues- Investor Communication Solutions: $1.35 billion compared to the $1.39 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.5% year over year.
• Investor Communication Solutions- ICS Recurring revenues- Data-driven fund solutions: $114.80 million compared to the $112.59 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.1% year over year.
• Investor Communication Solutions- ICS Recurring revenues- Issuer: $60.50 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $63.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.5%.
• Investor Communication Solutions- ICS Recurring revenues- Customer communications: $199.50 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $201.44 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.6%.
• Global Technology and Operations- GTO Recurring revenues- Capital markets: $289.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $290.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.9%.
• Global Technology and Operations- GTO Recurring revenues- Wealth and investment management: $174.70 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $178.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.7%.

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Shares of Broadridge Financial have returned -1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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