COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
BR vs CTSH
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BR scored 71.6, CTSH scored 76.8 — CTSH leads.
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Different reporting periods. BR's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but CTSH's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions,
71.6
$182.18 · $20.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.2
CTSH leads
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
76.8
$61.87 · $27.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestCTSH13.3x
- Fastest growthBR+8.5%
- Strongest balance sheetCTSH0.14
- Highest qualityBR81 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueCTSH-44%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BR
stronger →← stronger
CTSH
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
81
77
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
70
59
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
81
BR is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BR
CTSH
$1.3bC+
FCF
$2.5bB
+8.5%B
Rev
+6.5%C+
1.24C
D/E
0.14B+
19.0xA-
P/E
13.3xA
1.91C+
PEG
0.97B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
BR
CTSH
13% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
44% below
~3%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
+6%
1-yr DCF upside
+64%
+15%
5-yr DCF upside
+80%
+31%
10-yr DCF upside
+106%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BR
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
CTSH
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
The companies
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions,
Why now
Information Technology Services · market cap $20.8b. Down 31% from 52-week high of $263.00 — deep drawdown territory. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $213.25 (implying +17% upside).
Moat
Net margin 15% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 40% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 114% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Down 31% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Why now
Information Technology Services · market cap $27.9b. Down 29% from 52-week high of $87.03 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.97 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 25 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $63.94 (implying +3% upside).
Moat
ROE 15% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 111% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
BR leads CTSH by 0.1 points (77.7 to 77.6), its sharpest advantage coming in Rev (grade B). A contrarian could still prefer CTSH, which trades about 48% below our DCF fair value — a margin of safety the score doesn't reward. Note they play different roles — BR screens as growth, CTSH screens as value — so the model rewards different traits for each.
Our AI analyst is busy right now, so this verdict is drawn directly from the pillars, grades and DCF above.
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Where BR and CTSH diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.2 points in favor of CTSH. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueBR 59.0 · CTSH 80.7CTSH +21.7
- GrowthBR 76.6 · CTSH 69.6BR +7.0
- QualityBR 81.4 · CTSH 80.6level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.