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Alex Kramm

UBS · covers Technology, Financial Services, Real Estate, Industrials

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q3 (8 quarters).

Questions
66on tracked calls
Challenge rate
18%12 of 66 questions
Companies
11questioned at least once
Reporting periods
8with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 66 of 66 questions from 11 companies

CBRECBRE Group8 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 8 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q4

So maybe you can just expand on what you're seeing right now in the pipeline. Any changes in the competitive dynamics in that market

Competitive DynamicsMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Bob differentiated local FM (single complex assets, small projects) from enterprise FM, explaining the UK-to-Americas expansion model. Local margins globally slightly above BOE segment, with Americas lower during buildout phase representing future upside.

On the savings side, Bob, you gave some opportunities to have savings. Can you expand on that a little bit

Innovation & R&DCost PressureTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Bob quantified ~25% research cost savings from AI this year into next, plus savings on data collection and delivery costs. Most excited about delivering data to brokers in a more efficient self-serve way.

Calendar 2025 Q3

On the data center divestment, I don't think you've sized that. Can you just -- the one that potentially is going to slip into 2026

Capex InvestmentGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Emma clarified the $6.25-$6.35 EPS range spread is primarily driven by whether data center site dispositions in the development business close this year or slip to 2026.

can you just talk about your BOE outlook and pipelines a little bit more. I know earlier this year with all the tariffs

Trade TariffsRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Emma confirmed BOE pipelines normalized and improved beyond pre-tariff levels, with enterprise sales at significantly elevated levels. Noted lead time between sales and revenue conversion means elevated wins show up in H2 next year.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Can you also unpack what you're seeing on the industrial side a little bit? It sounded like things have been getting better

DemandSupply ChainTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Bob upgraded full-year industrial leasing outlook from flat to roughly double-digit growth, noting H1 beat expectations though H2 comps are tougher.

Anything you can comment on in terms of the discussion you've been having with various constituents. Any sort of pause you're seeing already

Regulation PolicyDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Bob saw no pipeline impact from NYC political uncertainty, citing strong financial services and tech demand with corporate focus on workspace for recruiting and culture.

Calendar 2024 Q4

can you just remind us about your exposure to the U.S. government

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Bob minimized DOGE risk, noting limited government exposure concentrated in resilient areas like hospitals and defense, with potential DC leasing churn as a positive.

how do you think about the ultimate potential for that business? I heard you talk about slightly below 2019

Capital AllocationMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Emma framed multi-year recovery runway with mid-single-digit steady-state growth once peak levels are reached, seeing more upside than downside risk.

MSCIMSCI8 questions · 7 reporting periods · 0 of 8 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

Do you think there's a lot of firms that you're talking to that want to get bigger in that space

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Henry said the opportunity is both large and expanding, noting MSCI is underpaid for index arbitrage and that 30%+ of ETF AUM is non-market-cap, driving custom-index demand.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Yeah, hey. Good morning, everyone. I just want to talk about the sales momentum a little bit here.

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Calendar 2025 Q4

Sounded like you wanted some follow-ups, so hear this. Now this is a quick one, and it's actually a follow-up to my earlier question.

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Management addressed the question with specific commentary.

I wanted to come back to a topic that I think I asked about a couple of times last year, which was this whole idea of international flows picking up and flows moving away from the U.S.

PricingGeographic ExpansionMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Management addressed the question with specific commentary.

Calendar 2025 Q3

So last quarter, one of the messages was really that you're going to start leaning in more into these other new client segments outside of the traditional asset managers.

Product LaunchMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Management addressed the question with specific commentary.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Yeah. Hey. Good morning, everyone. I think I'm gonna ask the same question that I asked last quarter, which was really about the potential help you should get as assets flow more into

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Management addressed the question with specific commentary.

Calendar 2025 Q1

Yes. Hey. Hello, everyone. Just wanted to come back to the selling environment and in particular, wanna ask about, you know, international investing.

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthGeographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Management addressed the question with specific commentary.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Yes. Hey, good morning, everyone. Just maybe to stay on that same topic, can you maybe talk about how pricing conversations and impact should be this year?

PricingCompetitive DynamicsProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Management addressed the question with specific commentary.

NDAQNasdaq, Inc.8 questions · 7 reporting periods · 2 of 8 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

when you talk to regulators, how you think it's going to evolve, where you could potentially lend technology

Regulation PolicyCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Adena framed perpetuals as largely outside Nasdaq's scope, with FinTech/surveillance tech and index licensing as the opportunity.

there's been a lot more headlines around how AI is driving financial crime higher

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Adena confirmed rising AI-driven crime (deepfakes, scams) and positioned Verafin's GenAI alerting and cross-asset SMARTS to counter it.

Calendar 2026 Q1

is that fully in the run rate? Or is that still coming out of I think you mentioned a 4% onetimer

ChallengingRevenue GrowthM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Youngwood confirmed 4pp from M&A-related market operator termination fees is one-off positive. Going-forward ARR impact quite modest as termination fees exceed underlying ACV. Not indicative of broader trend; specific to market operator M&A not bank M&A.

Calendar 2025 Q4

do you think there is a role for Nasdaq? Do you have any ambitions and anything you can share that, you may be doing to help you and your listed clients?

Regulation PolicyInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Friedman framed proxy engagement as client advocacy rather than business opportunity. Focus on regulatory reform and infrastructure modernization including pass-through voting processes for growing retail investor base.

Calendar 2025 Q3

maybe you can kind of flesh out a little bit more what exactly is driving the maybe slower-than-expected expectation? And what gives you confidence to accelerate here in the fourth quarter?

ChallengingRevenue GrowthSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Friedman walked through three growth pillars: SMB robust with BioCatch and Agentic AI modules expanding TAM, enterprise 3x signings but implementation lag creates ARR variability, international early with European POCs encouraging but long sales cycles.

Calendar 2025 Q2

I think you added $39 million quarter-over- quarter in ARR. So I think that's the largest sequential increase that we've seen

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Friedman attributed strength to connectivity services demand from volumes, Calypso broad-based upsells on top of 34% prior year growth, and 3 Eqlipse managed services mandates.

Calendar 2025 Q1

if I look at the ARR additions from 4Q to 1Q, 25 million, I think, pretty respectable and definitely better than what we thought

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Friedman clarified Calypso delay comments related to ongoing not closed deals, while market tech modernization trend and TMS connectivity demand from data center expansion drove Q1 strength.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Just wondering if we should be expecting any sort of lengthening of sales cycles as it comes to selling into this end-market

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Friedman noted bank M&A typically at small end of spectrum creating upsell opportunities, Verafin contracts have asset-based pricing tiers protecting against consolidation.

FDSFactSet7 questions · 6 reporting periods · 1 of 7 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q3

do you feel confident in year-over-year growth on a dollar basis in organic ASV

Revenue GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q4 →
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Expressed confidence, citing continued MCP acceleration since quarter-close, while framing it within the prudent full-year guide.

is something like that even feasible or interesting to you in this part of the cycle

M&ACompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q4 →
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Declined to comment on the specific competitor; reiterated the organic-growth focus and capital-allocation framework, leaving M&A optional.

Calendar 2026 Q2

you are actually hoping to get somewhat close to the midpoint of your adjusted operating margin guide.

MarginGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Mgmt reaffirmed focus on the midpoint of the full-year margin guide and said there is a clear line of sight to margin improvement in future quarters.

Calendar 2025 Q3

maybe you can start by maybe breaking down how much of the kind of margin decline is really due to incremental investing versus just cost inflation and where those investments are ultimately going ...

MarginCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Helen broke down FY26 investment: ~250 bps total, two-thirds growth (AI, data, PLC) and one-third structural (cyber, internal AI). FY25 margin impacted by bonus normalization and acquisition dilution. Expects operating leverage from structural investments and top line growth from growth investments.

Calendar 2025 Q2

relative to last year, can you just like contrast where things are significantly better and where they may be a little bit weaker to kind of get a sense where there could actually be upside or down...

Revenue GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Phil said Americas and EMEA driving growth. Workstation flat but enterprise solutions (PLC, feeds) strong. Top 15 Q4 deals ~2/3 from institutional asset management. Goran added booked ASV well ahead, improved retention, diverse pipeline.

Calendar 2025 Q1

does that mean you don’t need banking to pick up to hit the low end? Or are you talking about the midpoint? Because clearly, post-election there was a lot of enthusiasm about capital markets pickin...

ChallengingRevenue GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Phil said banking pipeline is conservative with no headcount upside baked in. Goran clarified midpoint assumes slightly lower or even headcount versus last year; upside would swing toward higher end of range.

Calendar 2024 Q4

shouldn't we be positioned for acceleration in ASV growth already in the second quarter, or how should we be thinking about the cadence from here

Revenue GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Phil noted strong momentum with wealth making up half of top 10 deals, PEVC/hedge funds/corporates each poised for 10% growth. Goran cited 23% trial increase and 30% RFP increase.

CBOECboe Global Markets6 questions · 5 reporting periods · 3 of 6 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

Can you just give us an update on where we are with expansion of the customer base?

Geographic ExpansionDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Hocking cited strong APAC/EMEA demand and Korea broker expansion, plus a post-Pattern-Day-Trader-repeal retail surge at platforms like Robinhood and Webull. Direct.

Calendar 2025 Q4

I was hoping you could refresh us on your latest thoughts around share repurchases or any other use of capital over the next kind of twelve to eighteen months

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jill emphasized: highest returns from organic investment, focused on SFT buildout and prediction markets. Share repurchases remain priority (opportunistic). 14% dividend increase in August 2025. Like flexibility of $2.2B cash position.

Calendar 2025 Q2

one of the most important relationships that Cboe has is probably the one with S&P Global on your index relationship

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Craig praised 40+ year partnership, said he'd like it to continue 40 more. Will work to ensure mutually beneficial, growth-oriented relationship. Didn't provide specifics on renewal structure.

Calendar 2025 Q1

your index volumes while they're up a lot quarter over quarter, year over year, they're lagging probably some other markets out there, equities, futures, etcetera

ChallengingDemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Dave pushed back: March was highest-ever SPX month, April second-highest. Good market share vs e-mini and SPY options. Institutional engagement strong on volatility spikes. Macro setup supports continued demand.

over the last couple of months, there's been a lot more of this theme of capital flow into other global regions, into Europe, Asia, etcetera, and away from the US

ChallengingGeographic ExpansionCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Dave noted secular trends driving results continue: 55% international data growth, ongoing APAC onboarding, wholesalers building global trading hour support. No evidence to change approach.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Noticed you didn't buy back any stock in the quarter, but then Fred, you also talked about obviously thinking about M&A a little bit differently over the last year or so

ChallengingCapital AllocationM&ATranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Jill explained succession planning prevented buybacks. Fred said M&A must make strategic and financial sense, leverage scale/tech, align with secular trends. Repurchases remain important going forward.

MCOMoody's Corporation6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 2 of 6 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q1

the transactional side of that business, I think, is the lowest quarter on record, I think $17 million

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Heuland attributed decline to learning divestiture and deliberate shift of services/integration work to partners. Organic recurring revenue trending close to ARR, with some lumpiness from on-premise recognition.

Calendar 2025 Q4

it does not sound like it is really translating into ARR revenue yet. Maybe it is. But, obviously, if we look at the guidance and the results, relative to your medium-term outlook, those have, you ...

ChallengingCloud & AISubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Rob cited two leading indicators: largest strategic accounts growing 2x the rest of the portfolio driven by AI workflow engagement, and cohort of customers with GenAI solutions growing twice as fast. Banking, research, and data ARR picked up in 2025 while insurance and KYC had headwinds.

Calendar 2025 Q3

It seems that things are maybe tracking a little bit slower than your expectations at the beginning of the year

ChallengingSubscriber GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Noémie said Q3 tracking to expectations. ARR at 8% consistent with Q2. Strong Q4 pipeline growing nicely with heavy December weighting. Overall managing to high single-digit growth as committed.

Calendar 2025 Q2

just wondering what you're seeing on that side in particular because it seems like the deals are getting larger, they are more frequent

Competitive DynamicsDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Rob acknowledged some substitution but noted issuers move between markets, private credit more expensive so deals can return to public markets. MSCI partnership designed to condition investors to value ratings on private credit, creating future demand pull.

Calendar 2025 Q1

I didn't fully understand the commentary you made from a seasonal pattern perspective. So maybe you can just give a little bit more detail

Guidance ReliabilityDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Rob provided quarterly detail: ratings revenue down mid-single digits in Q2, down low single digits in Q3, up mid-single digits in Q4. Biggest adjustment concentrated in Q2.

Calendar 2024 Q4

maybe you can dig a little bit deeper for 2025, the puts and takes. On the range, where do you think some upside can come from

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Rob detailed key assumptions: leveraged loan issuance down mid-single digits, 50% M&A increase. Noted sensitivity: 20-25% M&A increase would mean 2-3pp less revenue growth. No risk-off periods assumed.

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SPGIS&P Global6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

just wondering what your latest thoughts are on this, because again, if you look at that relationship

PricingCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Martina declined entirely, offering no view on the licensing relationship, the renewal, or the possibility of licensing other exchanges.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Just wondering what kind of underlying growth rates you're seeing and any on how that asset is performing

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Eric explained the guidance change was driven by revenue recognition timing across 5 deals. Reiterated high-teens revenue growth expectation for With Intelligence with upside potential.

Calendar 2025 Q3

I think in Market Intelligence, you think maybe just 12% of the business is maybe not as proprietary as the rest of it. So can you just speak to that a little bit more

Cloud & AICompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Eric walked through MI revenue composition: Credit & Risk entirely proprietary, Enterprise Solutions deeply embedded workflow, half of DAI proprietary/curated, quarter workflow/benchmarks, final quarter (~12%) undifferentiated.

Calendar 2025 Q2

just wondering how you think you can find the same leadership position in that market that you have, for example, on the public corporate side

CreditCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Martina emphasized consistent methodology across public and private, noted strong sponsor relationships and global engagement, and highlighted issuers moving fluidly between public and private markets.

Calendar 2025 Q1

you've come from a lower margin company, and look, I think over if you compare some of the peers in particular market intelligence, the margins don't compare as well anymore

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Eric acknowledged systemic efficiency efforts underway including MI simplification, CI Gen AI productivity push, and continuous refinement of the cost muscle going forward.

Calendar 2024 Q4

on ACV growth, can you be more specific how much that ACV growth actually was and how much of revenue that typically encompasses

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Provided directional color that ACV growth was 1-2 points faster than revenue growth, but did not give the absolute ACV figure. Described simplification and innovation focus.

VRSKVerisk5 questions · 5 reporting periods · 1 of 5 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q1

you mentioned this, I think, underwriting platform that you're developing with 1 client

Cloud & AIProduct LaunchDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Lee Shavel described a project integrating data sets and agentic technologies to reimagine underwriting. Won through competitive RFP against tech, software, and AI providers. Client-specific but indicative of broader demand, with potential to scale to more clients.

Calendar 2025 Q3

maybe some general perspective on how that -- how your M&A outlook has changed over the last 3 months? Do you feel like you have capacity for other things?

M&ACapital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Lee Shavel noted primary focus is on AccuLynx and SuranceBay integration while continuing to monitor the market, citing client demand for centralized efficiency and connectivity.

Calendar 2025 Q2

it looks like you really just brought it up for the contribution from M&A by that $40 million to $50 million. I think FX should also be helpful given everything that's going on

ChallengingGuidance ReliabilityRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Elizabeth Mann cited H2 headwinds: tough subscription comps from H2 2024, federal government spending cuts starting Q3, auto competitive pressure, California insurer pullback, and storm comparisons.

Calendar 2025 Q1

across the business, are you seeing any delays in decision-making? Or is it true as it always been that the insurance industry seems to be very immune to some of what's going on?

Trade TariffsMacroeconomicDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Elizabeth Mann noted potential insurance industry impact from higher claims costs but no material direct Verisk exposure. Lee confirmed the vast majority of revenues are from insurance clients relatively insensitive to tariffs.

Calendar 2024 Q4

just curious if you can maybe bracket a little bit the kind of low end and the high end. Is it all transactional volatility, which you talked about earlier?

Guidance ReliabilityRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Elizabeth Mann enumerated swing factors: transactional volatility, California attrition risk on the downside; faster product traction (XactXpert, Augmented Underwriting) on the upside. Lee added macro/regulatory and FX factors.

BRBroadridge Financial Solutions4 questions · 2 reporting periods · 2 of 4 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q4

is there a big pipeline behind the JPMorgan and Fargo's of the world? How do you view the TAM? How quickly do you think this can ramp?

Product LaunchRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Tim described shareholder engagement collectively as multi-$100M market opportunity that could add as much as a point of growth to governance over next few years. Multiple revenue streams: AI-driven custom policy engine, vote execution, standing voting instructions for retail, passive fund voting choice.

in a tokenized world, you know, companies can directly engage with shareholders maybe through smart contracts. They're gonna cut you out of the process. Or at the very least, it's gonna drive prici...

ChallengingInnovation & R&DCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Tim argued vast majority of tokenized equities will flow through broker-dealers with same asset servicing obligations. Intermediaries unlikely to share client lists with issuers due to OBO protections. Multiple tokenization models create complexity that Broadridge manages. New entrants like Coinbase expand market.

Calendar 2024 Q4

obviously the tone and the year-to-date performance really, really strong, but then no real change in the outlook

ChallengingGuidance ReliabilityRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Ashima detailed puts and takes: stronger equity positions and event-driven upside offset by lower H2 events, muted fund positions, and FX. Tracking midpoint of guidance with event upside reinvested.

just wondering if you see a pickup in conversations, if you're feeling more optimistic around end markets?

DemandMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Tim said too early for post-election optimism to impact sales given long cycles, but highlighted record pipeline with momentum in key investment areas.

CMECME Group4 questions · 4 reporting periods · 1 of 4 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

why on the retail side you don't think there's demand yet, because clearly you've been expanding into retail aggressively

ChallengingDemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Terry pushed back on the retail-demand premise and had Tim McCourt supply crypto growth stats as an apples-to-apples comparison.

Calendar 2025 Q2

where you're spending your time. Where do you see opportunities on both of those issues? And are there any potential risks as well that you see here?

Innovation & R&DProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Suzanne Sprague detailed second phase of Google Cloud Universal Ledger testing. Focus is 24/7 value movement for settlement ecosystem. Targeting 2026 launch.

Calendar 2025 Q1

can you maybe break down the remainder of the growth between some of the price increases, but also, you know, core subscription growth and any other one-timers

Revenue GrowthPricingTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Julie attributed growth to professional subscriber uptake plus 3.5% price increase. $3.5M in audit true-ups. Non-professional usage growing significantly alongside retail volume trends.

Calendar 2024 Q4

can you just elaborate a little bit on how you're thinking about buying back stock? Is it consistent? Is it more dependent on what the stock is doing?

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Lynne Fitzpatrick described the buyback as opportunistic, alongside quarterly and annual variable dividends. Noted excess cash was just paid out via variable dividend in January.

ICEIntercontinental Exchange4 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

do you think there's actually some room for stabilization? Or do you think in order to win

PricingCompetitive DynamicsM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Sprecher acknowledged the decade-long pricing question, said the timing now feels right, and reiterated a structural preference for recurring models over execution pricing.

Calendar 2025 Q4

can you maybe broaden that answer for pricing in general since you obviously just went through the budget process?

PricingRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Warren said similar pricing approach: selective increases in financials futures and exchange data. January energy RPC uplift was mix shift from strong TTF volumes, not contract price changes.

Calendar 2025 Q1

there's clearly sales cycles are lengthening in some parts. So just wondering what you're seeing there

DemandRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Chris said individual product sales cycles unchanged; multi-product implementations take longer. Warren attributed sequential decline to one fewer day, fewer bulky dataset sales, and equity index AUM decline.

Calendar 2024 Q4

maybe you can just give us a little bit more color on what you expect to do with that asset. I mean, you talked about similar clients as in Mortgage

M&ACompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Chris Edmonds positioned AFX as a tuck-in serving similar mortgage customer base. Warren noted immaterial revenue today, will sit in Fixed Income and Data Services segment.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
CBRE CBRE Group80%none of 8 questions
MSCI MSCI80%none of 8 questions
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.825%2 of 8 questions
FDS FactSet714%1 of 7 questions
CBOE Cboe Global Markets650%3 of 6 questions
MCO Moody's Corporation633%2 of 6 questions
SPGI S&P Global60%none of 6 questions
VRSK Verisk520%1 of 5 questions
BR Broadridge Financial Solutions450%2 of 4 questions
CME CME Group425%1 of 4 questions
  • CBRE
    CBRE Group · 8 questions
    0%none of 8 questions
  • MSCI
    MSCI · 8 questions
    0%none of 8 questions
  • NDAQ
    Nasdaq, Inc. · 8 questions
    25%2 of 8 questions
  • FDS
    FactSet · 7 questions
    14%1 of 7 questions
  • CBOE
    Cboe Global Markets · 6 questions
    50%3 of 6 questions
  • MCO
    Moody's Corporation · 6 questions
    33%2 of 6 questions
  • SPGI
    S&P Global · 6 questions
    0%none of 6 questions
  • VRSK
    Verisk · 5 questions
    20%1 of 5 questions
  • BR
    Broadridge Financial Solutions · 4 questions
    50%2 of 4 questions
  • CME
    CME Group · 4 questions
    25%1 of 4 questions
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CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
ICE Intercontinental Exchange40%none of 4 questions
  • ICE
    Intercontinental Exchange · 4 questions
    0%none of 4 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q41315%2 of 13 questions11
2025 Q11030%3 of 10 questions9
2025 Q21010%1 of 10 questions9
2025 Q3825%2 of 8 questions7
2025 Q41020%2 of 10 questions7
2026 Q1520%1 of 5 questions5
2026 Q2813%1 of 8 questions7
2026 Q320%none of 2 questions1
  1. 2024 Q413 questions · challenge rate 15% (2 of 13 questions) · 11 companies
  2. 2025 Q110 questions · challenge rate 30% (3 of 10 questions) · 9 companies
  3. 2025 Q210 questions · challenge rate 10% (1 of 10 questions) · 9 companies
  4. 2025 Q38 questions · challenge rate 25% (2 of 8 questions) · 7 companies
  5. 2025 Q410 questions · challenge rate 20% (2 of 10 questions) · 7 companies
  6. 2026 Q15 questions · challenge rate 20% (1 of 5 questions) · 5 companies
  7. 2026 Q28 questions · challenge rate 13% (1 of 8 questions) · 7 companies
  8. 2026 Q32 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Revenue Growth21
  • Demand19
  • Competitive Dynamics18
  • M&A9
  • Guidance Reliability7
  • Pricing7
  • Macroeconomic7
  • Subscriber Growth7
  • Product Launch5
  • Cloud & AI5
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  • Capital Allocation5
  • Margin4
  • Innovation & R&D4
  • Geographic Expansion4
  • Regulation Policy4
  • Capex Investment2
  • Trade Tariffs2
  • Cost Pressure1
  • Supply Chain1
  • Credit1