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Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 28, 2026 | $0.71vs $0.55+29.1% | $1.8Bvs $1.7B+2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.70vs $0.55+27.3% | $1.7Bvs $1.7B+2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | $0.67vs $0.58+16.1% | $2.3Bvs $1.7B+36.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | $0.49vs $0.48+1.5% | $2.1Bvs $2.4B-13.4% |
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Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Sep'17 | Sep'18 | Sep'19 | Sep'20 | Sep'21 | Sep'22 | Sep'23 | Sep'24 | Sep'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Interest Income | 23.4M | 30.2M | 8.6M | -33.4M | 8.8M | -98.2M | -123.7M | -97.2M | -94.9M | -91.3M |
| NII Growth % | 274.63% | 29.06% | -71.52% | -488.37% | 126.35% | -1215.91% | -25.97% | 21.42% | 2.37% | 14.83% |
| Net Interest Margin % | 0.13% | 0.21% | 0.06% | -0.15% | 0.04% | -0.35% | -0.41% | -0.3% | -0.29% | -0.27% |
| Interest Income | 74.9M | 76.5M | 31M | 0 | 8.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 51.5M | 46.3M | 22.4M | 33.4M | 0 | 98.2M | 123.7M | 97.2M | 94.9M | 91.3M |
| Loan Loss Provision | 1.28B | 882.1M | 938.2M | 1.03B | 1.43B | 1.33B | 1.38B | 1.59B | 1.63B | 2.27B |
| Non-Interest Income | 6.32B | 6.13B | 5.64B | 5.57B | 8.42B | 8.28B | 7.85B | 8.48B | 8.77B | 9.03B |
| Non-Interest Income % | 98.83% | 98.77% | 99.45% | 100% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Total Revenue | 6.39B▲ 0% | 6.2B▼ 2.9% | 5.67B▼ 8.6% | 5.57B▼ 1.8% | 8.43B▲ 51.4% | 8.28B▼ 1.8% | 7.85B▼ 5.1% | 8.48B▲ 8.0% | 8.77B▲ 3.5% | 9.03B▲ 0% |
| Revenue Growth % | -3.41% | -2.94% | -8.62% | -1.81% | 51.36% | -1.78% | -5.15% | 8.01% | 3.45% | 15.26% |
| Non-Interest Expense | 2.79B | 3.25B | 3.24B | 3.45B | 5.12B | 5.08B | 5.25B | 6.38B | 6.44B | 5.82B |
| Efficiency Ratio | 43.71% | 52.35% | 57.18% | 62.07% | 60.79% | 61.33% | 66.85% | 75.3% | 73.46% | 64.46% |
| Operating Income | 2.26B▲ 0% | 2.03B▼ 10.4% | 1.47B▼ 27.7% | 1.05B▼ 28.5% | 1.88B▲ 78.8% | 1.77B▼ 5.4% | 1.1B▼ 37.9% | 407.6M▼ 63.0% | 604.1M▲ 48.2% | 843.8M▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | 35.42% | 32.69% | 25.87% | 18.84% | 22.25% | 21.44% | 14.04% | 4.81% | 6.89% | 9.34% |
| Operating Income Growth % | -4.29% | -10.43% | -27.67% | -28.5% | 78.76% | -5.39% | -37.86% | -63.02% | 48.21% | - |
| Pretax Income | 2.55B▲ 0% | 2.22B▼ 13.1% | 1.65B▼ 25.6% | 1.02B▼ 38.2% | 2.44B▲ 140.1% | 1.73B▼ 29.2% | 1.34B▼ 22.6% | 823.2M▼ 38.5% | 786.8M▼ 4.4% | 1.33B▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | 39.88% | 35.7% | 29.06% | 18.29% | 29.01% | 20.9% | 17.05% | 9.71% | 8.97% | 14.71% |
| Income Tax | 759.4M | 1.47B | 442.3M | 230.8M | 349.6M | 396.2M | 312.3M | 215.3M | 237.9M | 329.8M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 29.79% | 66.47% | 26.84% | 22.67% | 14.3% | 22.91% | 23.34% | 26.15% | 30.24% | 24.83% |
| Net Income | 1.7B▲ 0% | 764.4M▼ 54.9% | 1.2B▲ 56.4% | 798.9M▼ 33.2% | 1.83B▲ 129.2% | 1.29B▼ 29.5% | 882.8M▼ 31.7% | 464.8M▼ 47.3% | 524.9M▲ 12.9% | 812M▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | 26.54% | 12.32% | 21.09% | 14.35% | 21.73% | 15.61% | 11.25% | 5.48% | 5.98% | 8.99% |
| Net Income Growth % | -1.74% | -54.95% | 56.42% | -33.19% | 129.22% | -29.45% | -31.67% | -47.35% | 12.93% | 100.84% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 1.79B | 742.7M | 1.21B | 787.1M | 2.09B | 1.33B | 1.03B | 607.9M | 548.9M | 998.6M |
| EPS (Diluted) | 3.01▲ 0% | 1.42▼ 52.8% | 2.35▲ 65.5% | 1.59▼ 32.3% | 3.57▲ 124.5% | 2.53▼ 29.1% | 1.72▼ 32.0% | 0.85▼ 50.6% | 0.91▲ 7.1% | 1.57▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | 2.38% | -52.82% | 65.49% | -32.34% | 124.53% | -29.13% | -32.02% | -50.58% | 7.06% | 94.2% |
| EPS (Basic) | 3.01 | 1.42 | 2.35 | 1.59 | 3.58 | 2.53 | 1.72 | 0.85 | 0.91 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 559.1M | 538M | 504.3M | 491.9M | 490.6M | 489.3M | 490.8M | 510.3M | 515.4M | 518.3M |
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Sep'17 | Sep'18 | Sep'19 | Sep'20 | Sep'21 | Sep'22 | Sep'23 | Sep'24 | Sep'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Short Term Investments | 8.75B | 6.91B | 5.96B | 3.99B | 4.65B | 4.78B | 4.4B | 4.41B | 3.57B | 14.58B |
| Cash & Due from Banks | 8.75B | 6.91B | 5.96B | 3.99B | 4.65B | 4.78B | 4.4B | 4.41B | 3.57B | 3.57B |
| Short Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Investments | 4.86B | 3.54B | 3.86B | 5.38B | 7.33B | 9.55B | 11.86B | 13.37B | 14.65B | 16.38B |
| Investments Growth % | 23.69% | -27.26% | 9.16% | 39.35% | 36.29% | 30.27% | 24.19% | 12.77% | 9.57% | 31.51% |
| Long-Term Investments | 4.86B | 3.54B | 3.86B | 5.38B | 7.33B | 9.55B | 11.86B | 13.37B | 14.65B | 59.99B |
| Accounts Receivables | 1B | 847.9M | 839M | 1.23B | 1.43B | 1.26B | 1.35B | 1.48B | 1.54B | 1.43B |
| Goodwill & Intangibles | 2.23B | 2.33B | 2.99B | 9.41B | 9.17B | 10.86B | 10.91B | 11.01B | 10.37B | 10.39B |
| Goodwill | 1.69B | 1.79B | 2.13B | 4.5B | 4.46B | 5.78B | 6B | 6.21B | 6.21B | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 540.5M | 538.6M | 864.2M | 4.91B | 4.71B | 5.08B | 4.9B | 4.8B | 4.17B | 10.39B |
| PP&E (Net) | 517.2M | 535M | 683.7M | 1.35B | 1.22B | 1.21B | 1.21B | 1.77B | 1.71B | 1.67B |
| Other Assets | 176.5M | 220.7M | 197.7M | 319.5M | 376.3M | 395.4M | 398.8M | 420M | 514.5M | 681.1M |
| Total Current Assets | 9.75B | 7.76B | 6.8B | 5.22B | 6.08B | 6.05B | 5.75B | 5.89B | 5.12B | 5B |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 7.78B | 6.63B | 7.74B | 16.46B | 18.09B | 22.01B | 24.37B | 26.58B | 27.25B | 29.11B |
| Total Assets | 17.53B▲ 0% | 14.38B▼ 18.0% | 14.53B▲ 1.0% | 21.68B▲ 49.2% | 24.17B▲ 11.5% | 28.06B▲ 16.1% | 30.12B▲ 7.3% | 32.46B▲ 7.8% | 32.37B▼ 0.3% | 34.11B▲ 0% |
| Asset Growth % | 8.91% | -17.97% | 1.03% | 49.22% | 11.45% | 16.1% | 7.34% | 7.78% | -0.3% | 4.71% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 10.09% | 4.79% | 8.27% | 4.41% | 7.99% | 4.95% | 3.03% | 1.49% | 1.62% | 2.47% |
| Accounts Payable | 291.5M | 226.9M | 304.4M | 1.04B | 1.04B | 1.11B | 879.7M | 1.41B | 1.68B | 0 |
| Total Debt | 1.1B | 728.5M | 747.7M | 6.44B | 7.59B | 9.36B | 11.75B | 13.09B | 13.3B | 15.39B |
| Net Debt | -7.65B | -6.18B | -5.21B | 2.45B | 2.94B | 4.58B | 7.35B | 8.68B | 9.73B | 11.83B |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.1B | 728.5M | 747.7M | 5.82B | 7.07B | 8.83B | 11.28B | 12.12B | 12.3B | 14.12B |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291.4M |
| Other Liabilities | 908.6M | 887.6M | 1.03B | 1.79B | 1.79B | 2.89B | 2.95B | 2.71B | 2.73B | 3.76B |
| Total Current Liabilities | 479.5M | 1.39B | 1.27B | 1.74B | 1.73B | 1.64B | 1.39B | 1.82B | 1.89B | 291.4M |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 2.18B | 1.74B | 1.89B | 8.53B | 9.69B | 12.6B | 15.15B | 16.08B | 16.29B | 19.2B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.66B | 3.13B | 3.16B | 10.27B | 11.42B | 14.24B | 16.55B | 17.9B | 18.18B | 19.49B |
| Total Equity | 14.88B▲ 0% | 11.25B▼ 24.4% | 11.37B▲ 1.1% | 11.41B▲ 0.4% | 12.74B▲ 11.7% | 13.82B▲ 8.5% | 13.57B▼ 1.8% | 14.56B▲ 7.3% | 14.19B▼ 2.6% | 14.62B▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | 18.18% | -24.37% | 1.06% | 0.35% | 11.68% | 8.48% | -1.81% | 7.3% | -2.58% | -15.6% |
| Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio) | 84.85% | 78.23% | 78.25% | 52.62% | 52.73% | 49.27% | 45.06% | 44.86% | 43.84% | 42.85% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 12.35% | 5.85% | 10.57% | 7.01% | 15.16% | 9.73% | 6.44% | 3.3% | 3.65% | 5.64% |
| Book Value per Share | 26.61 | 20.91 | 22.55 | 23.20 | 25.98 | 28.25 | 27.66 | 28.54 | 27.53 | 28.20 |
| Tangible BV per Share | 22.63 | 16.58 | 16.61 | 4.06 | 7.29 | 6.06 | 5.44 | 6.96 | 7.41 | 8.16 |
| Common Stock | 55.5M | 51.9M | 49.9M | 49.5M | 50.2M | 50M | 49.6M | 52.4M | 52.1M | 52M |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 947.6M | 956.8M | 999.9M |
| Retained Earnings | 12.85B | 10.22B | 10.29B | 10.47B | 11.55B | 12.05B | 12.38B | 11.93B | 11.52B | 11.56B |
| Accumulated OCI | -284.8M | -370.6M | -431.6M | -407.6M | -377.6M | -621M | -509.3M | -419.5M | -447.1M | -489M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Sep'17 | Sep'18 | Sep'19 | Sep'20 | Sep'21 | Sep'22 | Sep'23 | Sep'24 | Sep'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 1.14B | 2.23B | 268.5M | 1.08B | 1.25B | 1.96B | 1.09B | 971.3M | 1.07B | 1.07B |
| Operating CF Growth % | -34.28% | 96.38% | -87.96% | 303.46% | 14.96% | 57.11% | -44.33% | -10.82% | 9.76% | -8.42% |
| Net Income | 1.79B | 742.7M | 1.21B | 787.1M | 2.09B | 1.33B | 1.03B | 607.9M | 548.9M | 812M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 80.3M | 76.4M | 93.4M | 128.5M | 310.6M | 377.8M | 445.4M | 454.7M | 531.8M | 399.8M |
| Deferred Taxes | 8.8M | -50.6M | -1.3M | -7.1M | 3.7M | 98M | 41.5M | -124.6M | -47.2M | 85M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -981.2M | 490.7M | -1.29B | -425.4M | -1.23B | -131.7M | -670.7M | -67M | 66.9M | -498.5M |
| Working Capital Changes | 114.4M | 852.7M | 148.5M | 477.9M | -102.4M | 71.2M | 64.7M | -145.8M | -249.1M | -237.8M |
| Cash from Investing | 52M | -290.4M | -1.28B | -4.06B | -2.62B | -3.33B | -3.61B | -2.42B | -2.34B | -2.51B |
| Purchase of Investments | -522.9M | -456.6M | -980M | -2.01B | -4.81B | -4.92B | -5.17B | -7.54B | -7.79B | -9.1B |
| Sale/Maturity of Investments | 713M | 359.5M | 431.8M | 1.92B | 2.22B | 3.01B | 2.44B | 5.66B | 5.69B | 2.86B |
| Net Investment Activity | 190.1M | -97.1M | -548.2M | -96.2M | -2.59B | -1.9B | -2.73B | -1.89B | -2.1B | -6.24B |
| Acquisitions | -14M | -86.8M | -493.5M | -3.82B | -9M | -1.35B | -500.5M | 175.1M | 0 | -69.7M |
| Other Investing | -49.2M | 0 | 0 | -40.6M | 63M | 19.9M | -232M | -534.9M | -90.5M | 3.84B |
| Cash from Financing | -956M | -3.76B | 339.9M | 734.4M | 2.03B | 1.58B | 2.11B | 1.42B | 452.4M | 1.57B |
| Dividends Paid | -441.2M | -2.12B | -518.6M | -533.2M | -559.7M | -583.1M | -607.3M | -656.4M | -683.7M | -684.7M |
| Share Repurchases | -765.3M | -1.42B | -754.5M | -218.2M | -208.2M | -180.8M | -256.3M | -274.4M | -240.3M | -192.1M |
| Stock Issued | 24.9M | 24.8M | 23.3M | 20.6M | 22.3M | 25.1M | 198.1M | 26.1M | 24.1M | -17.1M |
| Net Stock Activity | -740.4M | -1.4B | -731.2M | -197.6M | -185.9M | -155.7M | -58.2M | -248.3M | -216.2M | -209.2M |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 4M |
| Other Financing | 867.2M | 138.1M | 1.13B | 408.9M | 709.6M | 185.2M | 637.3M | 136.5M | 523.2M | 479.9M |
| Net Change in Cash | 266.4M▲ 0% | -1.84B▼ 790.4% | -704M▲ 61.7% | -2.22B▼ 214.9% | 657.4M▲ 129.7% | 135.3M▼ 79.4% | -380.1M▼ 380.9% | 6.5M▲ 101.7% | -835M▼ 12946.2% | 29.9M▲ 0% |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 35M | -16.7M | -37M | 27.4M | -2.2M | -77.2M | 34.3M | 43.3M | -10.8M | -1.4M |
| Cash at Beginning | 8.48B | 8.75B | 6.91B | 6.21B | 3.99B | 4.65B | 4.78B | 4.4B | 4.41B | 3.48B |
| Cash at End | 8.75B | 6.91B | 6.21B | 3.99B | 4.65B | 4.78B | 4.4B | 4.41B | 3.57B | 3.57B |
| Interest Paid | 53.5M | 41.2M | 29.7M | 84.5M | 219.4M | 281.5M | 501.1M | 807.6M | 859.8M | 807.1M |
| Income Taxes Paid | 712.2M | 523.5M | 520.8M | 359.4M | 498M | 467.5M | 233.2M | 435.7M | 465.4M | 171.6M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.06B▲ 0% | 2.12B▲ 100.2% | 34.8M▼ 98.4% | 979.6M▲ 2714.9% | 1.17B▲ 19.0% | 1.87B▲ 60.1% | 940.4M▼ 49.6% | 794.2M▼ 15.5% | 911.6M▲ 14.8% | 938M▲ 0% |
| FCF Growth % | -34.94% | 100.21% | -98.36% | 2714.94% | 19.04% | 60.05% | -49.61% | -15.55% | 14.78% | 40.82% |
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 12.35% | 5.85% | 10.57% | 7.01% | 15.16% | 9.73% | 6.44% | 3.3% | 3.65% | 5.64% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 10.09% | 4.79% | 8.27% | 4.41% | 7.99% | 4.95% | 3.03% | 1.49% | 1.62% | 2.47% |
| Net Interest Margin | 0.13% | 0.21% | 0.06% | -0.15% | 0.04% | -0.35% | -0.41% | -0.3% | -0.29% | -0.27% |
| Efficiency Ratio | 43.71% | 52.35% | 57.18% | 62.07% | 60.79% | 61.33% | 66.85% | 75.3% | 73.46% | 64.46% |
| Equity / Assets | 84.85% | 78.23% | 78.25% | 52.62% | 52.73% | 49.27% | 45.06% | 44.86% | 43.84% | 42.85% |
| Book Value / Share | 26.61 | 20.91 | 22.55 | 23.2 | 25.98 | 28.25 | 27.66 | 28.54 | 27.53 | 28.2 |
| NII Growth | 274.63% | 29.06% | -71.52% | -488.37% | 126.35% | -1215.91% | -25.97% | 21.42% | 2.37% | 3.49% |
| Dividend Payout | 26% | 276.94% | 43.37% | 66.74% | 30.56% | 45.14% | 68.79% | 141.22% | 130.25% | 85.09% |
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
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Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) grew revenue by 3.5% over the past year. Growth has been modest.
Yes, Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is profitable, generating $812.0M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (6.0% net margin).
Yes, Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.26%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 3.7%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) has a net interest margin (NIM) of -0.3%. NIM has been under pressure due to interest rate environment.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) has an efficiency ratio of 73.5%. This is higher than peers, suggesting room for cost optimization.
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