Franklin Resources Inc

BEN Financial Asset Management

Franklin Resources Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $8.8 billion, up 3.45% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.3%, EPS grew 106.7%, free cash flow fell 55.7% and total debt rose 28.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

30.98 0.40 −1.27%
Market cap
$15.9B
P/E
21.1×
Fwd P/E
18.2×
Dividend yield
4.26%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 2.13
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy 2 — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — — — — — —
Insider Ownership 47.84%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 15,940.00
Revenue 9,324.10
Net Income 1,137.20
Free Cash Flow 231.60
Net Debt 11,974.50
Current Ratio 1.48
Debt/Equity 1.22
P/E ratio 21.07
Fwd P/E 18.20
P/S ratio 1.71
P/B ratio 1.24
Past 5Y EPS Growth (10.56%) (below 0%: weak)
This Y EPS Growth 30.59% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y EPS Growth 8.99%
Next Y revenue growth 0.43%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 17.31% (at or above 15%: strong)

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 73.46%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 37.08%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 51.05%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.90
Annual Dividend Rate 1.32
Annual Dividend Yield 4.26%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 1.32
0.33
0.33
0.33
2025 1.29
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.33
2024 1.56
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.32
2023 1.20
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
2022 1.17
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.30
2021 1.13
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.29
2020 1.09
0.27
0.27
0.27
0.28
2019 1.05
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.27
2018 0.72
3.00
0.23
0.23
0.26
2017 0.83
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.23
2016 0.74
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.20
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 4,402 4,409 3,574 3,761
Receivables 1,348 1,479 1,542 1,567
Inventory — — — —
Other — 420 — —
5,751 5,888 5,116 5,328
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 880 1,413 1,678 1,877
ST’ Debt — — — —
Other — 907 — —
3,058 3,621 3,646 3,608

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 0.99% 9.52% 1.96%
Cash Flow (7.21%) (0.32%) (18.32%)
Earnings (13.55%) (9.65%) (27.50%)
Book Value 0.40% 3.66% 1.88%

Revenue $m

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 2,327 2,295 2,358 — —
’25 2,252 2,111 2,064 2,344 8,771
’24 1,991 2,153 2,123 2,211 8,478
’23 1,967 1,927 1,969 1,986 7,849
’22 2,224 2,081 2,031 1,939 8,275
’21 1,995 2,077 2,173 2,181 8,426
’20 1,389 1,311 1,161 1,705 5,567
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 (255) (28) 581 — —
’25 (145) (50) 1,282 (21) 1,066
’24 (252) 137 528 558 971
’23 (256) (73) 654 765 1,089
’22 166 104 820 866 1,957
’21 291 255 193 506 1,245
’20 32 109 562 381 1,083
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 (246) (32) 562 — —
’25 (217) (88) 1,268 (52) 912
’24 (271) 95 482 488 794
’23 (284) (89) 576 737 940
’22 150 78 807 832 1,866
’21 278 248 179 462 1,166
’20 6 62 550 362 980
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Dec Mar Jun Sep Year
’26 0.46 0.49 0.31 — —
’25 0.29 0.26 0.15 0.21 0.91
’24 0.50 0.23 0.32 (0.19) 0.85
’23 0.32 0.38 0.44 0.58 1.72
’22 0.88 0.68 0.50 0.46 2.53
’21 0.67 0.74 0.86 1.30 3.57
’20 0.70 0.16 0.59 0.15 1.59
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.9
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to September

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 30.56 39.38 27.34 25.57 14.91 23.96 20.24 21.88 18.95 16.25

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 42.18 47.65 45.96 35.82 27.60 38.27 36.45 34.37 29.41 26.08
People
People Employees 9,100 9,400 9,700 9,600 11,800 10,300 9,800 9,200 10,200 9,800
Revenue/emp, $m 0.73 0.68 0.64 0.59 0.47 0.82 0.84 0.85 0.83 0.89
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 6,618 6,392 6,205 5,669 5,567 8,426 8,275 7,849 8,478 8,771
Gross margin, % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
EBT 2,500 2,549 2,215 1,648 1,018 2,444 1,729 1,338 823 787
EBT margin, % 37.77 39.88 35.70 29.06 18.29 29.01 20.90 17.05 9.71 8.97
Net income 1,758 1,790 743 1,206 787 2,095 1,333 1,026 608 549
Depreciation 162 152 157 179 209 389 443 495 517 612
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 11.34 11.44 11.55 11.26 11.32 17.20 16.93 16.02 16.64 16.97
Earnings 2.94 3.01 1.39 2.35 1.59 3.58 2.53 1.72 0.85 0.91
Cash flow 2.96 2.03 4.15 0.53 2.20 2.54 4.00 2.22 1.91 2.06
Capex (0.17) (0.13) (0.20) (0.46) (0.21) (0.16) (0.18) (0.30) (0.35) (0.30)
Free cash flow 2.79 1.90 3.95 0.07 1.99 2.38 3.82 1.92 1.56 1.76
Book value 21.46 23.15 19.00 21.10 22.10 24.11 25.17 25.61 25.99 25.17
Shares, m 584 559 537 504 492 490 489 490 510 517
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 12.10 14.91 21.17 12.28 12.72 8.30 8.51 14.08 23.43 25.42
P/S 3.14 3.91 2.64 2.56 1.80 1.73 1.27 1.51 1.21 1.36
P/B 1.66 1.93 1.61 1.37 0.92 1.23 0.86 0.95 0.78 0.92
EV/Sales 2.17 2.71 1.64 1.64 2.13 2.02 1.76 2.39 2.12 2.36
EV/FCF 8.81 16.35 4.81 267.93 12.08 14.56 7.81 19.93 22.64 22.68
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 1,728 1,135 2,230 269 1,083 1,245 1,957 1,089 971 1,066
Capex (98) (75) (106) (234) (104) (79) (90) (149) (177) (154)
Free cash flow 1,630 1,061 2,123 35 980 1,166 1,866 940 794 912
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 8,280 8,562 5,482 4,701 1,693 2,551 2,947 2,693 2,268 1,469
Total debt 2,083 1,098 729 748 5,818 7,070 8,834 11,285 12,122 12,299
Net debt (6,400) (7,652) (6,182) (5,210) 1,828 2,423 4,052 6,882 7,713 8,725
Shareholders’ equity 12,528 12,936 10,208 10,624 10,869 11,811 12,299 12,548 13,243 13,007
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 10.58 10.02 4.68 8.19 4.33 7.65 4.74 2.91 1.38 1.46
ROIC 24.13 26.78 31.49 16.93 5.16 8.23 6.78 3.55 1.22 1.74
ROE 13.71 13.23 6.45 11.37 7.29 15.46 10.27 6.80 3.35 3.59
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Sep 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Franklin Resources Inc vs peers in Asset Management (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
TPG TPG Inc. $16.7B 36.0× 14.3× +100.04% (above 0%: growing) n/m −14.25% (below 0%: shrinking) 100.00% 20.65% Compare
BEN Franklin Resources Inc $15.9B 21.1× 18.2× +14.26% (above 0%: growing) +106.67% (above 0%: growing) −55.71% (below 0%: shrinking) 100.00% 9.15%
CRBG Corebridge Financial, Inc. $15.4B 20.1× 7.5× +43.58% (above 0%: growing) n/m +83.01% (above 0%: growing) 31.27% 4.68% Compare
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc. $14.6B — (loss-making) 6.8× −29.81% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m +89.52% (above 0%: growing) 50.84% (26.36%) Compare
OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc. $14.0B 73.8× 28.8× +7.10% (above 0%: growing) −33.33% (below 0%: shrinking) +9.82% (above 0%: growing) 100.00% 15.46% Compare
ARCC Ares Capital Corporation $13.6B 13.9× 12.0× +3.09% (above 0%: growing) −53.85% (below 0%: shrinking) +254.13% (above 0%: growing) 100.00% 75.65% Compare
CG Carlyle Group Inc. $13.1B 36.0× 11.9× −28.57% (below 0%: shrinking) −57.30% (below 0%: shrinking) +82.56% (above 0%: growing) 100.00% 39.97% Compare
IVZ Invesco Ltd. $12.7B — (loss-making) 11.1× +20.46% (above 0%: growing) n/m +32.67% (above 0%: growing) 65.65% 19.95% Compare
SEIC SEI Investments Company $12.6B 18.0× 15.6× +14.66% (above 0%: growing) −10.44% (below 0%: shrinking) +30.30% (above 0%: growing) 100.00% 30.71% Compare
Median of peers $13.8B 28.1× 12.0× +10.88% −43.59% +57.61% 100.00% 20.30%

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Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) key facts

  • Strength: Franklin Resources Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $8.8 billion, up 3.45% from fiscal 2024.
  • Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) is an Asset Management company in the Financial sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, BEN traded at $30.98, a market capitalization of $15.9 billion.
  • Franklin Resources Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share, a yield of 4.26%, with a payout ratio of 89.8%.
  • Return on equity was 3.59% and debt-to-equity 1.22.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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