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Ticker
BEN

Price
27.49
Stock movement up
+0.05 (0.18%)
Company name
Franklin Resources Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Asset Management
Market cap
14.12B
Ent value
28.80B
Price/Sales
1.60
Price/Book
0.98
Div yield
4.87%
Div growth
3.43%
Growth years
41
FCF payout
79.58%
Trailing P/E
22.90
Forward P/E
9.26
PEG
6.24
EPS growth
-8.89%
1 year return (CAGR)
32.10%
3 year return (CAGR)
-4.70%
5 year return (CAGR)
0.10%
10 year return (CAGR)
-2.31%
Last updated: 2026-02-24

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.32
Dividend yield4.87%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield7.68%
Average yield4.78%
Minimum yield3.08%
Discount to avg yield1.71%
Upside potential1.74%
Yield as % of max yield63.35%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield4.87%
Current yield distribution44.60%
Yield at 100% (Min)3.08%
Yield at 90%3.58%
Yield at 80%3.91%
Yield at 50% (Median)4.66%
Yield at 20%5.58%
Yield at 10%6.09%
Yield at 0% (Max)7.68%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth41 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share1.32
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date31 Mar 2026
EPS (TTM)1.19
EPS (1y forward)2.93
EPS growth (5y)-8.89%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.67%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
BENS&P500
DGR MR3.13%-13.74%
DGR TTM3.17%6.60%
DGR 3 years3.31%7.31%
DGR 5 years3.43%4.69%
DGR 10 years7.43%6.30%
DGR 15 years10.85%8.16%
Time since last change announced70 days
EPS growth (5y)-8.89%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.67%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM111.49%79.58%
Average--
Forward45.07%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E22.90
Price to OCF14.77
Price to FCF16.34
Price to EBITDA9.48
EV to EBITDA19.32

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.60
Price to Book0.98
EV to Sales3.26

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count520.76M
EPS (TTM)1.19
FCF per share (TTM)1.67

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)8.85B
Gross profit (TTM)7.12B
Operating income (TTM)666.10M
Net income (TTM)616.80M
EPS (TTM)1.19
EPS (1y forward)2.93

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)80.46%
Operating margin (TTM)7.53%
Profit margin (TTM)6.97%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash3.48B
Net receivables1.45B
Total current assets4.93B
Goodwill6.29B
Intangible assets4.15B
Property, plant and equipment1.68B
Total assets32.55B
Accounts payable1.22B
Short/Current long term debt14.21B
Total current liabilities1.44B
Total liabilities18.16B
Shareholder's equity14.39B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)956.20M
Capital expenditures (TTM)92.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)864.20M
Dividends paid (TTM)687.70M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity4.29%
Return on Assets1.90%
Return on Invested Capital2.16%
Cash Return on Invested Capital3.02%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open26.94
Daily high27.31
Daily low26.69
Daily Volume3.74M
All-time high58.84
1y analyst estimate27.36
Beta1.49
EPS (TTM)1.19
Dividend per share1.32
Ex-div date31 Mar 2026
Next earnings date8 May 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
BENS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-53.28%-1.82%
Highest price drop-74.00%-56.47%
Date of highest drop23 Mar 20209 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-27.41%-10.84%
Avg time to new high29 days12 days
Max time to new high2820 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
BEN (Franklin Resources Inc) company logo
Marketcap
14.12B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Calgary, Alberta; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Edinburgh, Midlothian; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Hyderabad, India; London, Greater London; Rancho Cordova, California; Shanghai, Shanghai Province; Singapore; Stamford, Connecticut; and Vienna.
Employees
9900
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
San Mateo
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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