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Ticker
FT

Price
8.08
Stock movement down
-0.04 (-0.49%)
Company name
Franklin Universal Closed Fund
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Asset Management
Market cap
203.07M
Ent value
263.89M
Price/Sales
5.61
Price/Book
0.96
Div yield
6.39%
Div growth
3.87%
Growth years
-
FCF payout
144.08%
Trailing P/E
3.80
Forward P/E
-
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return (CAGR)
7.02%
3 year return (CAGR)
-
5 year return (CAGR)
-
10 year return (CAGR)
-
Last updated: 2026-01-22

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.52
Dividend yield6.39%
Payout frequencyMonthly
Maximum yield7.42%
Average yield6.70%
Minimum yield6.27%
Discount to avg yield-4.85%
Upside potential-4.63%
Yield as % of max yield86.01%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield6.39%
Current yield distribution85.71%
Yield at 100% (Min)6.27%
Yield at 90%6.37%
Yield at 80%6.42%
Yield at 50% (Median)6.78%
Yield at 20%6.88%
Yield at 10%6.98%
Yield at 0% (Max)7.42%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth-
CCC status-
Dividend per share0.52
Payout frequencyMonthly
Ex-div date15 Dec 2025
EPS (TTM)2.12
EPS (1y forward)-
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FTS&P500
DGR MR1.18%-13.74%
DGR TTM0.59%6.60%
DGR 3 years-5.71%7.31%
DGR 5 years3.87%4.69%
DGR 10 years-1.07%6.30%
DGR 15 years-0.46%8.16%
Time since last change announced83 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM48.03%144.08%
Average96.54%101.97%
Forward--

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E3.80
Price to OCF11.41
Price to FCF11.41
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.61
Price to Book0.96
EV to Sales7.29

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count25.13M
EPS (TTM)2.12
FCF per share (TTM)0.71

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)36.19M
Gross profit (TTM)15.93M
Operating income (TTM)57.34M
Net income (TTM)53.37M
EPS (TTM)2.12
EPS (1y forward)-

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)44.03%
Operating margin (TTM)158.45%
Profit margin (TTM)147.50%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash55.76K
Net receivables5.33M
Total current assets0.00
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets273.48M
Accounts payable0.00
Short/Current long term debt60.00M
Total current liabilities875.72K
Total liabilities60.88M
Shareholder's equity212.60M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)17.79M
Capital expenditures (TTM)7.00
Free cash flow (TTM)17.79M
Dividends paid (TTM)25.63M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity25.11%
Return on Assets19.52%
Return on Invested Capital25.11%
Cash Return on Invested Capital8.37%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open8.13
Daily high8.13
Daily low8.08
Daily Volume101K
All-time high10.25
1y analyst estimate-
Beta0.71
EPS (TTM)2.12
Dividend per share0.52
Ex-div date15 Dec 2025
Next earnings date-

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-21.17%-0.89%
Highest price drop-32.20%-19.00%
Date of highest drop8 Apr 20258 Apr 2025
Avg drop from high-25.04%-2.49%
Avg time to new high-6 days
Max time to new high322 days89 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FT (Franklin Universal Closed Fund) company logo
Marketcap
203.07M
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Employees
0
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
-
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Monthly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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