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Franklin Resources, Inc.

Asset Management · United States

USD 32.65-0.7% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$16.59B
Trailing P/E
22.21x
Forward P/E
10.23x
Quarterly revenue growth
14.3%
Trailing net margin
8.7%
Indicated dividend yield
4.0%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-11-06 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Franklin Templeton 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.

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Q1 2026

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BEN Stock: EPS Beats by 8% — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

Published 2026-04-28

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MetricBENFranklin Templeton Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30TPGTPG Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30IVZInvesco Ltd.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$16.59BUS$17.73BUS$13.53BUS$15.63Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate10.23x12.61x9.37x10.99xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA11.27x—12.24x—
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter14.3%110.2%20.5%65.3%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter13.0%19.8%20.0%19.9%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap-18.0%—8.4%—
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA0.50x—0.49x—
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.25x0.82x0.12x0.47xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings22.21x67.76x——
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share1.41x6.36x1.36x3.86xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue2.17x2.60x2.56x2.58xn=2
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter106.7%———
Gross marginTrailing twelve months37.7%100.0%29.5%64.8%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months8.7%5.1%-0.9%2.1%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only7.9%18.6%-0.6%9.0%n=2
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue-32.1%—16.5%—
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price4.0%4.9%2.8%3.9%n=2
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout89.1%334.3%56.5%195.4%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities5.49x3.64x0.71x2.18xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.581.471.631.55n=2

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