BEN Franklin Resources
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S&P 500 CompaniesDividend Aristocrats
Franklin Resources (BEN) is a financial company in the Investment Advice industry, with a market capitalization of $16.4 billion. Shares last traded at $32.37, 10.7% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 43.2%. BEN trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23, below the Investment Advice median of 21.70. Net profit margin is 8.7%, below the peer median of 15.2%. Revenue grew 3.5% year over year. The shares yield 4.0% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
BEN Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | $684M | $1.32 | 130% |
| 2024-09-30 | $656M | $1.29 | 141% |
| 2023-09-30 | $607M | $1.24 | 69% |
| 2022-09-30 | $583M | $1.19 | 45% |
| 2021-09-30 | $560M | $1.14 | 31% |
| 2020-09-30 | $533M | $1.08 | 67% |
| 2019-09-30 | $519M | $1.03 | 43% |
| 2018-09-30 | $2.12B | $3.93 | 277% |
| 2017-09-30 | $441M | $0.79 | 26% |
| 2016-09-30 | $409M | $0.70 | 24% |
| 2015-09-30 | $666M | $1.08 | 33% |
| 2014-09-30 | $290M | $0.46 | 12% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
BEN is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | 2026-04-28 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.46 | 2026-01-30 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.21 | 2025-11-10 |
| FY 2025 | $0.91 | 2025-11-10 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.15 | 2025-08-01 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Investment Advice peers
BEN vs 14 industry peers (Investment Advice), by market cap. Data as of close
| BX | Blackstone Inc. | $88.7B | 25.21 | 5.51 | 21.8% | -1.63% |
| KKR | KKR & Co. | $86.1B | 27.33 | 4.04 | 14.8% | -2.08% |
| BAM | Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. | $81.3B | 26.54 | 19.86 | 74.8% | -1.04% |
| APO | Apollo Global Management | $67.1B | 35.80 | 1.87 | 5.2% | -4.91% |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial | $43.8B | 10.53 | 2.18 | 20.7% | +0.05% |
| ARES | Ares Management | $40.4B | 63.45 | 6.74 | 10.6% | -3.00% |
| TROW | T. Rowe Price | $22.7B | 10.36 | 2.94 | 28.4% | +0.34% |
| PS | PERSHING SQUARE INC. | $18.6B | — | — | — | -0.34% |
| BEN | Franklin Resources | $16.4B | 20.23 | 1.76 | 8.7% | +1.30% |
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc. | $14.6B | 40.06 | 4.04 | 10.1% | -0.37% |
| IVZ | Invesco | $12.4B | — | 1.74 | -1.2% | +1.65% |
| EVR | Evercore Inc. | $11.4B | 15.34 | 2.41 | 15.7% | -1.99% |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | $10.2B | 25.25 | 3.99 | 15.8% | +0.16% |
| AMG | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | $9.6B | 11.15 | 4.21 | 37.7% | -0.29% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.