Franklin Resources (BEN)
Financials · Asset management
Franklin Resources is a global investment manager operating multiple asset management brands that generates revenue from managing and servicing client investments across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies.
What Franklin Resources does
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a diversified global asset management company that provides investment management, distribution, and shareholder servicing solutions to institutional and retail clients worldwide. The company generates operating revenues primarily through investment management fees, sales and distribution fees, and shareholder servicing fees across various investment products and strategies. With consolidated assets under management and multiple subsidiary brands, Franklin Resources maintains substantial investments in its consolidated investment products and derives significant income from investment performance and consolidated fund operations.
Themes: ["Global asset management","Retail and institutional investment services","Investment management fees","Multi-brand asset manager","Financial services"]
Fundamentals
- Price$33.68 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$17.6B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+35.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E24.02 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+8.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+36.3% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+6.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.19 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.59 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +3.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Investment management revenue exposure to market volatility and asset price fluctuations, evidenced by significant variation in investment income from consolidated products across periods","Revenue concentration risk in investment management fees, which comprised approximately 79% of total operating revenues in H1 2026, making earnings sensitive to client redemptions and market conditions","Regulatory and competitive pressures in the asset management industry affecting fee structures, profitability, and ability to attract and retain assets under management"]
Competitors & peers
- Vanguard Group
- Fidelity Investments
- Schwab (SCHW)
- Invesco (IVZ)
- Janus Henderson Group (JHG)
- Federated Hermes
- Artisan Partners
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.