BEN BE

BEN Franklin Resources, Inc.

Financial Services · Asset Management

5 · Fair Momentum 9.0 · Strong Watch Aristocrat

33.02

+1.44%

About the company

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.

4.00%
89.80%
1.32
16.8B
22.46
1.47
29.30

52-week range

33.0
low 21.1 high 36.3
Yield Growth Momentum Safety Value Health

Dividend deep dive

Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is an Asset Management company within the Financial Services sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 4.0%, which sits within its 5-year yield band (low 3.66%, high 5.73%) but below its 5-year average of 4.72%. Its dividend safety status is currently rated as "watch". In terms of intrinsic metrics, the company exhibits strong price momentum with a score of 9.0, while its value score of 3.3 suggests it is not particularly cheap at present.

Dividend history

Franklin Resources, Inc. has a long history of dividend growth, achieving "Champion" status with 29 consecutive years of increases. The dividend per share has seen steady growth, moving from $0.48 in 2014 to $1.20 in 2023, with a projected $1.28 for 2025. This translates to a 3-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.33% and a 5-year CAGR of 3.46%. This consistent progression indicates a commitment to shareholder returns over nearly three decades.

Dividend safety

The dividend safety status for Franklin Resources is currently "watch". The company's payout ratio stands at 89.8% of EPS, indicating a high proportion of earnings distributed as dividends.

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Price history

34.2 26.5 18.8 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2020-08 · 21.1 2020-09 · 20.4 2020-10 · 18.8 2020-11 · 22.0 2020-12 · 25.0 2021-01 · 26.3 2021-02 · 26.2 2021-03 · 29.6 2021-04 · 30.0 2021-05 · 34.2 2021-06 · 32.0 2021-07 · 29.6 2021-08 · 32.4 2021-09 · 29.7 2021-10 · 31.5 2021-11 · 32.4 2021-12 · 33.5 2022-01 · 32.0 2022-02 · 29.7 2022-03 · 27.9 2022-04 · 24.6 2022-05 · 27.1 2022-06 · 23.3 2022-07 · 27.4 2022-08 · 26.1 2022-09 · 21.5 2022-10 · 23.4 2022-11 · 26.8 2022-12 · 26.4 2023-01 · 31.2 2023-02 · 29.5 2023-03 · 26.9 2023-04 · 26.9 2023-05 · 24.0 2023-06 · 26.7 2023-07 · 29.2 2023-08 · 26.7 2023-09 · 24.6 2023-10 · 22.8 2023-11 · 24.8 2023-12 · 29.8 2024-01 · 26.6 2024-02 · 27.4 2024-03 · 28.1 2024-04 · 22.8 2024-05 · 23.6 2024-06 · 22.4 2024-07 · 22.9 2024-08 · 20.2 2024-09 · 20.1 2024-10 · 20.8 2024-11 · 22.8 2024-12 · 20.3 2025-01 · 22.2 2025-02 · 20.3 2025-03 · 19.3 2025-04 · 18.8 2025-05 · 21.6 2025-06 · 23.9 2025-07 · 24.0 2025-08 · 25.7 2025-09 · 23.1 2025-10 · 22.6 2025-11 · 22.6 2025-12 · 23.9 2026-01 · 26.6 2026-02 · 26.5 2026-03 · 23.6 2026-04 · 30.0 2026-05 · 31.0 2026-06 · 33.3 2026-07 · 33.3
Price

Dividend profile

Frequency
Quarterly
Growth (TTM)
+3.1%
CAGR 3y
+3.3%
+3.5%
29 years

(5-year)

Now 4.0%
3.7% avg 4.7% 5.7%

Payment calendar

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Dividend history

CAGR 3y +3.3% CAGR 5y +3.5% 29y streak
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Per-share dividend by year

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Debt & leverage

23.5%
5.51
1.17
Debt vs cash
Debt Cash
Total debt
3.4B USD
Total cash
2.6B USD
1.8B USD

Latest reported balance-sheet figures.

Held by 2 investors

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