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Franklin Templeton Inc BEN

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$34.74 0.00 (0.00%)
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Rising Equity Markets and Improved Flows Have Been Lifting Franklin Templeton's AUM

Greggory Warren

Franklin Templeton has historically had the capital to effect change but has, in our view, been lackluster about attacking deficiencies in its operations, especially when addressing its poor investment performance. While the current management team has been far more aggressive about shaking things up, meaningful changes in research and investment processes and subsequent improvements in performance will take some time.

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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Franklin is one of the 20 largest US-based asset managers, with 71% of its AUM sourced from domestic clients. It is the fifth-largest global manager of cross-border funds.

Bears

Franklin's mutual funds continue to be weaker than they should be, with just 50%, 54%, and 53% of AUM above peer median performance on a one-, three-, and five-year basis, respectively, at the end of June 2026.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$34.73
Day Range
$34.48–34.96
52-Week Range
$21.11–36.27
Bid/Ask
$34.74 / $34.76
Shares Outstanding
508.08M
Market Cap
$17.68B
Volume/Avg
2M / 4M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
12.40
Price/Sales
1.93
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.77%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.80%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
Total Yield
6.52%

Company Profile

Franklin Templeton provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of July 2026, the company had $1.798 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (42%), fixed-income (25%), multi-asset/balanced (12%) funds, alternatives (16%), and money market funds (5%). Distribution tends to be weighted between retail investors (58% of assets under management) and institutional accounts (39%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the US-based asset managers we cover, with 30% of its AUM invested in global/international strategies and 29% sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Stock Style Box
Mid Value
Total Number of Employees
10,100
Website
https://www.franklintempleton.com/corporate

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Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 12.4010.6221.94
Price/Book Value
 1.502.133.02
Price/Sales
 1.933.156.79
Price/Cash Flow
 19.5716.2043.19
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

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Quick Ratio
 2.849.639.60
Current Ratio
 2.849.6312.76
Interest Coverage
 18.11—17.08
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

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TROW
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Return on Assets (Normalized)
 4.49%15.57%5.11%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 12.50%21.09%15.36%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 5.01%17.37%11.29%
Return on Assets
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