FRANKLIN RESOURCES (BEN) Company Report

Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund (CPREX) acquired a 172,483 sq ft Class-A industrial building in Santa Clarita, CA, 100% leased to DrinkPAK, expanding its northern Los Angeles County portfolio to 11 buildings (∼1.7 M sq ft)
Built in 2025, the facility supports storage of raw materials and finished beverage products, with regular inventory transfers to DrinkPAK’s primary production site at The Center at Needham Ranch (also owned by a Clarion fund)
The acquisition represents 4.66% of CPREX’s total portfolio by holding weight, strengthening Clarion’s relationship with DrinkPAK

5 days ago

Press Release

Franklin Resources reports preliminary month-end AUM of $1.68T

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Franklin Templeton’s total ending assets under management reached $1.682 trillion at December 31, 2025, up from $1.675 trillion at November 30, 2025.
December long-term net inflows were $28 billion, including $26 billion of reinvested distributions, offset by $1 billion of outflows at Western Asset Management; excluding Western, net inflows were $29 billion.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, long-term net inflows totaled $27 billion (with $29 billion of reinvested distributions) and averaged $1.67 trillion in AUM; excluding Western, inflows were $34 billion.
Asset-class breakdown at December 31, 2025: Equity $696.7 billion, Fixed Income $437.0 billion, Alternatives $272.0 billion, Multi-Asset $200.0 billion, Cash Management $76.5 billion.

Jan 6, 2026, 11:55 PM

Press Release

Franklin Resources increases revolving credit facility and boosts dividends and buybacks

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Debt Issuance

Dividends

Share Buyback

On December 11, 2025, Franklin Resources entered into a Joinder and Commitment Increase Agreement, amending its senior unsecured revolving credit facility to raise aggregate commitments from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion.
The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share, a 3.1% increase, payable January 9, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2025.
The Board authorized repurchasing up to an additional 20.8 million shares, bringing total buyback capacity to 40.0 million shares, with no expiration.

Dec 17, 2025, 9:53 PM

8-K

Franklin Resources announces quarterly dividend and share repurchase expansion

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Dividends

Share Buyback

Franklin Resources declared a $0.33 quarterly dividend for Q1 2026, payable January 9, 2026 (record date: December 30, 2025), marking a 3.1% increase year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter.
The Board approved an additional 20.8 million share repurchase authorization, raising total capacity to 40.0 million shares; approximately 19.2 million shares remained available as of November 30, 2025.
Assets under management totaled $1.67 trillion as of November 30, 2025.

Dec 17, 2025, 9:13 PM

Press Release

Franklin Resources expands Benji Technology Platform to Canton Network

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Product Launch

Franklin Resources’s Benji Technology Platform has been integrated onto the Canton Blockchain, giving global institutional clients seamless access to tokenized investment products on-chain.
The integration expands Canton's Global Collateral Network, enhancing liquidity and collateral mobility for market makers and institutions such as QCP.
The Benji platform, which powered the world’s first U.S.-registered mutual fund on blockchain in 2021, now supports a wider range of tokenized retail, wealth and institutional products.
This move underscores Canton Network’s position as a public, permissionless blockchain for institutional finance, combining privacy, compliance and interoperability.

Nov 12, 2025, 2:00 PM

Press Release

Franklin Templeton reports Q4 2025 results

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Earnings

M&A

Franklin Templeton ended Q4 2025 with $1.66 trillion in AUM, up 3.1% QoQ and down 1.0% YoY.
Adjusted revenue rose 13.9% QoQ to $1,815 million, while adjusted net income increased 35.7% QoQ to $357.5 million and adjusted EPS to $0.67.
Q4 long-term net flows were –$11.9 billion, with total net flows of –$4.7 billion, driven by $84.6 billion in inflows and $96.5 billion in outflows.
Alternative AUM grew to $263.9 billion, with $7.8 billion fundraised in the quarter (including $7.2 billion in private markets).
Completed the acquisition of Apera Asset Management on October 1, adding $6.1 billion in private credit AUM.

Nov 7, 2025, 4:00 PM

Presentation

Franklin Templeton reports Q4 FY2025 results

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Earnings

Guidance Update

M&A

Franklin Templeton ended Q4 FY2025 with ending AUM of $1.66 trillion, up 3.1% QoQ, and delivered $1.82 billion in adjusted operating revenues and $357.5 million in adjusted net income (EPS $0.67).
For FY2025, average AUM rose 2.6% to $1.61 trillion, generating $6.7 billion in adjusted operating revenues and $364.6 million in adjusted performance fees, while ending AUM was flat at $1.66 trillion (-1% YoY).
Long-term net flows reached $343.9 billion, including $44.5 billion excluding Western Asset, and alternatives & multi-asset strategies contributed $25.7 billion in FY2025.
The firm bolstered its private markets platform by acquiring APIRA, lifting alternatives AUM to $270 billion and private credit AUM to $95 billion, and raised $22.9 billion in private markets in FY2025, targeting $25–30 billion in FY2026.
Entering FY2026, Franklin Templeton plans to maintain or reduce adjusted expenses versus FY2025, pursue an operating margin above 30%, and continue investments in technology, AI, and tokenization innovations.

Nov 7, 2025, 4:00 PM

Transcript

Franklin Resources announces preliminary Q4 and FY 2025 results

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Earnings

Dividends

Share Buyback

Franklin Resources reported preliminary Q4 FY2025 net income of $117.6 million or $0.21 per diluted share, up from $92.3 million ( $0.15 EPS) in Q3 and reversing a prior-year Q4 net loss of $84.7 million ( –$0.19 EPS).
Preliminary FY 2025 net income was $524.9 million or $0.91 per diluted share, versus $464.8 million ( $0.85 EPS) in FY 2024.
Q4 adjusted net income was $357.5 million ( $0.67 adjusted EPS) and FY adjusted net income was $1,195.8 million ( $2.22 adjusted EPS), compared with $263.4 million ( $0.49 EPS) and $1,276.7 million ( $2.39 EPS) in the prior periods.
Assets under management ended the quarter at $1.661 trillion, with long-term inflows of $84.6 billion (+12% Q-on-Q), long-term net outflows of $11.9 billion (ex-Western net inflows of $11.4 billion), record alternative AUM of $270 billion, and a healthy $20.4 billion institutional pipeline.
Returned $930 million to shareholders in FY 2025 through dividends and repurchases, including $67.1 million of share buybacks in Q4; cash and investments totaled $6.7 billion at quarter end.

Nov 7, 2025, 1:41 PM

8-K

Franklin Resources reports preliminary Q4 and FY25 results

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Earnings

Share Buyback

Dividends

Preliminary Q4 net income of $117.6 million or $0.21 per diluted share, up from $92.3 million ($0.15) in the prior quarter and a loss of $84.7 million ($0.19) a year ago.
Fiscal year 2025 net income of $524.9 million or $0.91 per diluted share, a 13% increase from $464.8 million ($0.85) in FY 2024.
Assets under management ended at $1.661 trillion, with long-term net outflows of $11.9 billion in Q4 despite positive flows excluding Western Asset.
Cash and investments totaled $6.7 billion at September 30, 2025, and the company returned $930 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in the fiscal year.

Nov 7, 2025, 1:30 PM

Press Release

Franklin Resources reports preliminary month-end AUM for October 2025

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M&A

Franklin Templeton preliminary AUM of $1.69 trillion at October 31, 2025, up from $1.66 trillion at September 30, 2025, driven by positive markets and the Apera Asset Management acquisition, partially offset by $2 billion in long-term net outflows (including $4 billion at Western Asset Management).
Excluding Western Asset Management, the firm generated $2 billion in preliminary long-term net inflows for October 2025.
Completed the acquisition of Apera Asset Management on October 1, 2025, adding €5 billion in AUM as of September 30, 2025.
October 31, 2025 AUM by asset class: Equity $697.5 B, Fixed Income $437.1 B, Alternatives $269.7 B, Multi-Asset $196.4 B, Cash Management $88.1 B.