Franklin Resources, Inc.

Description

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. 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, Canada; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Fort Lauderdale, United States; Hyderabad, India; London, United Kingdom; Rancho Cordova, United states; Shanghai, China; Singapore; Stamford, United States; and Vienna, Austria.

About

CEO
Ms. Jennifer M. Johnson
Employees
10,200
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
MIC code
XNYS
Address
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
Phone
650-312-2000
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Nov 3, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
Nov 4, 2024 0.60 0.59 -0.01 -1.67%
Jul 26, 2024 0.57 0.60 0.03 5.26%

Earnings estimate

Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
Current Year
(Sep 2025)
Next Year
(Sep 2026)
Number of analysts 10 14 14
Average estimate 0.53 2.21 2.43
Low estimate 0.44 1.96 2.15
High estimate 0.56 2.34 2.58
Last year EPS 0.56 2.39 2.21
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Growth estimates

Current qtr
-4.750%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
-6.770%
Current year (Sep 2025)
-6.960%
Next year (Sep 2026)
9.500%
Next 5 years (per annum)
Past 5 years (per annum)

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Jan 17, 2025
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
Maintains Underweight ▼ Lowers $21 → $19
Jan 16, 2025
JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington
Maintains Neutral ▼ Lowers $21 → $19
Jan 14, 2025
Wells Fargo
Michael Brown
Maintains Equal-Weight ▼ Lowers $22.5 → $20.5
Dec 20, 2024
Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys
Maintains Underweight ▲ Raises $18 → $19
Dec 12, 2024
Wells Fargo
Michael Brown
Maintains Equal-Weight ▲ Raises $19.5 → $22.5
Dec 9, 2024
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
Maintains Underweight ▲ Raises $19 → $21
Nov 5, 2024
Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $20 → $19
Nov 5, 2024
JP Morgan
Kenneth Worthington
Maintains Neutral ▼ Lowers $22 → $21
Nov 5, 2024
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall
Reiterates Underperform ▼ Lowers $20 → $19
Nov 5, 2024
Wells Fargo
Michael Brown
Maintains Equal-Weight ▲ Raises $19 → $19.5
Nov 5, 2024
TD Cowen
Bill Katz
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $20 → $18.5
Oct 22, 2024
UBS
Brennan Hawken
Maintains Neutral ▼ Lowers $24 → $21
Oct 18, 2024
Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys
Maintains Underweight ▼ Lowers $21 → $19
Oct 14, 2024
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
Maintains Underweight ▼ Lowers $20 → $19
Oct 9, 2024
Wells Fargo
Michael Brown
Maintains Equal-Weight ▼ Lowers $20 → $19
Oct 4, 2024
Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden
Maintains Underperform ▼ Lowers $20 → $19
Sep 30, 2024
Goldman Sachs
Alexander Blostein
Maintains Sell ▼ Lowers $23.75 → $21.25
Sep 12, 2024
Wells Fargo
Michael Brown
Initiates Equal-Weight Announces $20
Sep 5, 2024
Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden
Maintains Underperform ▼ Lowers $24 → $20
Aug 27, 2024
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
Initiates Underweight Announces $20
Aug 22, 2024
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall
Maintains Underperform Maintains $23
Jul 29, 2024
BMO Capital
Etienne Ricard
Maintains Market Perform ▼ Lowers $27 → $26
Jul 29, 2024
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Aidan Hall
Maintains Underperform ▼ Lowers $25 → $23
Jul 29, 2024
Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $24 → $23
Jul 29, 2024
TD Cowen
Bill Katz
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $23 → $24
Jul 10, 2024
UBS
Brennan Hawken
Maintains Neutral ▼ Lowers $25 → $24
Jul 8, 2024
TD Cowen
Bill Katz
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $25.5 → $23
Apr 30, 2024
Evercore ISI Group
David Motemaden
Maintains Underperform ▼ Lowers $29 → $26
Apr 30, 2024
TD Cowen
Bill Katz
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $29 → $25.5
Apr 30, 2024
Deutsche Bank
Brian Bedell
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $29 → $24

Income statement

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fiscal date 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30 2021-09-30 2020-09-30
Total reported revenue 8.48B 7.85B 8.28B 8.43B 5.57B
Cost of revenue 1.69B 1.50B 1.43B 1.43B 1.06B
Gross profit 6.79B 6.35B 6.85B 7.00B 4.50B
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 4.68B 4.07B 4.12B 4.21B 2.92B
Other operating expenses 620.10M 505.00M 500.20M 486.10M 288.40M
Operating income 1.16B 1.44B 1.95B 2.06B 1.24B
Non operating interest income
Income 8.80M 14.30M
Expense 97.20M 123.70M 98.20M 85.40M 33.40M
Other income expense -237.50M 24.80M -117.70M 465.60M -193.40M
Pretax income 823.20M 1.34B 1.73B 2.44B 1.02B
Tax provision 215.30M 312.30M 396.20M 349.60M 230.80M
Net income 607.90M 1.03B 1.33B 2.09B 787.10M
Basic EPS 0.85 1.72 2.53 3.58 1.59
Diluted EPS 0.85 1.72 2.53 3.57 1.59
Basic average shares 509.50M 490.00M 488.70M 489.90M 491.90M
Diluted average shares 509.50M 490.00M 488.70M 489.90M 491.90M
EBITDA 1.81B 1.99B 2.39B 2.57B 1.31B
Net income from continuing op. 607.90M 1.03B 1.33B 2.09B 787.10M
Minority interests -143.10M -142.90M -41.30M -263.40M 11.80M
Preferred stock dividends 32.60M 37.70M 54.10M 77.70M 15.30M

Balance sheet

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fiscal date 2024-09-30 2023-09-30 2022-09-30 2021-09-30 2020-09-30
Total assets 32.46B 30.12B 28.06B 24.17B 21.68B
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 4.41B 4.40B 4.78B 4.65B 3.99B
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 1.48B 1.35B 1.26B 1.43B 1.23B
Other receivables
Inventory
Prepaid assets
Restricted cash
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets
Non current assets
Properties 1.16B 773.00M 778.50M 839.00M 908.80M
Land and improvements 79.30M 78.70M 78.70M 82.50M 83.00M
Machinery furniture equipment 426.60M 379.10M 414.00M 609.40M 576.20M
Construction in progress
Leases
Accumulated depreciation -961.70M -957.30M -957.70M -1.18B -1.10B
Goodwill 17.22B 16.91B 16.64B 13.63B 13.92B
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets 4.80B 4.90B 5.08B 4.71B 4.91B
Investments and advances 13.37B 11.86B 9.55B 7.33B 5.38B
Other non current assets 420.00M 398.80M 395.40M 376.30M 319.50M
Total liabilities 17.90B 16.55B 14.24B 11.42B 10.27B
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 1.41B 879.70M 1.11B 1.04B 1.04B
Accrued expenses
Short term debt
Deferred revenue
Tax payable 406.40M 513.50M 523.10M 693.60M 703.30M
Pensions
Other current liabilities
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 13.09B 11.75B 9.36B 7.59B 6.44B
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities 284.90M 450.40M 347.80M 311.70M 305.30M
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities 907.40M 1.29B 1.43B 614.10M 724.10M
Shareholders equity
Common stock 52.40M 49.60M 50.00M 50.20M 49.50M
Retained earnings 11.93B 12.38B 12.05B 11.55B 10.47B
Other shareholders equity -419.50M -509.30M -621.00M -377.60M -407.60M
Total shareholders equity 14.56B 13.57B 13.82B 12.74B 11.41B
Additional paid in capital 947.60M
Treasury stock
Minority interest 2.06B 1.66B 2.35B 1.52B 1.30B

Cash flow statement

20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990
Operating Activities
Net Income607.90M1.03B1.33B2.09B787.10M1.21B742.70M1.79B1.76B2.10B2.41B2.17B1.92B1.82B1.45B904.29M1.59B1.77B1.27B1.06B706.66M502.83M432.72M484.72M562.09M426.71M500.45M434.06M314.73M268.95M251.31M175.52M124.10M98.20M89.40M
Depreciation454.70M445.40M377.80M310.60M128.50M93.40M76.40M80.30M87.10M97.40M94.60M93.50M82.10M88.40M267.40M181.27M215.22M198.62M215.27M212.17M183.44M177.42M183.12M223.85M199.64M200.01M191.37M123.91M64.73M40.94M36.69M24.29M4.30M-4.70M-4.40M
Deferred Taxes-124.60M41.50M98.00M3.70M-7.10M-1.30M-50.60M8.80M9.00M16.30M-3.31M-12.10M13.18M10.74M111.98M-20.07M49.15M-20.89M600,000-8.30M4.00M-1.30M700,000300,000
Stock-Based Compensation246.10M182.60M208.20M171.90M122.30M111.50M117.80M123.40M131.50M140.00M127.70M113.40M101.30M88.70M81.70M84.44M80.71M90.15M
Other Non-Cash Items-286.00M-706.20M-266.00M-686.80M-631.20M-1.35B474.40M-755.10M79.00M115.90M127.90M159.20M137.90M256.90M3.25M5.79M13.41M2.88M-281.38M-468.15M-187.57M-190.17M-102.48M-230.21M-153.24M-111.55M-96.97M-272.04M-71.31M-3.56M-9.60M-15.91M51.20M9.60M8.90M
Accounts Receivable-111.80M-63.20M-86.70M-182.50M134.70M-63.50M-21.60M-161.00M-10.80M45.20M-113.70M-268.10M-222.80M-230.30M-282.30M-41.79M88.46M-230.00M-483.66M-309.39M-69.84M-49.21M66.27M-88.36M-63.10M-130.77M-125.09M-260.71M-33.40M-9.50M100,000-22.90M-56.30M
Accounts Payable-36.50M-2.70M60.00M-35.00M-60.60M234.20M-17.20M52.20M-18.30M361.30M130.18M360.25M203.31M95.54M90.91M74.83M90.66M69.30M98.81M142.60M6.79M19.19M-3.60M15.50M2.50M-300,0003.30M
Other Assets & Liabilities9.40M131.70M278.00M127.60M526.80M231.80M-58.30M167.40M-198.60M-190.70M-371.70M-162.00M-780.90M-419.30M-109.80M-436.91M-481.83M-408.60M-353.49M-62.86M-168.62M1.44M133.00M-74.14M-29.87M-105.09M-71.06M-238.34M-12.49M-13.83M3.00M-53.80M-33.80M-400,000
Operating Cash Flow759.20M1.05B2.00B1.80B1.00B462.80M1.26B1.31B1.84B2.31B2.28B2.11B1.25B1.60B1.40B710.27M1.51B1.79B606.47M769.58M716.53M516.96M803.54M390.69M606.18M348.61M497.52M-70.53M269.06M302.79M266.60M183.50M70.70M69.70M97.10M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-177.10M-148.80M-90.30M-79.30M-103.70M-233.70M-106.50M-74.90M-97.60M-68.80M-53.10M-62.20M-78.40M-131.70M-57.40M-44.65M-70.22M-94.14M-69.05M-74.93M-21.26M-50.16M-43.49M-96.93M-104.34M-131.09M-147.66M-82.97M-64.42M-40.37M-39.20M-20.10M-16.40M-6.50M-12.80M
Net Intangibles
Net Acquisitions175.10M-500.50M-1.35B-9.00M-3.82B-493.50M-86.80M-14.00M800,000-111.10M533,0006.72M-92.31M-3.80M-37,000-68.26M-51.78M-99.06M-64.33M-550.74M-631.94M
Purchase of Investments-7.54B-5.17B-4.92B-4.81B-2.01B-980.00M-456.60M-522.90M-712.70M-736.10M-1.04B-1.26B-853.20M-1.56B-759.70M-2.08B-2.26B-1.07B-774.09M-1.34B-2.45B-2.61B-1.78B-1.05B-660.99M-756.69M-518.36M-137.14M-131.70M-240.36M-106.58M-60.88M-232.30M-5.00M-19.40M
Sale of Investments5.66B2.44B3.01B2.22B1.92B431.80M359.50M713.00M1.00B1.05B1.25B1.53B1.41B2.06B784.40M2.41B1.23B939.46M864.48M1.41B3.50B2.42B1.49B650.36M400.55M940.67M114.59M127.20M166.60M204.13M140.55M191.95M43.60M8.70M
Investing Cash Flow-2.42B-3.61B-3.33B-2.62B-4.06B-1.28B-290.40M52.00M192.20M248.90M390.60M232.90M873.40M435.90M-32.70M290.47M-1.26B-306.17M36.52M-257.56M841.41M-259.79M-216.70M-752.38M-435.84M27.29M-542.81M-593.44M74.61M-151.97M-312.60M-559.86M-205.10M-69.10M-93.00M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance4.35B3.54B5.18B4.13B1.39B682.80M20.60M127.20M967.50M793.60M617.80M714.90M20.00M952.00M145.75M1.25B537.21M292.49M307.32M276.91M523.63M103.79M711.85M497.12M64.14M168.93M416.41M134.38M34.25M399.43M360.00M150.00M1.50M3.80M
Long-Term Debt Payments-2.16B-1.41B-3.05B-2.07B-334.60M-222.90M-382.90M-662.20M-221.00M-982.20M-973.60M-1.36B-371.80M-360.20M-100.50M-276.29M-1.76B-677.31M-341.19M-66.22M-199.19M-23.22M-75.86M-496.32M-526.01M-265.97M-171.21M-128.81M-203.08M-32.83M-437.81M-22.57M-300,000-100,000-5.70M
Other Financing Charges141.80M812.10M185.20M709.60M408.90M1.13B138.10M867.20M-14.30M103.20M-135.30M58.20M13.30M493.00M71.10M284.56M921.59M56.13M200.61M39.58M36.10M-98.25M16.02M67.30M-3.37M-29.57M-10.62M-124.50M-38.16M-21.15M-3.94M17.57M2.90M20.50M10.70M
Financing Cash Flow1.42B2.11B1.59B2.03B734.40M339.90M-3.76B-956.00M-1.80B-1.61B-1.20B-2.02B-1.08B-968.20M-629.40M-340.61M-1.31B-1.45B-853.44M-357.46M92.42M-203.53M-135.71M49.40M-339.11M-348.56M-101.89M105.46M-193.71M-93.17M-93.99M334.69M133.30M-1.60M-7.30M
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position4.41B4.40B4.78B4.65B3.99B6.21B6.91B8.75B8.48B8.37B7.60B6.32B6.05B5.20B4.12B3.10B2.53B3.58B3.61B3.15B2.92B1.05B980.60M596.21M746.01M819.24M556.04M442.74M502.19M261.70M210.38M302.95M
Income Tax Paid435.70M233.20M467.50M498.00M359.40M520.80M523.50M712.20M758.60M925.00M979.30M825.90M819.80M761.90M533.30M395.55M
Interest Paid807.60M501.10M281.50M219.40M84.50M29.70M41.20M53.50M75.70M77.60M83.80M102.00M93.30M92.00M7.10M9.38M
Free Cash Flow794.20M940.40M1.87B1.17B979.60M34.80M2.12B1.06B1.63B2.18B2.08B1.97B987.80M1.49B1.59B596.75M1.34B1.58B1.21B775.06M903.73M483.76M735.20M445.86M593.28M449.30M531.48M345.56M295.16M256.09M274.81M199.38M54.30M63.20M87.90M
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