FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 521 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.28 USD per share.
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN) closed fiscal year 2025 with 521 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.28 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 2.64 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 25.4 %. The dividend per share was 1.28 USD, up 3.2 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 684 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 698M | 688M | 672M | 653M | 637M | 631M | 623M | 604M | 570M | 555M | 519M | 499M | 495M | 502M | 500M | 496M | 524M | 521M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 6.69M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 27.7M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.33 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 5.28 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -10.4M | -16.0M | -18.9M | -16.5M | -5.71M | -8.02M | -19.4M | -33.2M | -15.5M | -35.7M | -19.8M | -4.19M | 0.00M | -2.23M | -3.64M | 0.00M | -2.64M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -1.51 % | -2.37 % | -2.90 % | -2.58 % | -0.90 % | -1.29 % | -3.21 % | -5.82 % | -2.79 % | -6.89 % | -3.97 % | -0.85 % | 0.00 % | -0.45 % | -0.73 % | 0.00 % | -0.51 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -10.4M | -16.0M | -18.9M | -16.5M | -5.71M | -8.02M | -19.4M | -33.2M | -15.5M | -35.7M | -19.8M | -4.19M | 6.69M | -2.23M | -3.64M | 27.7M | -2.64M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -1.51 % | -2.37 % | -2.90 % | -2.58 % | -0.90 % | -1.29 % | -3.21 % | -5.82 % | -2.79 % | -6.89 % | -3.97 % | -0.85 % | 1.33 % | -0.45 % | -0.73 % | 5.28 % | -0.51 % |
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.27 | 0.28 | 1.29 | 0.33 | 1.03 | 1.39 | 0.48 | 1.10 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 3.92 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.28 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 11.27 % | 21.50 % | 61.11 % | 11.24 % | 34.33 % | 41.05 % | 12.18 % | 32.74 % | 23.67 % | 26.00 % | 276.94 % | 43.37 % | 66.74 % | 30.56 % | 45.14 % | 68.79 % | 141.22 % | 130.25 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 179M | 193M | 884M | 216M | 663M | 883M | 290M | 666M | 409M | 441M | 2,117M | 519M | 533M | 560M | 583M | 607M | 656M | 684M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.81 % | 0.82 % | 3.59 % | 1.01 % | 2.47 % | 2.74 % | 0.87 % | 3.00 % | 2.06 % | 1.80 % | 12.89 % | 3.63 % | 5.28 % | 3.62 % | 5.03 % | 4.91 % | 5.96 % | 5.50 % |
Figures in USD
