---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038777-21-000135"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BEN"
cik: "0000038777"
company_name: "FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC"
filed_at: "2021-08-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T23:33:29.343478+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Resources Q3 net income $438.4M, EPS $0.86; AUM $1.55T up 4% QoQ

## Summary
- GAAP net income $438.4M ($0.86 diluted EPS) vs $290.4M ($0.58) a year ago; revenue $2.17B up 87% YoY.
- Adjusted net income $493.7M ($0.96 adjusted EPS) vs $348.9M ($0.70) prior year.
- AUM $1.552T at quarter end, up $53.2B QoQ; long-term net outflows $6.6B improved from $11.3B a year ago.
- Alternative net inflows record $3.1B; fixed income positive net flows $2.1B.
- Repurchased 1.4M shares for $46.4M; dividend $0.28 per share declared.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038777-21-000135
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BEN
- cik: 0000038777
- company_name: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
- filed_at: 2021-08-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877721000135/0000038777-21-000135-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877721000135/ben-20210803.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038777-21-000135
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038777-21-000135.txt

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