---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038777-26-000100"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BEN"
cik: "0000038777"
company_name: "FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:22:09.700591+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Resources Q2 net income up 77% YoY to $0.49 EPS; adjusted EPS $0.71; $16.9B long-term net inflows

## Summary
- GAAP net income $268.2M ($0.49 diluted EPS) vs $151.4M ($0.26) YoY; adjusted net income $384.5M ($0.71 EPS) up 51% YoY.
- Operating revenues $2.29B, up 9% YoY; operating income $323.3M, up 122%; adjusted operating margin 27.1% vs 23.4% YoY.
- Long-term net inflows $16.9B including $13.2B private market fundraising; AUM $1.68T, up 9% YoY.
- ETFs and Canvas reached record AUM: $4.5B and $5.3B net inflows respectively; Canvas up 27% QoQ.
- Dividend declared $0.33/share, up 3% YoY; repurchased 2.3M shares for $57.1M in the quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038777-26-000100
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BEN
- cik: 0000038777
- company_name: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+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/38777/000003877726000100/0000038777-26-000100-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877726000100/ben-20260428.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038777-26-000100.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $2,294.9, net income $268.2 million or $0.49 per diluted share, EPS $0.49 per diluted share.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $2,294.9
  - Net income: $268.2 million or $0.49 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.49 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Ended % Change Quarter Ended % Change 31-Mar-26 31-Dec-25 Qtr. vs. Qtr. 31-Mar-25 Year vs. Year Financial Results (in millions, except per share data) Operating revenues $ 2,294.9 $ 2,327.1 (1 %) $ 2,111.4 9 % Operating income 323.3 281.0 15 % 145.6 122 % Operating margin 14.1 % 12.1 % 6.9 % Net income 1 $ 268.2 $ 255.5 5 % $ 151.4 77 % Diluted earnings per
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877726000100/0000038777-26-000100-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.