---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000038777-26-000215"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BEN"
cik: "0000038777"
company_name: "FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-31T12:36:53+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-31T12:40:10.199976+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 $171.5M, AUM record $1.79T; name change to Franklin Templeton

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.31 vs $0.15 YoY; adjusted EPS $0.72 vs $0.49 YoY.
- Revenue $2.36B, up 14% YoY; operating income $215.8M (GAAP), adjusted $508.9M.
- AUM record $1.79T; long-term net inflows $18.4B in quarter, $63.3B fiscal YTD.
- Alternative AUM record $294.2B; private markets fundraising $11.8B in quarter.
- Company to change name to Franklin Templeton, Inc. effective Aug 17, 2026; ticker BEN unchanged.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000038777-26-000215
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BEN
- cik: 0000038777
- company_name: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-31T12:36:53+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877726000215/0000038777-26-000215-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877726000215/ben-20260731.htm

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