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Franklin Resources Q3 net income $171.5M, AUM record $1.79T; name change to Franklin Templeton
GAAP diluted EPS $0.31 vs $0.15 YoY; adjusted EPS $0.72 vs $0.49 YoY.
Franklin Resources grants $15M retention equity to top execs; carry incentives for CEO and Chairman
CEO, Co-Presidents, and CFO/COO each receive ~$15M equity award (50% PSUs, 50% RSUs) with multi-year cliff vesting.
Franklin Resources' Western Asset pays $100M SEC penalty, ends probes
Western Asset reached SEC settlement: pays $100M civil penalty into Fair Fund, no admission of wrongdoing.
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.
Franklin Resources Q1 net income $255.5M ($0.46 EPS) vs $163.6M y/y; AUM $1.684T
Adjusted diluted EPS $0.70 vs $0.59 y/y; operating income $281M vs $219M, operating margin 12.1%.
Franklin Resources raises quarterly dividend 3.1% to $0.33 and expands share buyback by 20.8M shares
Quarterly dividend increased 3.1% to $0.33 per share; payable Jan 9, 2026 to holders of record Dec 30, 2025.
DOJ prepared to resolve Western Asset investigation without criminal charges
DOJ informed Franklin Resources on Dec 13, 2025 it will not file criminal charges against Western Asset in United States v. Leech case.
Franklin Q4 GAAP net income $117.6M ($0.21); adj EPS $0.67; AUM $1.66T; Western outflow $23.3B
GAAP net income Q4 $117.6M ($0.21 diluted) vs net loss $84.7M (-$0.19) YoY; fiscal year net income $524.9M ($0.91) vs $464.8M ($0.85).
Franklin Q3 GAAP EPS $0.15 vs $0.32 YoY; long-term outflows $9.3B, AUM $1.61T
GAAP net income $92.3M ($0.15 diluted EPS) vs $174.0M ($0.32) YoY, down 47% and 53% respectively.
Franklin Q2 adj EPS $0.47 vs $0.56 YoY; AUM down 6%; Western outflows $33.6B
GAAP net income $151.4M ($0.26 diluted EPS) vs $124.2M ($0.23) a year ago; adjusted EPS $0.47 vs $0.56.
Net income $163.6M ($0.29 diluted EPS) vs $251.3M ($0.50) YoY; adjusted EPS $0.59 vs $0.65 YoY.
Franklin Resources Q4 net loss $84.7M on $389M impairment; AUM record $1.68T
GAAP net loss $84.7M ($0.19 EPS) vs net income $295.5M YoY; operating loss $150.7M.
Western Asset appoints Buchanan CIO; Leech on leave after SEC Wells Notice; closes $2B strategy
Michael Buchanan named CIO, succeeding Ken Leech who is on immediate leave of absence.
Franklin Resources Q3 net income $174M (-24% YoY), adjusted EPS $0.60 (-5%); AUM $1.65T
Net income $174M ($0.32 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $326.4M ($0.60 adjusted EPS).
Franklin Resources Q2 GAAP EPS $0.23, down 54% QoQ; AUM $1.64T on Putnam deal, net inflows $6.9B
GAAP net income $124.2M ($0.23 diluted EPS), vs $251.3M ($0.50) prior quarter and $194.2M ($0.38) year ago.
Franklin Resources reports Q1 adj. EPS $0.65, revenue $1.99B; closes Putnam acquisition
GAAP net income $251.3M ($0.50 EPS) vs $165.6M YoY; adj. net income $328.5M ($0.65 adj. EPS) vs $262.4M YoY.
Franklin Resources raises quarterly dividend 3.3% to $0.31, authorizes 27.2M share buyback
Quarterly dividend $0.31/share, up 3.3% from prior quarter and prior year; payable Jan 12, 2024; record Jan 3, 2024.
Franklin Resources Q4 net income $295.5M ($0.58), adjusted EPS $0.84; AUM $1.374T
Revenue $1.986B, up 2% YoY; operating income $338.3M, margin 17.0%.
Franklin Resources Q3 GAAP EPS $0.44, adjusted EPS $0.63; long-term net flows positive
GAAP net income $227.5M ($0.44 diluted EPS) vs $256.4M ($0.50) YoY; up 17% sequentially from $194.2M ($0.38).
Franklin Resources Q2 net income $194M ($0.38/diluted) down 44% YoY; revenue falls 7%
GAAP net income attributable to FR $194.2M, $0.38 diluted EPS, down 44% from $349.6M ($0.68) YoY.
Franklin Resources Q1 net income $165.6M, EPS $0.32 vs $0.88 YoY; AUM $1.39T
GAAP diluted EPS $0.32, down 64% YoY; adjusted diluted EPS $0.51, down 53% YoY.
Franklin Resources Q4 net income $232.7M ($0.46 EPS), down 65% YoY; AUM falls 15%
Net income attributable to Franklin Resources $232.7M ($0.46 diluted) vs $665.7M ($1.30) prior-year Q4.
Franklin Resources enters $500M revolver and $300M term loan, to repay $300M notes due Sept 2022
New $500M revolving credit facility matures Sept 7, 2023; no amounts drawn at closing.
Franklin Resources Q3 earnings: GAAP EPS $0.50, adjusted EPS $0.82; AUM down 11% YoY to $1.38T
Net income $256.4M ($0.50 diluted EPS) vs $438.4M ($0.86) YoY; revenue $2.03B, down 7% YoY.
Franklin Resources Q2 net income $349.6M ($0.68 EPS) down 8% YoY; long-term outflows $11.7B
Adjusted diluted EPS $0.96, up 22% YoY from $0.79; adjusted net income $491.6M.
Franklin Resources Q1 net income $453M ($0.88 EPS); AUM hits $1.58T on $24.1B long-term net inflows
Revenue $2.224B (+11% YoY); operating income $557.7M (+36% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.88 vs $0.67 a year ago.
Franklin Resources Q4 EPS $1.30; acquires Lexington Partners for $1.75B
Net income $665.7M, diluted EPS $1.30 (includes $0.30 tax benefit); adjusted EPS $1.26.
Franklin Resources issues $450M in notes: $350M 2.950% due 2051, $100M 1.600% due 2030
Issued $350M of 2.950% Notes due 2051 and $100M additional 1.600% Notes due 2030 (total $450M).
Franklin Resources Q3 net income $438.4M, EPS $0.86; AUM $1.55T up 4% QoQ
GAAP net income $438.4M ($0.86 diluted EPS) vs $290.4M ($0.58) a year ago; revenue $2.17B up 87% YoY.
On February 6, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) removed Ms. Gwen L. Shaneyfelt as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company pursuant to various organizational changes.
On February 6, 2024, the Board appointed Ms. Lindsey H. Oshita, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer – Americas for the Company, as Chief Accounting Officer and the principal accounting officer of the Company.
On April 11, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Matthew Nicholls, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to the additional role of Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective April 15, 2022.
Effective July 1, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Karen M. King to serve as a director of the Company, increasing the size of the Board from 10 to 11.
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