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Franklin Resources

Franklin Resources is a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton. The firm provides equity, fixed income, alternative asset, multi-asset, and liquidity management products and services to institutional clients, retail investors, high-net-worth individuals, and sovereign wealth funds worldwide. Operating across more than thirty countries, the company delivers investment solutions through specialized investment managers, covering traditional asset classes as well as private credit, private equity secondaries, venture capital, and real estate. The firm manages investment products distributed via mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, separate accounts, and private funds.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
1947Year founded
5,001–10,000Employees
San Mateo, United StatesHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of Franklin Resources

  • Public Market Equity Management: Active equity portfolio management covering global, regional, emerging market, and small-cap strategies across growth and value styles. Investment offerings are structured through mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and institutional separate accounts globally.
  • Fixed Income Strategies: Comprehensive fixed-income investment management across global sovereign bonds, corporate credit, municipal debt, high-yield instruments, and multi-sector bond portfolios. Products serve institutional clients, wealth managers, and retail investors across diverse international markets.
  • Alternative Private Credit: Specialized private credit strategies spanning direct lending, junior capital, distressed debt, commercial real estate loans, and structured credit solutions. Capital is deployed into middle-market companies and corporate borrowers across public and private financial markets.
  • Private Equity and Secondaries: Secondary market private equity fund investments, co-investment strategies, and venture capital allocations. Capital commitment programs target global buyout funds, growth equity vehicles, and technology-focused early to growth-stage private enterprises across international jurisdictions.
  • Real Estate Investment Management: Private real estate equity strategies across industrial, residential, office, and retail property sectors. Portfolios encompass core, value-add, and opportunistic real estate assets managed for institutional investors, pension plans, and wealth advisory clients.
  • Multi-Asset Solutions: Custom multi-asset portfolio solutions, automated model portfolios, quantitative asset allocation, and liquid alternative strategies. Services integrate dynamic risk management and tactical asset allocation to deliver goal-oriented investment outcomes for global institutions and individual investors.

Franklin Resources executive team

  • Gregory Eugene JohnsonExecutive Chairman of the Board & Non-Independent Director
  • Jennifer M. JohnsonCEO & Non-Independent Director
  • Matthew NichollsCo-President, CFO & COO
  • Terrence James MurphyCo-President & Head of Public Market Investments
  • Daniel Ernesto GambaCo-President & Chief Commercial Officer
  • Avinash Deepak SatwalekarPresident of India
  • Lindsey Harumi OshitaSenior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
  • Bassel KhatounHead of Research & Director of Portfolio Management
  • Anupama SawhneyChief Administrative Officer & Head of Business Development
  • Selene OhHead of Investor Relations

Dividend history

Dividends per share paid by Franklin Resources, by financial year.

Franklin Resources dividends per share by financial year
Financial yearInterimFinalSpecialTotal
FY2026———$1.3200
FY2025———$1.2800
FY2024———$1.2400
FY2023———$1.2000
FY2022———$1.1600

Key financials

Reported results for Franklin Resources, in USD.

Market cap
16.4B
Revenue (TTM)
9.3B
P/E ratio
22.0
EPS (diluted, TTM)
1.5
Dividend yield
4.1%
Profit margin
8.7%
Franklin Resources annual revenue and income
Fiscal year endRevenueOperating incomeNet income
8.8B604.1M524.9M
8.5B407.6M464.8M
7.8B1.1B882.8M
8.3B1.8B1.3B