Franklin Resources (BEN) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Franklin Resources (BEN) reported Debt Ratio of 0.07 for Q1 2026, down 20.89% on a YoY basis from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 8.79% sequentially from 0.07 in Q4 2025.

Franklin Resources (BEN) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Franklin Resources (BEN) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.07 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 20.89% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 20.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.07, down 14.79% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.07 in Q1 2026, from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.13 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.07 in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.1 and a median of 0.09 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio slipped 9.36% in 2023 and declined 20.89% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing BEN's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.11 in 2022, then retreated by 11.21% to 0.1 in 2023, then decreased by 16.0% to 0.09 in 2024, then slipped by 15.49% to 0.07 in 2025, then slipped by 8.79% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BEN's Debt Ratio at 0.07 in Q1 2026, 0.07 in Q4 2025, and 0.07 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 0.12
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 0.27
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.03
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.00
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 0.04
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.05
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - -
10 Franklin Resources 16.77 Bn 17.07 Bn - 0.07

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.07
Dec 31, 2025 0.07
Sep 30, 2025 0.07
Jun 30, 2025 0.08
Mar 31, 2025 0.08
Dec 31, 2024 0.09
Sep 30, 2024 0.09
Jun 30, 2024 0.09
Mar 31, 2024 0.09
Dec 31, 2023 0.10
Sep 30, 2023 0.10
Jun 30, 2023 0.11
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Sep 30, 2022 0.12
Jun 30, 2022 0.12
Mar 31, 2022 0.13
Dec 31, 2021 0.14
Sep 30, 2021 0.14
Jun 30, 2021 0.15