Franklin Resources (BEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Franklin Resources' (BEN) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$27.6 million in Q1 2026, up 68.49% year-on-year from -$16.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 89.18% quarter-over-quarter from -$255.1 million in Q4 2025.

Franklin Resources (BEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Franklin Resources has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$27.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$27.6 million, up 68.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $933.5 million (up 40.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $911.6 million, up 14.78% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$27.6 million for Q1 2026 at Franklin Resources, up from -$255.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of -$283.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $78.3 million (2022), against an average of $240.0 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 350.92% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 289.51% in 2022.
  • Franklin Resources' Free Cash Flow stood at -$283.7 million in 2022, then rose by 4.34% to -$271.4 million in 2023, then grew by 20.04% to -$217.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 17.56% to -$255.1 million in 2025, then soared by 89.18% to -$27.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$27.6 million (Q1 2026), -$255.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$51.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -12.41 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -329.40 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 1.05 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Franklin Resources 17.12 Bn 18.53 Bn 1.75 Bn -27.60 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -27.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -27.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -255.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -255.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -51.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -51.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -87.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -87.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -217.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -217.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 488.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 488.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 482.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 482.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 94.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 94.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -271.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -271.40 Mn