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Franklin Resources (BEN) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Franklin Resources' Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$27.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 68.49% to -$27.6 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $933.5 million, a 40.14% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $911.6 million, up 14.78% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit -$27.6 million in Q1 2026 for Franklin Resources, up from -$255.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for BEN hit a ceiling of $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 and a floor of -$283.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $240.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $78.3 million in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 350.92% in 2022, down 289.51% in 2022.
  • Tracing BEN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$283.7 million in 2022, then grew by 4.34% to -$271.4 million in 2023, then increased by 20.04% to -$217.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 17.56% to -$255.1 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 89.18% to -$27.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for BEN at -$27.6 million in Q1 2026, -$255.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$51.9 million in Q3 2025.