Franklin Resources (BEN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Franklin Resources' (BEN) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 76.3% in Q1 2026, down 11.0% year-on-year from 85.73% in Q1 2025, and down 0.6% quarter-over-quarter from 76.76% in Q4 2025.

Franklin Resources (BEN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Franklin Resources has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 76.3% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 76.3%, down 11.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 76.91% (down 23.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 77.07%, down 95.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 76.3% for Q1 2026 at Franklin Resources, down from 76.76% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 80.25% in Q4 2022 to a low of 76.3% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 77.53% (2024), against an average of 77.95%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 318 bps in 2022 and sank 262 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Franklin Resources' Gross Margin stood at 80.25% in 2022, then slipped by 0 bps to 79.87% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 77.25% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 76.76% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 76.3% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 76.3% (Q1 2026), 76.76% (Q4 2025), and 77.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 99.70%
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 93.51%
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - -
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -
10 Franklin Resources 17.12 Bn 18.53 Bn 1.75 Bn 76.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 76.30%
Dec 31, 2025 76.76%
Sep 30, 2025 77.82%
Jun 30, 2025 76.71%
Mar 31, 2025 76.41%
Dec 31, 2024 77.25%
Sep 30, 2024 77.53%
Jun 30, 2024 77.34%
Mar 31, 2024 77.50%
Dec 31, 2023 79.87%
Sep 30, 2023 79.30%
Jun 30, 2023 79.34%
Mar 31, 2023 78.90%
Dec 31, 2022 80.25%
Sep 30, 2022 78.71%
Jun 30, 2022 78.32%
Mar 31, 2022 76.82%
Dec 31, 2021 77.06%
Sep 30, 2021 75.86%
Jun 30, 2021 75.56%