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Franklin Resources (BEN) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Franklin Resources' Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $157.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 0.64% year-over-year to $157.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $644.6 million, changed 0.08%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $643.6 million, 3.79% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $157.0 million at Franklin Resources, down from $166.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $177.4 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $117.5 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $129.3 million (2021), against an average of $139.8 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development soared 96.14% in 2021 before it decreased 6.31% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $123.8 million in 2021, then dropped by 1.94% to $121.4 million in 2022, then increased by 7.91% to $131.0 million in 2023, then increased by 19.08% to $156.0 million in 2024, then grew by 0.64% to $157.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BEN's Research & Development are $157.0 million (Q4 2025), $166.2 million (Q3 2025), and $162.7 million (Q2 2025).