Franklin Templeton (BEN) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Franklin Templeton (BEN) reported Shares Outstanding of 515.2 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.1% from 515.7 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Franklin Templeton (BEN) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Franklin Templeton posted Shares Outstanding of 516.7 million, up 1.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 509.5 million in FY2024 (+4.0%), 490 million in FY2023 (+0.3%), 488.7 million in FY2022 (-0.2%) and 489.9 million in FY2021 (-0.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 6.2%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 0.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 517.5 million (Q2 2026), 517.5 million (Q1 2026) and 516.7 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - | 155.20 Mn |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - | 361.94 Mn |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - | 799.88 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - | 895.59 Mn |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 591.80 Mn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 453.89 Mn |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 192.70 Mn |
| 10 | Franklin Templeton | 16.66 Bn | 7.14 Bn | - | 515.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 515.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 517.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 517.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 516.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 515.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 519.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 517.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 509.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 516.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 518.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 487.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 490.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 490.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 490.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 489.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 488.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 487.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 490.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 489.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 489.90 Mn |
API Access
Franklin Templeton Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=BEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "BEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=BEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();