Franklin Templeton (BEN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Franklin Templeton (BEN) posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 516 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.1% from 516.5 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Franklin Templeton (BEN) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Franklin Templeton's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 517.4 million, up 1.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Franklin Templeton's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 510.3 million in FY2024 (+4.0%), 490.8 million in FY2023 (+0.3%), 489.3 million in FY2022 (-0.3%) and 490.6 million in FY2021 (-0.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with growth of 6.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 0.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) for the three prior fiscal quarters was 518.2 million (Q2 2026), 518.3 million (Q1 2026) and 517.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - | 164.65 Mn |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - | 799.90 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 2.37 Bn |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - | 945.58 Mn |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 610.22 Mn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 454.69 Mn |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 193.00 Mn |
| 10 | Franklin Templeton | 16.66 Bn | 7.14 Bn | - | 516.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 516.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 518.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 518.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 517.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 516.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 519.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 518.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 510.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 517.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 519.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 487.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 490.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 491.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 491.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 490.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 489.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 487.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 490.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 490.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 490.60 Mn |
API Access
Franklin Templeton Shares Outstanding (Diluted) API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=BEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=BEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();