Franklin Resources (BEN) Dividend History & Yield
Franklin Resources (BEN) has increased its dividend for multiple years and currently yields 4.17%. The most recent dividend was $0.3300/share on Apr 10, 2026, paid Quarterly.
Current Yield
4.17%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.30
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
97.0%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
-31.02%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
3.43%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
7.43%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
7.6%
FCF payout ratio
18.3%
Net debt / EBITDA
6.7x
Interest coverage
9.24x
ROIC (TTM)
3.4%
Dividend Safety Score
2 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 97.0%, above the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($1.77) covers dividend/share ($1.30).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
1 dividend cut(s) in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
Only 0 consecutive year(s) of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 18.3%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 6.7x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (3.4%) exceeds EPS growth (-5.9%) — payout ratio expanding.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date Mar 31, 2026
- Payment date
- Apr 10, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.3300
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3300
Ex-date Dec 30, 2025
- Payment date
- Jan 9, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.3300
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3300
Ex-date Sep 30, 2025
- Payment date
- Oct 10, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.3200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3200
Ex-date Jun 27, 2025
- Payment date
- Jul 11, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.3200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3200
Ex-date Mar 31, 2025
- Payment date
- Apr 11, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.3200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3200
Ex-date Dec 30, 2024
- Payment date
- Jan 10, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.3200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3200
Ex-date Sep 30, 2024
- Payment date
- Oct 11, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.3100
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3100
Ex-date Jun 28, 2024
- Payment date
- Jul 12, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.3100
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3100
Ex-date Mar 27, 2024
- Payment date
- Apr 12, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.3100
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3100
Ex-date Jan 3, 2024
- Payment date
- Jan 12, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.3100
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3100
Ex-date Jan 2, 2024
- Payment date
- Jan 12, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.3100
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3100
Ex-date Sep 28, 2023
- Payment date
- Oct 13, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.3000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3000
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | $0.3300 | $0.3300 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | $0.3300 | $0.3300 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | $0.3200 | $0.3200 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Jul 11, 2025 | $0.3200 | $0.3200 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | $0.3200 | $0.3200 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | $0.3200 | $0.3200 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 12, 2024 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Jan 12, 2024 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Jan 12, 2024 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Oct 13, 2023 | $0.3000 | $0.3000 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
The table shows 31 year-over-year increases across 41 calendar years of data (1985–2025).
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2900 | — | — |
| 2025 | $1.8700 | $1.2900 | -31.0% |
| 2024 | $0.9000 | $1.8700 | +107.8% |
| 2023 | $1.1700 | $0.9000 | -23.1% |
| 2022 | $1.1300 | $1.1700 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | $1.0900 | $1.1300 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | $1.0500 | $1.0900 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | $3.9500 | $1.0500 | -73.4% |
| 2018 | $0.8300 | $3.9500 | +375.9% |
| 2017 | $0.7400 | $0.8300 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | $0.6300 | $0.7400 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | $1.0100 | $0.6300 | -37.6% |
| 2014 | $0.4133 | $1.0100 | +144.4% |
| 2013 | $1.3667 | $0.4133 | -69.8% |
| 2012 | $1.0067 | $1.3667 | +35.8% |
| 2011 | $0.3033 | $1.0067 | +231.9% |
| 2010 | $1.2833 | $0.3033 | -76.4% |
| 2009 | $0.2700 | $1.2833 | +375.3% |
| 2008 | $0.2167 | $0.2700 | +24.6% |
| 2007 | $0.1700 | $0.2167 | +27.5% |
| 2006 | $0.8067 | $0.1700 | -78.9% |
| 2005 | $0.1183 | $0.8067 | +581.7% |
| 2004 | $0.1033 | $0.1183 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | $0.0950 | $0.1033 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | $0.0740 | $0.0950 | +28.4% |
| 2001 | $0.0817 | $0.0740 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | $0.0753 | $0.0817 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | $0.0683 | $0.0753 | +10.2% |
| 1998 | $0.0600 | $0.0683 | +13.9% |
| 1997 | $0.0500 | $0.0600 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0456 | $0.0500 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | $0.0378 | $0.0456 | +20.6% |
| 1994 | $0.0322 | $0.0378 | +17.2% |
| 1993 | $0.0294 | $0.0322 | +9.4% |
| 1992 | $0.0264 | $0.0294 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | $0.0231 | $0.0264 | +14.5% |
| 1990 | $0.0178 | $0.0231 | +29.7% |
| 1989 | $0.0150 | $0.0178 | +18.5% |
| 1988 | $0.0102 | $0.0150 | +46.8% |
| 1987 | $0.0047 | $0.0102 | +115.6% |
| 1986 | $0.0654 | $0.0047 | -92.7% |
| 1985 | — | $0.0654 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for Franklin Resources (BEN) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$684.70M
YoY change
+4.2%
5Y CAGR
+5.1%
Peak year (2018)
$2.12B
Latest annual
$683.70M
Cash dividends paid over time for Franklin Resources (BEN)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for Franklin Resources (BEN)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $683.70M | +4.2% | +$27.30M | ||
| 2024 | $656.40M | +8.1% | +$49.10M | ||
| 2023 | $607.30M | +4.2% | +$24.20M | ||
| 2022 | $583.10M | +4.2% | +$23.40M | ||
| 2021 | $559.70M | +5.0% | +$26.50M | ||
| 2020 | $533.20M | +2.8% | +$14.60M | ||
| 2019 | $518.60M | -75.5% | -$1.60B | ||
| 2018 | $2.12B | +379.8% | +$1.68B | ||
| 2017 | $441.20M | +8.0% | +$32.50M | ||
| 2016 | $408.70M | -38.7% | -$257.70M | ||
| 2015 | $666.40M | +129.5% | +$376.00M | ||
| 2014 | $290.40M | -67.1% | -$592.30M | ||
| 2013 | $882.70M | +33.1% | +$219.70M | ||
| 2012 | $663.00M | +206.5% | +$446.70M | ||
| 2011 | $216.30M | -75.5% | -$667.20M | ||
| 2010 | $883.50M | +358.3% | +$690.72M | ||
| 2009 | $192.78M | +7.7% | +$13.75M | ||
| 2008 | $179.03M | +25.4% | +$36.29M | ||
| 2007 | $142.75M | +21.2% | +$25.02M | ||
| 2006 | $117.73M | -80.3% | -$480.93M | ||
| 2005 | $598.66M | +630.0% | +$516.65M | ||
| 2004 | $82.01M | +8.7% | +$6.57M | ||
| 2003 | $75.44M | +5.1% | +$3.66M | ||
| 2002 | $71.78M | +13.1% | +$8.31M | ||
| 2001 | $63.47M | +9.5% | +$5.52M | ||
| 2000 | $57.95M | +6.8% | +$3.67M | ||
| 1999 | $54.28M | +10.2% | +$5.00M | ||
| 1998 | $49.27M | +22.0% | +$8.89M | ||
| 1997 | $40.39M | +16.6% | +$5.74M | ||
| 1996 | $34.65M | +9.3% | +$2.96M | ||
| 1995 | $31.69M | +24.7% | +$6.27M | ||
| 1994 | $25.41M | +13.9% | +$3.11M | ||
| 1993 | $22.31M | +13.2% | +$2.61M | ||
| 1992 | $19.70M | +13.2% | +$2.30M | ||
| 1991 | $17.40M | +690.9% | +$15.20M | ||
| 1990 | $2.20M | — | — |
Franklin Resources (BEN) most recent annual dividends paid stands at $683.70M (2025) – edged up 4.2% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Franklin Resources dividends paid compounded at +5.1% per year, sustaining 6 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Franklin Resources dividends paid peaked at $2.12B in 2018; the latest annual figure is $683.70M in 2025 (67.7% below peak).
The dataset's maximum dividends paid sits at $2.12B (2018); the minimum reading of $2.20M dates to 1990.
Among 8 Financial Services peers, Franklin Resources (BEN) ranks 8th; the peer median for dividends paid is $5.36B.
Franklin Resources Dividends Paid 2025: $683.70M
Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2025 was $683.70M, edged up 4.2% from 2024.
Franklin Resources Dividends Paid 2024: $656.40M
Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2024 was $656.40M, grew 8.1% from 2023.
Franklin Resources Dividends Paid 2023: $607.30M
Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2023 was $607.30M, edged up 4.2% from 2022.
Franklin Resources Dividends Paid 2022: $583.10M
Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2022 was $583.10M, edged up 4.2% from 2021.
Franklin Resources Dividends Paid 2021: $559.70M
Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2021 was $559.70M.
See more financial history for Franklin Resources (BEN).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as Franklin Resources, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | $16.63B | Financial Services |
| Bank of America (BAC) | $9.56B | Financial Services |
| Morgan Stanley (MS) | $6.59B | Financial Services |
| Wells Fargo (WFC) | $5.43B | Financial Services |
| Goldman Sachs (GS) | $5.28B | Financial Services |
| Visa (V) | $4.63B | Financial Services |
| Mastercard (MA) | $2.76B | Financial Services |
| Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) | $0 | Financial Services |
Frequently asked questions
Does Franklin Resources pay dividends?
Yes, Franklin Resources (BEN) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $1.30 per share annually, yielding 4.17%.
What is Franklin Resources's dividend yield?
Franklin Resources (BEN) has a current dividend yield of 4.17%.
Is Franklin Resources's dividend safe?
Franklin Resources (BEN) passes 2 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has Franklin Resources increased its dividend?
Franklin Resources (BEN) has 0 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is Franklin Resources's dividend payout ratio?
Franklin Resources (BEN) has a dividend payout ratio of 97.0%. Trailing twelve months (GAAP): adjusted dividends over roughly 12 months aligned with the latest reported quarter, divided by the sum of diluted EPS from the last four fiscal quarters (not NII or taxable income for BDCs/REITs).
What is Franklin Resources's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for Franklin Resources (BEN) is $684.70M (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has Franklin Resources dividends paid changed year-over-year?
Franklin Resources (BEN) dividends paid changed +4.2% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of Franklin Resources dividends paid?
Franklin Resources (BEN) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +5.1% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did Franklin Resources dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
Franklin Resources dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $2.12B in 2018.
What was Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2024?
Franklin Resources (BEN) dividends paid in 2024 was $656.40M.
What was Franklin Resources dividends paid in 2025?
Franklin Resources (BEN) dividends paid in 2025 was $683.70M.
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