Buyback yield (TTM)
2.31%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.91%
5Y share count change
4.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$282.50M
Cumulative buybacks
$16.06B
Key takeaways
- Franklin Resources (BEN) repurchased about $282.50M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 4.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.27× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +1.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 115% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Franklin Resources (BEN)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Franklin Resources (BEN)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Franklin Resources (BEN)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Franklin Resources (BEN)
Latest: $240.30M
Overview
Franklin Resources (BEN) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $240.30M (2025) – declined 12.4% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Franklin Resources buyback spend produced a CAGR of +1.9% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Franklin Resources buyback spend peaked at $1.54B in 2008; the latest annual figure is $240.30M in 2025 (84.4% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.54B in 2008 and its low of $0.00 in 1992.
Franklin Resources Buyback Spend 2025: $240.30M
2025's buyback spend for Franklin Resources came in at $240.30M, declined 12.4% below 2024.
Franklin Resources Buyback Spend 2024: $274.40M
Franklin Resources posted buyback spend of $274.40M in 2024, grew 7.1% from 2023.
Franklin Resources Buyback Spend 2023: $256.30M
In 2023, Franklin Resources reported buyback spend of $256.30M, surged 41.8% from 2022.
Franklin Resources Buyback Spend 2022: $180.80M
Franklin Resources buyback spend in 2022 was $180.80M, declined 13.2% below 2021.
Franklin Resources Buyback Spend 2021: $208.20M
Franklin Resources buyback spend in 2021 was $208.20M.
See more financial history for Franklin Resources (BEN).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $240.30M | $214.80M | $25.50M | 2.02% | 0.52B | +1.0% | |
| 2024 | $274.40M | $246.10M | $28.30M | 2.64% | 0.51B | +4.0% | |
| 2023 | $256.30M | $182.60M | $73.70M | 2.13% | 0.49B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $180.80M | $208.20M | −$27.40M | 1.72% | 0.49B | -0.3% | |
| 2021 | $208.20M | $171.90M | $36.30M | 1.43% | 0.49B | -0.3% | |
| 2020 | $218.20M | $122.30M | $95.90M | 2.18% | 0.49B | -2.5% | |
| 2019 | $754.50M | $111.50M | $643.00M | 5.25% | 0.50B | -6.3% | |
| 2018 | $1.42B | $117.80M | $1.31B | 8.97% | 0.54B | -3.8% | |
| 2017 | $765.30M | $123.40M | $641.90M | 3.11% | 0.56B | -4.2% | |
| 2016 | $1.31B | $131.50M | $1.18B | 6.43% | 0.58B | -5.1% | |
| 2015 | $1.06B | $140.00M | $919.80M | 4.68% | 0.61B | -1.6% | |
| 2014 | $622.20M | $127.70M | $494.50M | 1.83% | 0.63B | -1.4% | |
| 2013 | $491.00M | $113.40M | $377.60M | 1.54% | 0.63B | -1.4% | |
| 2012 | $797.40M | $101.30M | $696.10M | 3.00% | 0.64B | -3.5% | |
| 2011 | $954.17M | $88.70M | $865.47M | 4.62% | 0.67B | -2.3% | |
| 2010 | $675.75M | $81.70M | $594.05M | 2.83% | 0.68B | -1.8% | |
| 2009 | $376.91M | $84.44M | $292.46M | 1.64% | 0.69B | -2.9% | |
| 2008 | $1.54B | $80.70M | $1.46B | 7.56% | 0.71B | -5.5% | |
| 2007 | $1.29B | $90.14M | $1.20B | 4.10% | 0.76B | -3.3% | |
| 2006 | $985.91M | $0.00 | $985.91M | 3.69% | 0.78B | +0.1% | |
| 2005 | $170.13M | $0.00 | $170.13M | 0.80% | 0.78B | +1.4% | |
| 2004 | $67.59M | $0.00 | $67.59M | 0.48% | 0.77B | +0.7% | |
| 2003 | $575.68M | $0.00 | $575.68M | 5.29% | 0.77B | -2.6% | |
| 2002 | $124.93M | $0.00 | $124.93M | 1.57% | 0.79B | +3.2% | |
| 2001 | $172.11M | $0.00 | $172.11M | 1.94% | 0.76B | +2.9% | |
| 2000 | $250.04M | $0.00 | $250.04M | — | 0.74B | -2.4% | |
| 1999 | $64.33M | $0.00 | $64.33M | — | 0.76B | -0.0% | |
| 1998 | $42.59M | $0.00 | $42.59M | — | 0.76B | -0.4% | |
| 1997 | $19.14M | $0.00 | $19.14M | — | 0.76B | +1.4% | |
| 1996 | $53.41M | $0.00 | $53.41M | — | 0.75B | — | |
| 1995 | $42.15M | $0.00 | $42.15M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $26.41M | $0.00 | $26.41M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $6.30M | $0.00 | $6.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $14.70M | $0.00 | $14.70M | — | — | — |
- 2025$240.30M
- 2024$274.40M
- 2023$256.30M
- 2022$180.80M
- 2021$208.20M
- 2020$218.20M
- 2019$754.50M
- 2018$1.42B
- 2017$765.30M
- 2016$1.31B
- 2015$1.06B
- 2014$622.20M
- 2013$491.00M
- 2012$797.40M
- 2011$954.17M
- 2010$675.75M
- 2009$376.91M
- 2008$1.54B
- 2007$1.29B
- 2006$985.91M
- 2005$170.13M
- 2004$67.59M
- 2003$575.68M
- 2002$124.93M
- 2001$172.11M
- 2000$250.04M
- 1999$64.33M
- 1998$42.59M
- 1997$19.14M
- 1996$53.41M
- 1995$42.15M
- 1994$26.41M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$6.30M
- 1990$14.70M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Franklin Resources (BEN)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.27×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Franklin Resources (BEN)
How Franklin Resources splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $245.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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