What If You Invested $1,000 in Franklin Resources (BEN)?
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Franklin Resources
BEN
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+172126.32% (1,722 times)
- Buy
- Dec 31, 1984
- $0.02
- Sell
- Dec 8, 2014
- $35.37
Buying BEN at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $1,722,263.2.
Max drawdown
-72.80% (fell to 27% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 17, 2007
- $25.12
- Trough
- Mar 6, 2009
- $6.83
The worst decline for BEN was -72.80% (fell to 27% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+90356.46% (904.6 times)
- IPO
- Sep 23, 1983
- $0.03
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $24.39
A $1,000 investment in BEN at IPO would be worth $904,564.62 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Franklin Resources (BEN) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Franklin Resources (BEN) stock's all-time low was $0.02 on Dec 31, 1984. The all-time high was $35.37 on Dec 8, 2014.
What if you invested $1,000 in Franklin Resources (BEN) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Franklin Resources (BEN) stock at the all-time low ($0.02 on Dec 31, 1984) and selling at the peak ($35.37 on Dec 8, 2014) would have turned $1,000 into $1,722,263.2. Historical return: +172126.32% (1,722 times).
What are Franklin Resources (BEN)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Franklin Resources (BEN) stock was Dec 31, 1984 (all-time low at $0.02). The best sell date was Dec 8, 2014 at $35.37. This investment would have returned +172126.32% (1,722 times).
What was Franklin Resources (BEN) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Franklin Resources (BEN) stock's worst decline was -72.80% (fell to 27% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $25.12 on Jul 17, 2007. Trough: $6.83 on Mar 6, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $271.96 at the trough.
What if you bought Franklin Resources (BEN) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Franklin Resources (BEN) stock at IPO ($0.03 on Sep 23, 1983) would be worth $904,564.62 today. Historical return: +90356.46% (904.6 times). Current stock price: $24.39 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Franklin Resources (BEN) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Franklin Resources (BEN) stock 5 years ago ($23.38 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,043.14 today. Historical return: +4.31% (1.04 times). Current stock price: $24.39 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Franklin Resources (BEN) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Franklin Resources (BEN) stock 10 years ago ($23.18 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,051.98 today. Historical return: +5.20% (1.05 times). Current stock price: $24.39 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Franklin Resources (BEN) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Franklin Resources (BEN) stock 20 years ago ($17.69 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $1,378.52 today. Historical return: +37.85% (1.38 times). Current stock price: $24.39 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for BEN. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.