BEN Fundamental Analysis & Score

Franklin Templeton Inc. Financial Services Asset Management
$32.88
Quote dated October 05, 2026
76/100
Buy

What this score covers. It is a fixed screen of five reported ratios with no valuation input, so a company can score highly while its valuation risk remains elevated. The full report scores valuation separately, as one of nine scored sections. How the score is calculated

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Key Financial Metrics

Market Cap
$16.71B
P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.4x
P/E Forward
10.3x
Revenue Growth
14.3%
Gross Margin
37.7%
Net Margin
8.7%
Return on Equity
7.9%
Debt/Equity
0.25

Rule-Based Financial Screen Summary

Franklin Templeton Inc. (BEN) is a Financial Services company in the Asset Management industry. It has a 76/100 Buy score on our five-factor fundamentals screen. Key strengths include Revenue Growth (14.3%), Gross Margin (37.7%), Debt/Equity (0.25). The score is a five-factor screen — revenue growth, gross margin, net margin, return on equity and debt-to-equity — each scored against fixed thresholds from a neutral starting point of 50 points. The full report scores nine sections, including moat, free cash flow, dilution and valuation, which this screen does not.

Revenue Growth: Good Gross Margin: Good Net Margin: Thin Return on Equity: Low Debt/Equity: Low Risk

This page score and the strengths and concerns above are produced by deterministic, rule-based calculations from the available third-party financial inputs documented below. AI does not choose the score, strengths, or concerns. Data and automated summaries can contain errors. This is not personalized investment advice. See our methodology and disclaimer.

How this page score was calculated

The calculation starts at 50 points and applies the five fixed adjustments shown below. Missing or invalid inputs contribute no adjustment. A finite provider-reported zero is treated as a measured value and evaluated against that input's displayed threshold. The pre-clamp result is 76; the published result is clamped to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 98, producing 76/100.

BEN score inputs and fixed adjustments
Input Displayed value Threshold applied Adjustment Data status
Revenue Growth 14.3% > 10% to 20% +8 Available
Gross Margin 37.7% > 35% to 50% +6 Available
Net Margin 8.7% > 0% to 10% +2 Available
Return on Equity 7.9% > 0% to 12% +2 Available
Debt/Equity 0.25 < 0.30 +8 Available

Score bands

80 or higher: Strong Buy; 65–79: Buy; 50–64: Hold; below 50: Caution.

These are fixed names for score ranges. The score is not a success probability, recommendation, or forecast, and 80/100 does not mean an 80% chance of a gain.

Not included in this score

  • Peer results or relative peer ranking
  • Demand zones or liquidity
  • Technical momentum
  • News or market sentiment
  • DCF valuation or the downloadable report score

Sources, freshness, and limitations

This page was generated . The provider identifies the latest underlying financial period as June 30, 2026. The displayed market quote is dated October 05, 2026. Generation time is not the same as the date of the underlying filing or market observation.

Financial inputs may be delayed, restated, differently standardized by the data provider, or unavailable. Missing, invalid, or non-finite values receive no positive or negative adjustment rather than being estimated. A finite provider-reported zero is retained and evaluated against that metric's displayed threshold; it is not treated as missing. This can make a sparse-data score less informative. The screen does not capture every business, market, valuation, or portfolio risk, and investors can lose money.

What the full BEN report adds

The 76/100 on this page comes from a fixed screen of 5 ratios. The downloadable report is a separate analysis with its own score, built from 9 weighted sections.

This page: fixed screen

  • Revenue Growth
  • Gross Margin
  • Net Margin
  • Return on Equity
  • Debt/Equity

Each factor is scored against fixed thresholds from a starting point of 50 points. No factor prices the stock, so valuation is not part of the 76/100.

Full report: 9 scored sections

  1. Business Moat weight 15 of 100
  2. Revenue Growth Consistency weight 14 of 100
  3. Margin Quality weight 12 of 100
  4. Free Cash Flow Strength weight 12 of 100
  5. Balance Sheet Safety weight 12 of 100
  6. Returns on Capital weight 12 of 100
  7. Dilution vs Self-Funded Growth weight 8 of 100
  8. Valuation vs Growth weight 10 of 100
  9. Structural vs Cyclical Growth weight 5 of 100

When the inputs allow, the report also shows a fair-value estimate with its discounted cash flow (DCF) assumptions and a 3×3 sensitivity table, a confidence figure, and the data limitations that reduced that confidence. Its headline label can add a valuation-risk flag next to the fundamental-quality rating.

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Supplementary Metrics for BEN

6 data points drawn from analyst targets, consensus estimates, and ownership data. These are supplementary observations, not event predictions or causal explanations:

The current provider record reports earnings growth of 106.7%.
The provider-reported analyst mean target is $35.50 (+8.0% from the displayed price), based on 12 estimates. This is third-party opinion, not a StrongBuyAnalytics target.
The provider-reported third-party analyst consensus category is Hold; it is not a StrongBuyAnalytics recommendation.
The current provider record reports institutional ownership of 50.1%.
The current provider record reports a short ratio of 5.4 days to cover.
The current provider record reports a dividend yield of 4.01%.

BEN vs. CG, IVZ, TROW, OWL

Compared against other Asset Management companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to BEN.

Comparison context only: this peer set is selected statically from our covered companies using industry and company-size context. Peer data and peer selection do not change the BEN page score.

Ticker Price Market Cap P/E Rev Growth Net Margin ROE
BEN $32.88 $16.71B 22.4x 14.3% 8.7% 7.9%
CG $39.32 $14.01B 40.5x -32.9% 13.0% 7.8%
IVZ $30.50 $13.47B — 20.5% -0.9% -0.6%
TROW $103.93 $22.17B 10.4x 10.7% 29.3% 19.4%
OWL $8.97 $14.06B 74.8x 7.1% 2.7% 5.7%

Risk Indicators for BEN

2 measurable indicators visible in Franklin Templeton Inc.'s reported numbers. These are market and valuation risk metrics — not a comprehensive list of business risks, which would require qualitative analysis beyond this data:

The provider-reported beta is 1.58. A beta above 1 reflects larger historical price moves relative to the provider's benchmark, but it does not predict future volatility or drawdowns.
The provider-reported short ratio is 5.4 days to cover. Short-interest data can be delayed and may reflect hedging or other strategies, so it does not establish investor intent or future direction.

BEN Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

Franklin Templeton Inc.'s liquidity and cash generation as of the most recent filing — note the cash position of $2.67B against $3.57B of debt:

Total Cash
$2.67B
Total Debt
$3.57B
Current Ratio
5.49
FCF Yield
-17.9%
EBITDA
$1.80B
Operating Margin
13.0%

These are provider-normalized figures and may differ from the issuer's as-filed presentation, units, or latest amendment. Use source filings for verification.

BEN Valuation Snapshot

Trailing P/E
22.4x
Fairly valued
Forward P/E
10.3x
Earnings growth expected
Price / Book
1.4x
Below asset value
PEG Ratio
0.41
Undervalued vs growth
Analyst Target (Mean)
$35.50
Range: $26 – $41
Dividend Yield
4.01%
5Y avg: 4.67%
52-Week Price Range — BEN is trading at 78% of its range
$21.11 (52W Low) $36.28 (52W High)

Who Holds BEN? — Institutional 13F Filings

Institutional investment managers with >$100 M in qualifying assets must disclose their equity positions quarterly on SEC Form 13F — typically within 45 days of quarter-end. Search those filings below to see which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers reported BEN as a holding, how many shares they held, and how positions changed quarter over quarter.

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Data limitation
13F reports covered long positions for the filing's stated reporting period, typically a quarter-end—not on its later submission date. Short positions, full derivatives, and current intent are not disclosed.

How to Interpret the BEN Fundamentals Score

BEN rates 76/100 on our five-factor fundamentals screen, which puts it in the "Buy" band. The band name describes a fixed range in this model; it is not a recommendation or prediction. The calculation above shows how each reported input affected the result.

76/100 · Buy band

Franklin Templeton Inc. clears our thresholds on most of what we measure. The strongest readings are revenue growth (14.3%) and gross margin (37.7%). Nothing in the data we score currently works against it.

BEN Earnings & Revenue Outlook

Franklin Templeton Inc. reported revenue growth of 14.3% year over year, against a Asset Management peer set where scale and pricing power vary widely. That is solid but not exceptional, so it lifts the score without dominating it.

Earnings grew 106.7% over the same period, outpacing revenue — a sign of operating leverage.

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BEN Fundamental Factors to Monitor

This is a review of reported fundamentals, not a price target or an estimate of future returns. These are the current figures that may be useful to monitor as new filings become available.

Current reading: Revenue growth of 14.3% is above the model's 10% threshold. Future filings may change either figure and the resulting score.

Positive Fundamental Inputs for BEN

These are the Franklin Templeton Inc. figures that push the score up, taken straight from the most recent reported financials:

  • Revenue Growth (14.3%)
  • Gross Margin (37.7%)
  • Debt/Equity (0.25)

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Return on Equity (ROE)

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Frequently Asked Questions about BEN

What are key support and resistance levels for BEN?
Support and resistance are technical levels, so they are not part of the fundamentals score. Our demand zones page tracks semiconductor stocks; coverage does not extend to every ticker. Use the chart tool to identify price levels for BEN manually.
Which companies are BEN's closest peers?
On this page BEN is compared with CG, IVZ, TROW, OWL. Compared against other Asset Management companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to BEN. The table puts BEN's a gross margin of 37.7%, an ROE of 7.9%, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25 next to the same figures for each peer.
Is the BEN analysis PDF report free?
Your first BEN report is free and does not require a card. The score on this page is a five-factor screen; the report scores nine sections, adding moat, free cash flow, share dilution and valuation work that is not on this page. Further reports are covered by a subscription; see pricing for the current plans.

This BEN analysis is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Figures come from third-party feeds and can be delayed, standardized, incomplete, or inaccurate; verify material facts in primary filings and identified sources. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Read our full disclaimer.