AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Franklin Resources (BEN)

Franklin Resources Q1 net income rises to $255.5 million, or $0.46 per share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Franklin Resources reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, with net income attributable to the company of $255.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, up from $163.6 million, or $0.29, a year earlier. Operating revenues were $2,327.1 million, up 3% from a year earlier but down 1% from the prior quarter, and long-term net inflows were $28.0 billion. The company's own adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.70, compared with $0.59 a year earlier.

Key points

  • Net income attributable to Franklin Resources was $255.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, versus $163.6 million, or $0.29, a year earlier and $117.6 million, or $0.21, in the prior quarter.
  • Operating revenues were $2,327.1 million, up 3% year over year and down 1% from the prior quarter; operating income was $281.0 million.
  • Long-term net inflows were $28.0 billion, compared with net outflows of $11.9 billion in the prior quarter; ending AUM was $1,684.0 billion.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share, a non-GAAP measure, were $0.70, versus $0.67 in the prior quarter and $0.59 a year earlier.

The filing

CompanyFranklin Resources (BEN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 30, 2026, 8:41 AM ET
Accession number0000038777-26-000032

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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