Franklin Templeton Shares Outstanding History (BEN)
Franklin Templeton reported 521.0M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 521.0M | −2.6M | −0.51% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 523.6M | 27.7M | +5.58% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 495.9M | −3.6M | −0.73% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 499.6M | −2.2M | −0.44% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 501.8M | 6.7M | +1.35% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 495.1M | −4.2M | −0.84% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 499.3M | −19.8M | −3.82% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 519.1M | −35.7M | −6.44% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 554.9M | −15.5M | −2.71% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 570.3M | −33.2M | −5.50% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 603.5M | −19.4M | −3.11% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 622.9M | −8.0M | −1.27% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 630.9M | −5.7M | −0.90% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 636.6M | −16.5M | −2.52% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 653.1M | −18.9M | −2.82% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 672.0M | −16.0M | −2.32% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 688.0M | −10.4M | −1.48% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-30 | 698.3M | — | — |
Franklin Templeton quarterly shares outstanding
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 507.5M | −10.9M | −2.10% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 519.6M | −5.8M | −1.10% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-31 | 520.0M | −4.0M | −0.76% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 521.0M | −2.6M | −0.51% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 518.4M | −3.7M | −0.71% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 525.4M | −780,944 | −0.15% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-31 | 524.0M | 29.2M | +5.91% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 523.6M | 27.7M | +5.58% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 522.1M | 23.0M | +4.62% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 526.2M | 25.3M | +5.05% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-31 | 494.7M | −5.5M | −1.11% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 495.9M | −3.6M | −0.73% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 499.0M | 656,709 | +0.13% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 500.9M | 537,673 | +0.11% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-31 | 500.3M | −2.3M | −0.45% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 499.6M | −2.2M | −0.44% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 498.4M | −4.5M | −0.90% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 500.4M | −4.0M | −0.79% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-31 | 502.5M | −3.0M | −0.58% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 501.8M | 6.7M | +1.35% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 502.9M | 7.5M | +1.51% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 504.3M | 9.1M | +1.83% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-31 | 505.5M | 7.9M | +1.58% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 495.1M | −4.2M | −0.84% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 495.4M | −8.8M | −1.74% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 495.3M | −12.4M | −2.45% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-31 | 497.6M | −13.9M | −2.71% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 499.3M | −19.8M | −3.82% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 504.1M | −25.0M | −4.72% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 507.7M | −34.0M | −6.27% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-31 | 511.5M | −40.9M | −7.41% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 519.1M | −35.7M | −6.44% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 529.1M | −28.9M | −5.17% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 541.7M | −20.4M | −3.63% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-31 | 552.4M | −13.3M | −2.35% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 554.9M | −15.5M | −2.71% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 558.0M | −18.8M | −3.26% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 562.1M | −24.1M | −4.10% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-31 | 565.7M | −29.5M | −4.96% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 570.3M | −33.2M | −5.50% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 576.8M | −38.0M | −6.19% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 586.1M | −33.0M | −5.33% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-12-31 | 595.2M | −27.2M | −4.37% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 603.5M | −19.4M | −3.11% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 614.8M | −10.6M | −1.70% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 619.1M | −8.7M | −1.38% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-31 | 622.4M | −8.5M | −1.35% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 622.9M | −8.0M | −1.27% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 625.5M | −10.3M | −1.61% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 627.8M | −10.0M | −1.57% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-31 | 630.9M | −6.7M | −1.04% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 630.9M | −5.7M | −0.90% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 635.7M | −2.1M | −0.32% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 637.8M | −7.6M | −1.18% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-31 | 637.6M | −10.3M | −1.59% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 636.6M | −16.5M | −2.52% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 637.8M | −23.5M | −3.55% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 645.4M | −20.2M | −3.03% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-31 | 647.8M | −22.0M | −3.29% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 653.1M | −18.9M | −2.82% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 661.3M | −14.9M | −2.20% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 665.5M | −16.6M | −2.44% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-31 | 669.9M | −14.7M | −2.15% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 672.0M | −16.0M | −2.32% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 676.2M | −15.0M | −2.17% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 682.2M | — | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-31 | 684.6M | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 688.0M | −10.4M | −1.48% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 691.2M | — | — |
| Q4 2008 | 2008-09-30 | 698.3M | — | — |
Franklin Templeton Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Franklin Templeton share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Franklin Templeton used $240.3M to repurchase common stock in fy 2025. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $1.16B. The latest reported quarter showed $345.8M of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $240.3M |
| 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $274.4M |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $256.3M |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $180.8M |
| 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $208.2M |
| 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $218.2M |
| 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $754.5M |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $1.42B |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $765.3M |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $1.31B |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Franklin Templeton shares outstanding trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Franklin Templeton's shares outstanding moved from 495.1M to 521.0M, a change of 25.8M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows 507.5M.
What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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