SuperworthFranklin Resources shares outstanding BEN
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 516M
- On a year earlier
- −0.1%
- fewer shares
Franklin Resources had 516M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q3 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is about the same as a year earlier.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 515M | −0% |
| FY2024 | 516.4M | +5% |
| FY2023 | 490.2M | +0% |
| FY2022 | 488.1M | −0% |
| FY2021 | 489.7M | −0% |
| FY2020 | 491.5M | −2% |
| FY2019 | 499M | −4% |
| FY2018 | 521.4M | −6% |
| FY2017 | 554.1M | −3% |
| FY2016 | 571.6M | −6% |
| FY2015 | 607.5M | −2% |
| FY2014 | 621.9M | −2% |
| FY2013 | 631.7M | −1% |
| FY2012 | 636.4M | −4% |
| FY2011 | 659.8M | −2% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 516M | −0% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 518.2M | −0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 518.3M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 515M | −0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 516.5M | −0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 519.9M | +0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 518.2M | +6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 516.4M | +5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 517.2M | +5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 519.2M | +6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 487.9M | −0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 490.2M | +0% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.