# Franklin Resources - Franklin Resources, Inc. Common Stock (BEN)

Stock code BEN · Yahoo ticker BEN · Sector: Financial Services

Overall fundamentals score: 51/100 (Okay). Bottom 45% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 40/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 67/100 | Okay |
| Cash & Dividends | 67/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 33/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Franklin Resources (BEN): Overall score: 51/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 40/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 7% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth +6%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth -3%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 9% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +8% - Strong

Financial Safety: 67/100 (Okay)
Debt-to-Equity 1.4× - Weak
Current Ratio 2.8× - Strong
Interest Coverage 18.1× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 67/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 4% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong

Price Fairness: 33/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 19.8× - Okay
P/B Ratio 1.4× - Okay
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +1%/yr - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -1.3% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 1 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Franklin Resources's fundamentals score?

Franklin Resources (BEN) scores 51/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 45% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Franklin Resources strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (67/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (33/100).

### How does Franklin Resources rank against its sector?

Franklin Resources ranks #45 of 56 scored Financial Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Franklin Resources pay dividends?

Yes. Franklin Resources (BEN) has a dividend yield of 4.2%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 85% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 67/100.

### How do I buy Franklin Resources shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy BEN. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Franklin Resources (BEN), in plain English?

Franklin Resources (BEN) is a Financial Services company (Asset Management). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 51/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (67/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (33/100). Shares currently cost about 20 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 19.8×). It also pays back about 4.2% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ben-franklin-resources

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/ben-franklin-resources
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.