Franklin Resources Beats Fiscal Q4 2026 Estimates as Revenue Rises 3.9% to $2.43B

Franklin Resources (BEN) beat estimates for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2026 on both revenue and adjusted EPS. Revenue was $2.43 billion, up 3.9% from a year earlier, above the $1.86 billion estimate, and adjusted EPS was $0.94, up 40% from a year earlier, above the $0.77 estimate.

Shares rose 1.6% in premarket trading as of 8:30 a.m. ET, to $32.71 from a $32.21 close.

Fiscal Q4 2026 scorecard

By our calculation, revenue was $577.2 million above the estimate and adjusted EPS was $0.17 above it. The QoQ column compares with the previous quarter's revenue of $1.82 billion and adjusted EPS of $0.72. The YoY column compares with $2.34 billion and $0.67 in the same quarter a year earlier.

Track record

• EPS record. Adjusted EPS beat the estimate in 7 of the last 8 reports, including this one.
• Revenue record. Revenue beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 reports.
• Revenue trend. Revenue over the last 5 reports, oldest first: $2.34 billion, $1.75 billion, $1.75 billion, $1.82 billion and $2.43 billion.

What to watch

• Next-quarter estimates. Consensus calls for EPS of $0.74 and revenue of $1.88 billion next quarter, based on 5 analysts.
• Revenue growth. Whether revenue keeps growing from a year earlier after this quarter's 3.9% increase to $2.43 billion.
• Estimate record. Whether Franklin Resources extends a record of beating EPS estimates in 7 of its last 8 reports.
• Related coverage. See our reports on VEON, Global Partners, Dauch and Plains All American Pipeline.

Sources: Results are from Franklin Resources's Nov. 6, 2026 quarterly report. Estimates are consensus figures. The prior-quarter and year-ago comparison figures are from Franklin Resources's earlier quarterly reports. Items labeled by our calculation are our own arithmetic. This article is informational only and is not investment advice.