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Franklin Resources cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Franklin Resources's operations generated $1.07bn of cash; it spent $155m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $912m. It returned $684m in dividends and $240m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Franklin Resources: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations6411,6511,6221,0662,0362,1382,2521,7281,1352,2302691,0831,2451,9571,0899711,066278
Depreciation and amortisation6268726877838281827579757996104117125121
Stock-based pay848289101113128140132123118112122172208183246215149
Capital spending45−5713278625369987510723410479901491771550
Free cash flow5961,7081,4909881,9742,0852,1831,6301,0612,123359801,1661,866940794912278
Free cash flow after stock pay5121,6271,4018871,8601,9572,0431,4999372,005−778579941,658758548697129
Dividends paid1938842166638832906664094412,117519533560583607656684694
Share buybacks3776769547974916221,0601,3087651,425755218208181256274240512
Shares issued————41332624252523212225232124—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Franklin Resources's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Franklin Resources.