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Management Expense (USD Mil) is intended to cover the various expenses of a team of individuals who oversee, support and manage a fund.
The historical rank and industry rank for Franklin Templeton's Management Expense (USD Mil) or its related term are showing as below:
BEN's Management Expense (USD Mil) is not ranked *
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Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) Management Expense (USD Mil) Explanation
Management Expense (USD Mil) is intended to cover the various expenses of a team of individuals who oversee, support and manage a fund. Such expenses may include legal fees, accounting services and other administrative costs. High management expenses usually will cause customers to head for the door, but low management expenses may suggest low management quality.
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Franklin Templeton Management Expense (USD Mil) Historical Data
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Franklin Templeton Management Expense (USD Mil) Chart
BEN vs CG, CRBG, PS: Management Expense (USD Mil) Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Franklin Templeton's Management Expense (USD Mil), along with its competitors' market caps and Management Expense (USD Mil) data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
What does a Management Expense (USD Mil) of 0.00 mean?
Franklin Templeton (BEN) has a Management Expense (USD Mil) of 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. Management Expense is intended to cover the various expenses of a team of individuals who oversee, support and manage a fund. View historical data on Franklin Templeton and its competitors.
Is Franklin Templeton's Management Expense (USD Mil) too high?
Franklin Templeton's current Management Expense (USD Mil) is 0.00. Overall, Franklin Templeton has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Franklin Templeton's Management Expense (USD Mil) compare to CG and CRBG?
Franklin Templeton's Management Expense (USD Mil) of 0.00 can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Management Expense (USD Mil) for an Asset Management company?
A good Management Expense (USD Mil) depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Management Expense (USD Mil) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Management Expense (USD Mil) mean?
A high Management Expense (USD Mil) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Management Expense is intended to cover the various expenses of a team of individuals who oversee, support and manage a fund. View historical data on Franklin Templeton and its competitors. Franklin Templeton's current Management Expense (USD Mil) is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Franklin Templeton stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $22.36, compared to a current price of $34.31 — trading 53.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Management Expense (USD Mil) is 0.00. Franklin Templeton's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Management Expense (USD Mil) calculated?
Management Expense (USD Mil) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Franklin Templeton (BEN), the current Management Expense (USD Mil) is 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Franklin Templeton (BEN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franklin Templeton stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $34.31 is trading 53.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $22.36.
GuruFocus considers Franklin Templeton to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BEN:
Management Expense (USD Mil): 0.00
GF Value™: $22.36 vs. price of $34.31 (53.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BEN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of May 2026, Franklin had $1.780 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (40%), fixed-income (26%), multi-asset/balanced (12%) funds, alternatives (17%), and money market funds (5%). Distribution tends to be weighted between retail investors (57% of assets under management) and institutional accounts (40%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the US-based asset managers we cover, with 30% of its AUM invested in global/international strategies and 29% sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
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