BEN (Franklin Templeton) Shares Buyback Ratio %: 2.10 (As of Aug. 31, 2026)

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BEN Franklin Templeton Inc BEN
77 GF Score
Price $34.15
GF Value $21.85
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Franklin Templeton Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Franklin Templeton BEN -1.44% 77 Shares Buyback Ratio % is 2.10 as of Aug. 31, 2026. GuruFocus rates BEN with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $21.85 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review.

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

GuruFocus calculates shares buyback ratio using previous shares outstanding minus the current shares outstanding, and then divides by previous shares outstanding. Franklin Templeton's current shares buyback ratio was 2.10%.

Franklin Templeton Shares Buyback Ratio % Related Terms

Franklin Templeton Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Franklin Templeton's Shares Buyback Ratio % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Franklin Templeton Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

Franklin Templeton Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Shares Buyback Ratio %
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Franklin Templeton Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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Franklin Templeton Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

Franklin Templeton's Shares Buyback Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Sep. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Sep. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Sep. 2024 )
=(523.597 - 520.952) / 523.597
=0.51%

Franklin Templeton's Shares Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Mar. 2026 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Jun. 2026 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Mar. 2026 )
=(519.621 - 507.507) / 519.621
=2.33%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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What does a Shares Buyback Ratio % of 2.10 mean?
Franklin Templeton (BEN) has a Shares Buyback Ratio % of 2.10 as of Aug. 31, 2026. Share buyback ratio is the percent change of a company's shares outstanding from two periods. View historical data on Franklin Templeton and its competitors.
Is Franklin Templeton's Shares Buyback Ratio % too high?
Franklin Templeton's current Shares Buyback Ratio % is 2.10. Overall, Franklin Templeton has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Franklin Templeton's Shares Buyback Ratio % compare to CG and PS?
Franklin Templeton's Shares Buyback Ratio % of 2.10 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 Shares Buyback Ratio % for an Asset Management company?
A good Shares Buyback Ratio % depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Shares Buyback Ratio % 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 Shares Buyback Ratio % mean?
A high Shares Buyback Ratio % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Share buyback ratio is the percent change of a company's shares outstanding from two periods. View historical data on Franklin Templeton and its competitors. Franklin Templeton's current Shares Buyback Ratio % is 2.10. 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 $21.85, compared to a current price of $34.15 — trading 56.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Shares Buyback Ratio % is 2.10. Franklin Templeton's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shares Buyback Ratio % calculated?
Shares Buyback Ratio % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Franklin Templeton (BEN), the current Shares Buyback Ratio % is 2.10 as of Aug. 31, 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 $34.15 is trading 56.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $21.85. GuruFocus considers Franklin Templeton to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BEN:

  • Shares Buyback Ratio %: 2.10
  • GF Value™: $21.85 vs. price of $34.15 (56.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 9 warning signs

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Franklin Templeton Business Description

Address One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403
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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