Franklin Templeton Posts Preliminary Fiscal Q4 Net Income of $380.1 Million
Franklin Templeton, Inc. reported preliminary net income of $380.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, according to an 8-K furnished Friday with Exhibit 99.1.
That compared with net income of $171.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the prior quarter and $117.6 million, or $0.21, in the year-earlier quarter. Preliminary net income for the full fiscal year was $1,075.3 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, versus $524.9 million, or $0.91, a year earlier.
Preliminary adjusted net income was $493.4 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the quarter, and $1,642.6 million, or $3.07, for the fiscal year. Preliminary operating income was $355.8 million for the quarter; preliminary adjusted operating income was $598.6 million.
Flows and AUM
CEO Jenny Johnson said the firm generated $20.8 billion in long-term net inflows in the fourth quarter and $84.1 billion for the full fiscal year, with positive net flows in every quarter across regions and in both retail and institutional channels. Assets under management rose 8% year over year to $1.8 trillion. The institutional pipeline of won-but-unfunded mandates stood at $22.0 billion.
Alternative AUM reached $304.6 billion, with $48.7 billion in fundraising including $43.2 billion in private markets for the fiscal year. ETF AUM rose 73% to $84.6 billion, retail SMA AUM grew 19% to $196.3 billion, and Canvas AUM doubled to $32.6 billion. International AUM reached an estimated $525 billion, the company said, with $29.0 billion in long-term net inflows.
Operating revenues were $2,434.9 million for the quarter, up 4% from a year earlier, and $9,415.3 million for the fiscal year, up 7%. The company said it returned $1.2 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases and held $7.4 billion in cash and investments.
By the numbers
- Q4 preliminary net income: $380.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share
- Q4 preliminary adjusted EPS: $0.94
- Q4 long-term net inflows: $20.8 billion
- Fiscal-year long-term net inflows: $84.1 billion
- AUM: $1.8 trillion, up 8% year over year
Sources
- Franklin Templeton Form 8-K with preliminary fourth-quarter and fiscal 2026 results (Exhibit 99.1), filed Nov. 6, 2026 (accession 0000038777-26-000287)
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