Franklin Resources BEN
Franklin Resources is the 443rd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $15.8 billion. 10 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 2 of them executives. 5 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 7.0% of the company.
- CEO
- Jennifer M. Johnson
- Chair
- Gregory E. Johnson
- Sector
- Financials
- Sub-industry
- Asset Management & Custody Banks
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, California
- Founded
- 1947
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $15.8B
- 443rd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 1.8
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $1.6M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 2
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Franklin Resources. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
2 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (10) | |
| Gregory E. JohnsonExecutive Chairman | |
| Jennifer M. JohnsonChief Executive OfficerAlso at Thermo Fisher Scientific | |
| Mariann H. ByerwalterDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Alexander S. FriedmanDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| John Y. KimDirectorAlso at Eversource Energy | |
| Karen Matsushima KingDirector | |
| Anthony NotoDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| John W. ThielDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Seth H. WaughDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Geoffrey Y. YangDirectorLast filed 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Officers (5) | |
| Matthew NichollsCo-President, CFO & COOLast filed 2 Sep 2026 | |
| Daniel GambaCo-President, Chief CommercialLast filed 2 Sep 2026 | |
| Thomas C. MerchantEVP, General CounselLast filed 2 Sep 2026 | |
| Terrence MurphyCo-President, Public MarketsLast filed 2 Sep 2026 | |
| Lindsey Harumi OshitaChief Accounting OfficerLast filed 2 Sep 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Franklin Resources
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Eversource Energy ES
- John Y. Kim: Director here, Trustee there
- Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO
- Jennifer M. Johnson: Chief Executive Officer here, Director there
Franklin Resources' market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $15.8B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $12.6B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $10.8B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $14.7B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $13.2B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $16.8B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $12.5B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $13.1B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $15.0B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $24.0B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $22.5B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $22.2B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $35.6B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $36.1B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $26.5B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $20.9B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $24.9B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $24.2B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $13.9B |
Download Franklin Resources' data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 30 Sep 2025
- Employees
- 9,800
As of September 30, 2025, we employed approximately 9,800 employees and operated offices in over 30 countries.
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
2 people disclosed 1 purchase and 3 sales of Franklin Resources stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | Alan ArmstrongSenate, R-OK 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Thomas H. Kean JrHouse, R-NJ 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Thomas H. Kean JrHouse, R-NJ 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Thomas H. Kean JrHouse, R-NJ 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
Not on file: no open-market insider buys or sales in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 and no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.