What is the current annual operating margin of BEN?

As of today, BEN annual operating margin is 9.47%

What is 1-year change in BEN annual operating margin?

BEN annual operating margin is down -41.07% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in BEN annual operating margin?

BEN annual operating margin is down -60.09% over the past 3 years

How far is BEN annual operating margin from its all-time high?

BEN annual operating margin is currently -83.01% below its historical high of 55.75% set on September 30, 1987

How does BEN annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?

BEN annual operating margin is higher than 26.66% of companies in Financial Services sector

When is BEN next annual earnings release?

As of today, the next annual earnings release for BEN has not been scheduled

What is the current quarterly operating margin of BEN?

As of today, BEN quarterly operating margin is 15.60%

What is BEN quarterly operating margin most recent change?

BEN quarterly operating margin was down -1.58% on March 31, 2026

What is 1-year change in BEN quarterly operating margin?

BEN quarterly operating margin is up +19.82% year-over-year

How far is BEN quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?

BEN quarterly operating margin is currently -73.27% below its historical high of 58.37% set on September 30, 1993

How does BEN quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?

BEN quarterly operating margin is higher than 34.91% of companies in Financial Services sector

When is BEN next earnings release?

The next earnings release for BEN is on July 31, 2026

BEN Operating Margin History & Chart Since 1984

Annual Operating Margin

9.47%6.60%-41.07%

September 30, 2025

Summary

Current Value: As of today, BEN annual operating margin is 9.47%, down -41.07% on September 30, 2025
Historical Performance: BEN annual operating margin is down -60.09% over the past 3 years, down -62.36% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: BEN annual operating margin is currently -83.01% below its historical high of 55.75% set on September 30, 1987
3-Year Low Comparison: BEN annual operating margin is at its 3-year low
Sector Comparison: BEN annual operating margin is higher than 26.66% of companies in Financial Services sector

Operating Margin Chart

Performance

BEN Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Operating Margin	Sep 30, 25	9.47%	-41.1%	-60.1%	-62.4%	-72.0%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Mar 31, 26	15.60%	+19.8%	+4.1%	-37.5%	-57.6%
Price	May 14, 26	$32.28	+46.7%	+31.8%	-6.5%	-23.9%
PE Ratio	May 14, 26	24.66	-22.6%	+67.2%	+53.4%	+49.4%
Annual Revenue	Sep 30, 25	$8.73B	+2.3%	+6.5%	+57.4%	+47.7%
Annual Operating Profit	Sep 30, 25	$830.70M	-39.4%	-57.3%	-40.5%	-58.4%
Annual Gross Margin	Sep 30, 25	77.07%	+6.0%	+6.0%	+15.7%	+18.9%
Annual Net Margin	Sep 30, 25	6.26%	-7.1%	-59.9%	-55.0%	-74.3%

Operating Margin Highs

BEN Annual Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	23.73%	N/A	-60.1%
5Y	25.52%	Sep 30, 21	-62.9%
All	55.75%	Sep 30, 87	-83.0%

Operating Margin Lows

BEN Annual Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	9.47%	Sep 30, 25	at low
5Y	9.47%	Sep 30, 25	at low
All	9.47%	Sep 30, 25	at low

Operating Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2025	9.47%	-41.1%
2024	16.07%	-13.2%
2023	18.52%	-22.0%
2022	23.73%	-7.0%
2021	25.52%	+1.4%
2020	25.16%	-9.1%
2019	27.69%	-14.6%
2018	32.42%	-9.3%
2017	35.75%	+0.1%
2016	35.71%	-7.2%
2015	38.50%	+0.6%
2014	38.28%	+4.3%
2013	36.70%	+2.6%
2012	35.78%	+0.4%
2011	35.65%	+5.6%
2010	33.77%	+14.2%
2009	29.57%	-12.5%
2008	33.78%	-2.3%
2007	34.57%	+1.7%
2006	33.99%	+11.5%
2005	30.48%	+1.2%

Year	Value	Change
2004	30.13%	+22.0%
2003	24.69%	+8.3%
2002	22.79%	+3.3%
2001	22.07%	-22.2%
2000	28.35%	+7.3%
1999	26.41%	+6.0%
1998	24.91%	-4.8%
1997	26.17%	-1.8%
1996	26.65%	-39.7%
1995	44.19%	+3.5%
1994	42.70%	+2.0%
1993	41.86%	-21.3%
1992	53.19%	+4.1%
1991	51.11%	-5.9%
1990	54.33%	+6.1%
1989	51.22%	-5.7%
1988	54.29%	-2.6%
1987	55.75%	+18.4%
1986	47.10%	+15.1%
1985	40.91%	+20.3%
1984	34.00%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual operating margin of BEN?
As of today, BEN annual operating margin is 9.47%
What is 1-year change in BEN annual operating margin?
BEN annual operating margin is down -41.07% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in BEN annual operating margin?
BEN annual operating margin is down -60.09% over the past 3 years
How far is BEN annual operating margin from its all-time high?
BEN annual operating margin is currently -83.01% below its historical high of 55.75% set on September 30, 1987
How does BEN annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?
BEN annual operating margin is higher than 26.66% of companies in Financial Services sector
When is BEN next annual earnings release?
As of today, the next annual earnings release for BEN has not been scheduled

Quarterly Operating Margin

15.60%0.25%-1.58%

March 31, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, BEN quarterly operating margin is 15.60%, down -1.58% on March 31, 2026
Historical Performance: BEN quarterly operating margin is up +19.82% year-over-year, up +4.07% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: BEN quarterly operating margin is currently -73.27% below its historical high of 58.37% set on September 30, 1993
3-Year Low Comparison: BEN quarterly operating margin is +56.78% above its 3-year low of 9.95% reached on June 30, 2025
Sector Comparison: BEN quarterly operating margin is higher than 34.91% of companies in Financial Services sector

Performance

BEN Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Operating Margin	Mar 31, 26	15.60%	-1.6%	+19.8%	+4.1%	-37.5%
Annual Operating Margin	Sep 30, 25	9.47%	–	-41.1%	-60.1%	-62.4%
Price	May 14, 26	$32.28	+19.4%	+46.7%	+31.8%	-6.5%
PE Ratio	May 14, 26	24.66	-0.9%	-22.6%	+67.2%	+53.4%
Quarterly Revenue	Mar 31, 26	$2.27B	-1.9%	+5.4%	+17.8%	+9.0%
Quarterly Operating Profit	Mar 31, 26	$354.80M	-3.4%	+26.3%	+22.6%	-31.9%
Quarterly Gross Margin	Mar 31, 26	72.56%	-0.7%	+3.2%	-0.7%	+3.4%
Quarterly Net Margin	Mar 31, 26	14.52%	+1.8%	+10000.0%	+6.1%	-35.3%

Quarterly Operating Margin Highs

BEN Quarterly Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	17.27%	Sep 30, 25	-9.7%
3Y	19.47%	Sep 30, 23	-19.9%
5Y	28.49%	Dec 31, 21	-45.2%
All	58.37%	Sep 30, 93	-73.3%

Quarterly Operating Margin Lows

BEN Quarterly Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	9.95%	Jun 30, 25	+56.8%
3Y	9.95%	Jun 30, 25	+56.8%
5Y	9.95%	Jun 30, 25	+56.8%
All	9.16%	Dec 31, 19	+70.3%

Quarterly Operating Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Mar 2026	15.60%	-1.6%
Dec 2025	15.85%	-8.2%
Sep 2025	17.27%	+73.6%
Jun 2025	9.95%	-23.6%
Mar 2025	13.02%	+25.7%
Dec 2024	10.36%	-33.9%
Sep 2024	15.67%	+34.3%
Jun 2024	11.67%	+8.5%
Mar 2024	10.76%	-36.8%
Dec 2023	17.02%	-12.6%
Sep 2023	19.47%	+8.3%
Jun 2023	17.98%	+19.9%
Mar 2023	14.99%	-10.3%
Dec 2022	16.72%	-10.9%
Sep 2022	18.77%	-19.1%
Jun 2022	23.20%	-4.1%
Mar 2022	24.19%	-15.1%
Dec 2021	28.49%	+3.4%
Sep 2021	27.56%	+12.5%
Jun 2021	24.50%	-1.9%
Mar 2021	24.98%	+144.9%
Dec 2020	10.20%	-54.7%
Sep 2020	22.50%	-4.4%
Jun 2020	23.53%	-10.7%
Mar 2020	26.34%	+187.6%
Dec 2019	9.16%	-67.1%
Sep 2019	27.83%	+6.4%
Jun 2019	26.16%	-7.1%
Mar 2019	28.16%	+6.7%
Dec 2018	26.40%	-10.3%
Sep 2018	29.43%	+5.9%
Jun 2018	27.80%	-21.7%
Mar 2018	35.51%	-1.9%
Dec 2017	36.21%	-0.3%
Sep 2017	36.31%	+0.0%
Jun 2017	36.30%	+2.2%
Mar 2017	35.51%	+2.0%
Dec 2016	34.80%	-1.8%
Sep 2016	35.45%	-4.9%
Jun 2016	37.27%	+13.7%
Mar 2016	32.77%	-11.9%
Dec 2015	37.21%	-1.0%
Sep 2015	37.59%	-2.3%
Jun 2015	38.46%	+0.2%
Mar 2015	38.39%	+0.6%
Dec 2014	38.18%	-1.2%
Sep 2014	38.64%	+1.0%
Jun 2014	38.26%	+2.9%
Mar 2014	37.18%	-4.7%
Dec 2013	39.00%	+5.6%
Sep 2013	36.94%	+0.4%
Jun 2013	36.79%	-0.7%
Mar 2013	37.05%	+2.9%
Dec 2012	35.99%	+1.3%
Sep 2012	35.52%	+3.6%
Jun 2012	34.29%	-2.5%
Mar 2012	35.17%	-8.1%
Dec 2011	38.27%	+20.6%
Sep 2011	31.72%	-10.8%
Jun 2011	35.58%	-3.3%
Mar 2011	36.81%	-4.9%
Dec 2010	38.70%	+15.8%
Sep 2010	33.41%	+1.1%
Jun 2010	33.06%	-0.7%
Mar 2010	33.28%	-6.2%
Dec 2009	35.47%	-3.1%
Sep 2009	36.60%	+2.2%
Jun 2009	35.80%	+67.3%
Mar 2009	21.40%	+6.9%
Dec 2008	20.01%	-32.0%

Month	Value	Change
Sep 2008	29.43%	-15.3%
Jun 2008	34.73%	+5.3%
Mar 2008	32.98%	-13.3%
Dec 2007	38.02%	+12.4%
Sep 2007	33.83%	+3.1%
Jun 2007	32.81%	-6.2%
Mar 2007	34.98%	-4.2%
Dec 2006	36.50%	+10.0%
Sep 2006	33.17%	-0.6%
Jun 2006	33.38%	-0.8%
Mar 2006	33.66%	-1.2%
Dec 2005	34.07%	+8.1%
Sep 2005	31.52%	+5.3%
Jun 2005	29.93%	+2.8%
Mar 2005	29.11%	-5.4%
Dec 2004	30.76%	+4.2%
Sep 2004	29.52%	-2.7%
Jun 2004	30.33%	+4.5%
Mar 2004	29.03%	+5.0%
Dec 2003	27.64%	-16.8%
Sep 2003	33.24%	+34.2%
Jun 2003	24.77%	+8.7%
Mar 2003	22.79%	-1.0%
Dec 2002	23.03%	-0.5%
Sep 2002	23.14%	+0.2%
Jun 2002	23.10%	-2.3%
Mar 2002	23.65%	+2.3%
Dec 2001	23.11%	+37.5%
Sep 2001	16.81%	-17.8%
Jun 2001	20.46%	-18.2%
Mar 2001	25.02%	-15.7%
Jun 2000	29.68%	+5.7%
Mar 2000	28.09%	-5.2%
Dec 1999	29.63%	+5.8%
Sep 1999	28.00%	+4.7%
Jun 1999	26.75%	+17.3%
Mar 1999	22.80%	-1.0%
Dec 1998	23.03%	-3.6%
Sep 1998	23.89%	-4.5%
Jun 1998	25.01%	+3.1%
Mar 1998	24.26%	-8.4%
Dec 1997	26.48%	-1.4%
Jun 1997	26.86%	-2.7%
Mar 1997	27.61%	-3.2%
Dec 1996	28.52%	+5.2%
Jun 1996	27.11%	-27.4%
Mar 1996	37.33%	-4.5%
Dec 1995	39.10%	+76.5%
Sep 1995	22.15%	-45.2%
Jun 1995	40.40%	-0.4%
Mar 1995	40.56%	+1.8%
Dec 1994	39.84%	-26.4%
Sep 1994	54.15%	+39.0%
Jun 1994	38.95%	-14.5%
Mar 1994	45.55%	+8.4%
Dec 1993	42.02%	-28.0%
Sep 1993	58.37%	+44.9%
Jun 1993	40.29%	+7.4%
Mar 1993	37.51%	-6.8%
Dec 1992	40.23%	+51.0%
Sep 1992	26.65%	-53.8%
Sep 1991	57.73%	+9.3%
Jun 1991	52.83%	-1.5%
Mar 1991	53.65%	-3.1%
Dec 1990	55.35%	+2.6%
Sep 1990	53.94%	+1.7%
Jun 1990	53.02%	-5.6%
Mar 1990	56.18%	-1.0%
Dec 1989	56.73%	+7.0%
Jun 1989	53.02%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly operating margin of BEN?
As of today, BEN quarterly operating margin is 15.60%
What is BEN quarterly operating margin most recent change?
BEN quarterly operating margin was down -1.58% on March 31, 2026
What is 1-year change in BEN quarterly operating margin?
BEN quarterly operating margin is up +19.82% year-over-year
How far is BEN quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?
BEN quarterly operating margin is currently -73.27% below its historical high of 58.37% set on September 30, 1993
How does BEN quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?
BEN quarterly operating margin is higher than 34.91% of companies in Financial Services sector
When is BEN next earnings release?
The next earnings release for BEN is on July 31, 2026

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Profit

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

BEN Official Website www.franklinresources.com
Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38777/000003877725000238/0000038777-25-000238-index.htm
BEN Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/BEN
BEN Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ben