BENFranklin Resources

Financials · Asset Management · NYSE

Franklin Templeton, Inc., formerly named Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin”), is a holding company with subsidiaries operating under our Franklin Templeton® and/or subsidiary brand names. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 9,900
Headquarters: San Mateo, CA
CEO: Jennifer M. Johnson
Next results: around Jan 29, 2027

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What the 10-K filed 2026-11-09 says about risks that are not on the face of the balance sheet, from the notes to the financial statements, Legal Proceedings and the MD&A (and, for big customers and key suppliers, Business and Risk Factors). Tickdelta picks sentences with specifics (amounts, accruals, covenant ratios) and quotes them as filed. New marks a sentence with nothing like it in the 10-K filed 2025-11-10.

Big customers

Customers the company names as a large share of revenue or receivables (it must name any worth 10% of revenue).

No specific sentence about this in the 10-K.

Key suppliers

Parts or manufacturing that depend on one or a few suppliers.

No specific sentence about this in the 10-K.

Lawsuits and legal claims

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Pending cases, settlements and what the company has set aside for them.

“Cross appeals from the judgment were then filed in the Supreme Court of India.”
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“On November 25, 2024, the SEC filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Mr.”
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“Concurrently, the DOJ filed an indictment with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Mr.”
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New “Leech and certain Franklin and WAM executives are named as defendants in a related lawsuit that was filed on July 3, 2025, and is pending in the U.S.”
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“The plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, damages, interest, and costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees.”
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Guarantees and indemnities

Promises to pay someone else's debts or losses if they cannot.

No specific sentence about this in the 10-K.

Debt covenants

Conditions in loan agreements that, if broken, can make debt due early.

“The Credit Agreement contains a financial performance covenant requiring that the Company maintain a consolidated net leverage ratio, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, of no greater than 3.25 to 1.00.”
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“We were in compliance with all debt covenants at September 30, 2026.”
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“The Company was in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2026.”
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Commitments off the balance sheet

Contracts the company must pay for later: purchase obligations, take-or-pay deals.

“At September 30, 2026, we had $950.4 million of purchase obligations.”
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