Franklin Resources (BEN) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 161 recorded BEN dividend payments, running from December 26, 1985 to June 29, 2026 — 42 calendar years. Together those payments total $22.81 per share. BEN has most often paid quarterly.
BEN has increased its payment rate for 37 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the BEN payment rate compounded at +3.5% a year, and +7.9% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 42 years of recorded history, BEN's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
BEN dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.29 | 4 | $0.320 | — |
| 2024 | $1.56 | 5 (timing) | $0.310 | — |
| 2023 | $0.900 | 3 (timing) | $0.300 | — |
| 2022 | $1.17 | 4 | $0.290 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | $1.13 | 4 | $0.280 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | $1.09 | 4 | $0.270 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.260 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | $3.95 | 4 | $0.245 | +22.5% |
| 2017 | $0.830 | 4 | $0.200 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | $0.740 | 4 | $0.180 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | $0.630 | 4 | $0.150 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | $1.01 | 4 | $0.120 | +22.0% |
| 2013 | $0.413 | 4 | $0.0983 | — |
| 2012 | $1.37 | 5 (timing) | $0.0900 | — |
| 2011 | $1.01 | 4 | $0.0833 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | $0.303 | 4 | $0.0733 | — |
| 2009 | $1.28 | 5 (timing) | $0.0700 | — |
| 2008 | $0.270 | 4 | $0.0667 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | $0.217 | 4 | $0.0500 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | $0.170 | 4 | $0.0400 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | $0.807 | 4 | $0.0367 | +29.4% |
| 2004 | $0.118 | 4 | $0.0283 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | $0.103 | 4 | $0.0250 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | $0.0950 | 4 | $0.0233 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | $0.0740 | 4 | $0.0217 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | $0.0817 | 4 | $0.0200 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | $0.0753 | 4 | $0.0185 | +11.0% |
| 1998 | $0.0683 | 4 | $0.0167 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | $0.0600 | 4 | $0.0150 | +22.7% |
| 1996 | $0.0500 | 4 | $0.0122 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | $0.0456 | 4 | $0.0111 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | $0.0378 | 4 | $0.0089 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | $0.0322 | 4 | $0.0078 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | $0.0294 | 4 | $0.0072 | +13.0% |
| 1991 | $0.0264 | 4 | $0.0064 | +15.0% |
| 1990 | $0.0231 | 4 | $0.0056 | +36.4% |
| 1989 | $0.0178 | 4 | $0.0041 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0150 | 4 | $0.0037 | — |
| 1987 | $0.0044 | 1 (timing) | $0.0044 | — |
| 1986 | $0.0030 | 3 (timing) | $0.0012 | — |
| 1985 | $0.0006 | 1 (timing) | $0.0006 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than BEN's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent BEN dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | $0.330 |
| March 31, 2026 | $0.330 |
| December 30, 2025 | $0.330 |
| September 30, 2025 | $0.320 |
| June 27, 2025 | $0.320 |
| March 31, 2025 | $0.320 |
| December 30, 2024 | $0.320 |
| September 30, 2024 | $0.310 |
| June 28, 2024 | $0.310 |
| March 27, 2024 | $0.310 |
| January 2, 2024 | $0.310 |
| September 28, 2023 | $0.300 |
| June 29, 2023 | $0.300 |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.300 |
| December 29, 2022 | $0.300 |
| September 29, 2022 | $0.290 |
| June 29, 2022 | $0.290 |
| March 30, 2022 | $0.290 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.290 |
| September 29, 2021 | $0.280 |
| June 29, 2021 | $0.280 |
| March 30, 2021 | $0.280 |
| December 30, 2020 | $0.280 |
| September 29, 2020 | $0.270 |
| July 14, 2020 | $0.270 |
| March 30, 2020 | $0.270 |
| December 30, 2019 | $0.270 |
| September 27, 2019 | $0.260 |
| June 27, 2019 | $0.260 |
| March 28, 2019 | $0.260 |
| December 28, 2018 | $0.260 |
| September 27, 2018 | $0.230 |
| June 28, 2018 | $0.230 |
| March 28, 2018 | $3.23 |
| December 22, 2017 | $0.230 |
| September 28, 2017 | $0.200 |
| June 28, 2017 | $0.200 |
| March 29, 2017 | $0.200 |
| December 28, 2016 | $0.200 |
| September 28, 2016 | $0.180 |
| June 28, 2016 | $0.180 |
| March 29, 2016 | $0.180 |
| December 24, 2015 | $0.180 |
| September 28, 2015 | $0.150 |
| June 26, 2015 | $0.150 |
| March 27, 2015 | $0.150 |
| December 29, 2014 | $0.650 |
| September 26, 2014 | $0.120 |
| June 26, 2014 | $0.120 |
| March 27, 2014 | $0.120 |
| December 27, 2013 | $0.120 |
| September 26, 2013 | $0.100 |
| June 20, 2013 | $0.0967 |
| March 26, 2013 | $0.0967 |
| December 12, 2012 | $0.0967 |
| December 4, 2012 | $1.00 |
| September 26, 2012 | $0.0900 |
| June 27, 2012 | $0.0900 |
| March 28, 2012 | $0.0900 |
| December 15, 2011 | $0.757 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 161 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
BEN dividend history questions
How many dividends has BEN paid?
DivTrkr has 161 recorded BEN dividend payments between December 26, 1985 and June 29, 2026, totalling $22.81 per share across 42 calendar years.
Has BEN ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 42 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the BEN dividend growing?
The BEN payment rate compounded at +3.5% a year over the last five complete years and +7.9% a year over the last ten.
How often does BEN pay a dividend?
BEN has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current BEN dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track BEN free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.