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Consolidated Investment Products | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Consolidated Investment Products [Abstract] |
Consolidated Investment Products | Note 7 – Consolidated Investment Products CIPs consist of mutual and other investment funds, limited partnerships and similar structures and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), all of which are sponsored by the Company, and include both voting interest entities and variable interest entities (“VIEs”). The balances related to CIPs included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
(in millions) |  | June 30, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 703.1 |  |  | $ | 1,099.4 |
Receivables |  | 507.9 |  |  | 217.5 |
Investments, at fair value |  | 11,420.7 |  |  | 11,034.9 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 12,631.7 |  |  | $ | 12,351.8 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  | $ | 1,111.3 |  |  | $ | 861.3 |
Debt |  | 9,577.6 |  |  | 9,341.5 |
Other liabilities |  | 14.2 |  |  | 39.9 |
Total liabilities |  | 10,703.1 |  |  | 10,242.7 |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  | 541.1 |  |  | 687.8 |
Stockholders’ Equity |  |  |  |
Franklin Resources, Inc.’s interests |  | 928.8 |  |  | 1,080.9 |
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests |  | 458.7 |  |  | 340.4 |
Total stockholders’ equity |  | 1,387.5 |  |  | 1,421.3 |
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity |  | $ | 12,631.7 |  |  | $ | 12,351.8 |
The consolidation of CIPs did not have a significant impact on net income attributable to the Company during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company has no right to the CIPs’ assets, other than its direct equity investments in them and investment management and other fees earned from them. The debt holders of the CIPs have no recourse to the Company’s assets beyond the level of its direct investment; therefore the Company bears no other risks associated with the CIPs’ liabilities. Fair Value Measurements Assets of CIPs measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
(in millions) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | NAV as a Practical Expedient |  | Total
as of June 30, 2025 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents of CLOs |  | $ | 399.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 399.3 |
Receivables of CLOs |  | — |  |  | 353.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 353.0 |
Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity and debt securities |  | 212.3 |  |  | 728.9 |  |  | 550.6 |  |  | 168.7 |  |  | 1,660.5 |
Loans |  | — |  |  | 9,750.3 |  |  | 9.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,760.2 |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value |  | $ | 611.6 |  |  | $ | 10,832.2 |  |  | $ | 560.5 |  |  | $ | 168.7 |  |  | $ | 12,173.0 |
(in millions) |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | NAV as a Practical Expedient |  | Total
as of September 30, 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents of CLOs |  | $ | 764.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 764.3 |
Receivables of CLOs |  | — |  |  | 149.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 149.6 |
Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity and debt securities |  | 229.7 |  |  | 889.4 |  |  | 550.1 |  |  | 187.1 |  |  | 1,856.3 |
Loans |  | — |  |  | 9,178.1 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,178.6 |
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value |  | $ | 994.0 |  |  | $ | 10,217.1 |  |  | $ | 550.6 |  |  | $ | 187.1 |  |  | $ | 11,948.8 |
Investments for which fair value was estimated using reported NAV as a practical expedient consist of nonredeemable private debt and equity funds, a redeemable global hedge fund and a redeemable U.S. equity fund. These investments were as follows:
(in millions) |  | June 30, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Nonredeemable investments 1 |  |  |  |
Investments with unknown liquidation periods |  | $ | 105.2 |  |  | $ | 49.0 |
Redeemable investments 2 |  | 63.5 |  |  | 138.1 |
Unfunded commitments 3 |  | — |  |  | 42.8 |
_______________ 1 The investments are expected to be returned through distributions over the life of the funds as a result of liquidations of the funds’ underlying assets. 2 Investments are redeemable on a monthly basis and liquidation periods are unknown. 3 Of the total unfunded commitments, the Company was contractually obligated to fund $9.9 million based on its ownership percentage in the CIPs, at September 30, 2024. Changes in Level 3 assets of equity and debt securities were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Nine Months Ended June 30,
(in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 545.0 |  |  | $ | 591.0 |  |  | $ | 550.1 |  |  | $ | 584.9 |
Acquisition |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 29.6 |
Gains (losses) included in investment and other income (losses) of consolidated investment products, net |  | (4.6) |  |  | (29.8) |  |  | 19.7 |  |  | (68.0) |
Purchases |  | 19.1 |  |  | 17.5 |  |  | 39.2 |  |  | 44.1 |
Sales |  | (17.2) |  |  | (0.7) |  |  | (31.5) |  |  | (1.2) |
Net (deconsolidations) consolidations |  | 8.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 12.2 |  |  | (12.5) |
Transfers into Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 1.1 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | (0.1) |  |  | — |  |  | (39.3) |  |  | — |
Balance at End of Period |  | $ | 550.6 |  |  | $ | 578.0 |  |  | $ | 550.6 |  |  | $ | 578.0 |
Change in unrealized losses included in net income relating to assets held at end of period |  | $ | (3.9) |  |  | $ | (29.8) |  |  | $ | (8.0) |  |  | $ | (67.4) |
Valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements were as follows:
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
as of June 30, 2025 |  | Fair Value |  | Valuation Technique |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  | Range (Weighted Average 1)
Equity and debt securities |  | $ | 286.7 |  |  | Market pricing |  | Private sale pricing |  | $0.27–$1,850.00 ($148.20) per share
|  |  |  |  |  | Discount for lack of marketability |  | 5.0%–50.0% (21.4%)
|  | 205.6 |  |  | Market comparable companies |  | Enterprise value/ Revenue multiple |  | 1.4–18.1 (9.3)
|  |  |  |  | Discount for lack of marketability |  | 8.3%–16.1% (12.8%)
| 48.6 |  |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Discount rate |  | 6.7%–6.8% (6.8%)
| 9.7 |  |  | Option pricing model |  | Volatility |  | 49.1%–76.9% (51.1%)
|  |  |  |  | Discount for lack of marketability |  | 11.1%–14.7% (11.3%)
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
as of September 30, 2024 |  | Fair Value |  | Valuation Technique |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  | Range (Weighted Average 1)
Equity and debt securities |  | $ | 291.6 |  |  | Market comparable companies |  | Enterprise value/ Revenue multiple |  | 1.2–22.8 (10.9)
|  |  |  | Discount for lack of marketability |  | 0.1%–10.4% (8.1%)
| 214.5 |  | Market pricing |  | Private sale pricing |  | $0.01–$1,000.00 ($73.04) per share
|  |  | Discount for lack of marketability |  | 9.8%–17.5% (11.5%)
| 44.0 |  | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate |  | 6.8%
__________________ 1 Based on the relative fair value of the instruments. If the relevant significant inputs used in the market-based valuations, other than discount for lack of marketability, were independently higher (lower), the resulting fair value of the assets would be higher (lower). If the relevant significant inputs used in the discounted cash flow, as well as the discount for lack of marketability used in the market-based valuations, were independently higher (lower), the resulting fair value of the assets would be lower (higher). Financial instruments of CIPs that were not measured at fair value were as follows:
(in millions) |  | Fair Value Level |  | June 30, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
|  | Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value
Financial Asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1 |  | $ | 303.8 |  |  | $ | 303.8 |  |  | $ | 335.1 |  |  | $ | 335.1 |
Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt of CLOs 1 |  | 2 or 3 |  | $ | 9,577.6 |  |  | $ | 9,520.5 |  |  | $ | 9,341.5 |  |  | $ | 9,167.3 |
__________________ 1 Substantially all was Level 2. Debt Debt of CLOs totaled $9,577.6 million and $9,341.5 million at June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024. The debt had fixed and floating interest rates ranging from 2.39% to 12.38% with a weighted-average effective interest rate of 6.08% at June 30, 2025, and from 2.39% to 13.73% with a weighted-average effective interest rate of 7.36% at September 30, 2024. The floating rates were based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. The contractual maturities for the debt of CLOs at June 30, 2025 were as follows:
(in millions) |  |
for the fiscal years ending September 30, | Amount
2025 (remainder of year) |  | $ | 54.8 |
2026 |  | 38.2 |
2027 |  | 56.0 |
2028 |  | 44.6 |
2029 |  | — |
Thereafter |  | 9,384.0 |
Total |  | $ | 9,577.6 |
Collateralized Loan Obligations The unpaid principal balance and fair value of the investments of CLOs were as follows:
(in millions) |  | June 30, 2025 |  | September 30, 2024
Unpaid principal balance |  | $ | 10,056.6 |  |  | $ | 9,371.9 |
Difference between unpaid principal balance and fair value |  | (117.5) |  |  | (19.8) |
Fair Value |  | $ | 9,939.1 |  |  | $ | 9,352.1 |
Investments 90 days or more past due were immaterial at June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024. The Company recognized $14.0 million and $41.3 million of net gains during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 and $9.4 million and $39.9 million of net gains during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, related to its own economic interests in the CLOs. The aggregate principal related to the debt of CLOs was $9,674.5 million and $9,282.8 million at June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024.

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