Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · US · Market cap $201M
Franklin Universal Trust
FT · US
Fair value as of: Jun 26, 2026
From 25 valuation models · updated 7 days ago
Share price +1.8% over the past month.
Price vs Fair Value (12 months)
12‑month range $7.10 – $8.18 · fair‑value band $8.88 – $14.80 · the $8.04 price screens below the $11.84 fair value. As of Jun 26, 2026.
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Franklin Universal Trust (FT) currently trades at $8.04, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $11.84 — implying the stock looks roughly 47.3% undervalued today. We read business quality at 67/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high) — always confirm before acting.
Trailing-twelve-month revenue stands at $15.3M. Revenue declined 27.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 9.2%. Net debt stands at $59.9M. Fundamentals as of Jun 26, 2026
Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals (EODHD) · as of Jun 26, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
About the company
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Franklin Universal Trust reported revenue of $19.0M in FY2025 versus $31.6M in FY2021, a compound −11.9%/yr. Reported net income was $19.2M in FY2025, compounding −11.2%/yr from FY2021.
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data — nothing guessed.
Educational research only · not financial advice · no buy/sell recommendation. Model-based estimates are not certainties; their reliability depends on data quality and assumptions.