Dividend Achievers List: Top 16 Stocks

7. Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN)

Dividend Yield as of December 21: 5.50%

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) is one of the best stocks for the dividend achievers list.

On December 17, Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share. The payment is scheduled for January 9, 2026, for shareholders of record as of December 30, 2025. The new dividend reflects a 3.1% increase from both the prior quarter and the same period last year. The company has raised its dividend every year since 1981. That consistency continues to stand out in the asset management space.

The board also approved an expanded share repurchase authorization. Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) can now buy back up to an additional 20.8 million shares, bringing the total authorization to as many as 40.0 million shares. At the end of November 2025, about 19.2 million shares were still available under the prior program.

Earlier in November, Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) shared a separate update tied to its technology strategy. It connected its blockchain infrastructure to the Canton Network, a bank-backed platform designed to support institutional use cases. The goal is to expand the adoption of its tokenized fund offerings.

Major financial firms, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Tradeweb Markets Inc., are already involved in Canton. The network is structured to allow certain transaction details to remain private, which has helped drive interest from large institutions. With Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) joining the network, participants will be able to hold and trade its Benji token, which represents digital shares of its money market fund. According to Sandy Kaul, the integration opens the door to broader institutional use. The company sees this as a step toward greater collateral mobility. The idea is to allow assets such as money market funds to move and be reused as collateral almost instantly across institutions through blockchain infrastructure.

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) operates as a global investment manager, serving individuals and institutions through a wide range of products, including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative strategies.