Earnings Before Tax (EBT)
The latest quarterly ebt is $21.49 Million with a quarter-over-quarter change of +92.01%. Earnings Before Tax (EBT), also called pre-tax income, represents a company's profit after all operating and non-operating expenses but before income tax expense.
FT EBT
Reported quarterly EBT; no daily interpolation.
Current EBT
$21.49M
$21.49 Million
Quarter-over-Quarter Change
+92.01%
vs. $11.19M prior quarter
Historical Data
45
Quarters of data available
Quarterly EBT History
| Period | EBT | QoQ Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $21.49M | +$10.30M | +92.01% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.19M | +$3.16M | +39.31% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.03M | $-18.32M | -69.52% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.35M | +$18.55M | +237.78% |
| Q2 2024 | $7.80M | +$4.55M | +139.76% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.25M | +$10.35M | +145.88% |
| Q2 2023 | $-7.09M | $-1.63M | -29.76% |
| Q4 2022 | $-5.47M | $-3.54M | -183.91% |
| Q2 2022 | $-1.93M | $-22.28M | -109.46% |
| Q4 2021 | $20.36M | +$9.85M | +93.82% |
| Q2 2021 | $10.50M | +$11.81M | +904.42% |
| Q4 2020 | $-1.31M | $-1.10M | -524.93% |
| Q2 2020 | $-208,914 | $-15.54M | -101.36% |
| Q4 2019 | $15.33M | +$6.52M | +73.95% |
| Q2 2019 | $8.81M | $-82,988 | -0.93% |
| Q4 2018 | $8.90M | +$14.31M | +264.30% |
| Q2 2018 | $-5.42M | $-14.13M | -162.16% |
| Q4 2017 | $8.71M | $-6.51M | -42.77% |
| Q2 2017 | $15.22M | $-15.74M | -50.83% |
| Q4 2016 | $30.96M | +$36.26M | +684.00% |
| Q2 2016 | $-5.30M | +$12.02M | +69.39% |
| Q4 2015 | $-17.32M | $-15.63M | -922.19% |
| Q2 2015 | $-1.69M | $-12.37M | -115.87% |
| Q4 2014 | $10.68M | $-8.97M | -45.64% |
| Q2 2014 | $19.65M | +$17.88M | +1012.81% |
| Q4 2013 | $1.77M | $-11.42M | -86.61% |
| Q2 2013 | $13.19M | +$2.90M | +28.17% |
| Q4 2012 | $10.29M | $-5.86M | -36.28% |
| Q2 2012 | $16.15M | +$15.73M | +3745.24% |
| Q4 2011 | $420,000 | $-18.30M | -97.76% |
| Q2 2011 | $18.72M | +$6.89M | +58.24% |
| Q4 2010 | $11.83M | $-5.81M | -32.94% |
| Q2 2010 | $17.64M | $-25.01M | -58.64% |
| Q4 2009 | $42.65M | +$101.61M | +172.34% |
| Q2 2009 | $-58.96M | $-60.17M | -4972.73% |
| Q4 2008 | $1.21M | +$2.62M | +185.82% |
| Q2 2008 | $-1.41M | +$870,000 | +38.16% |
| Q4 2007 | $-2.28M | $-24.63M | -110.20% |
| Q2 2007 | $22.35M | +$15.46M | +224.38% |
| Q4 2006 | $6.89M | +$2.61M | +60.98% |
| Q2 2006 | $4.28M | $-4.80M | -52.86% |
| Q4 2005 | $9.08M | $-11.02M | -54.83% |
| Q2 2005 | $20.10M | +$14.81M | +279.96% |
| Q4 2004 | $5.29M | $-21.96M | -80.59% |
| Q2 2004 | $27.25M | — | — |
About Franklin Universal Trust
Established on September 23, 1988, Franklin Universal Trust operates as a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Franklin Resources, Inc. and is actively managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. The fund directs its capital towards the public equity and fixed income markets throughout the United States, specifically focusing its equity investments on the utility sector. Employing fundamental analysis, it constructs a diverse portfolio comprising corporate debt instruments and dividend-yielding utility stocks. For performance evaluation, the trust measures its equity holdings against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index, while its fixed income components are benchmarked against the Credit Suisse High Yield.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- CEO
- Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.