PE Ratio: 2.98
Is the P/E ratio high or low?
The P/E ratio of 2.98 is 66% below its 5-year average of 8.80, near the low end of its 5-year range (2.93–30.81).
As of Thursday, June 25, 2026. 17.94% below its 12-month average of 3.63.
PE Ratio (2.98) = Close Price ($7.99) / Diluted TTM EPS ($2.68)
FT PE Ratio Chart
FT Average PE Ratio Chart
FT Current vs Average PE Ratio Chart
FT PE Ratio Metrics
PE RATIO
2.98
PE RATIO AVG TTM
3.63
PE RATIO AVG 3Y
4.41
PE RATIO AVG 5Y
5.82
PE RATIO AVG 10Y
6.10
PE RATIO AVG 15Y
5.53
PE RATIO AVG 20Y
5.65
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
-17.94%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
-32.40%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-48.83%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-51.14%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
-46.12%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-47.28%
FT Competitors' PE Ratio
| NAME | MARKET CAP | PE RATIO | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Universal Trust (FT) | $200.80M | 2.98 | 3.63 | 4.41 | 5.82 |
| DeFi Technologies Inc. (DEFT)vs › | $162.78M | 4.91 | 19.35 | 20.25 | 20.25 |
| Blackrock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust (BMN)vs › | $158.30M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Global X - MSCI Colombia ETF (COLO)vs › | $122.80M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Isabella Bank Corporation (ISBA)vs › | $292.65M | 14.73 | 17.32 | 12.41 | 11.87 |
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)vs › | $315.84M | 9.72 | 10.60 | 8.08 | 7.13 |
| CYBER HORNET S&P 500 and Bitcoin 75/25 Strategy ETF (ZZZ)vs › | $5.89M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lufax Holding Ltd (LU)vs › | $536.66M | N/A | 2.99 | 2.96 | 3.84 |
| WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund (WTAI)vs › | $633.98M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (HIVE)vs › | $1.11B | N/A | 18.55 | 17.15 | 20.19 |
P/E vs. its own history
At 3.0, P/E is cheaper than usual, sitting higher than 3% of its 20-year history.
20-year low
1.6
median
5.8
20-year high
65.0
P/E Comparison
Trailing P/E
3.0
Forward P/E
N/A
PE Ratio Formula & Definition
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
PE Ratio FAQ
- What is the P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The P/E ratio for FT stock is 2.98.
- Is Franklin Universal Trust's P/E ratio high or low?
- The P/E ratio of 2.98 is 66% below its 5-year average of 8.80, near the low end of its 5-year range (2.93–30.81).
- What is the TTM average P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The TTM average P/E ratio for FT stock is 3.63.
- What is the 3Y average P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The 3Y average P/E ratio for FT stock is 4.41.
- What is the 5Y average P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The 5Y average P/E ratio for FT stock is 5.82.
- What is the 10Y average P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The 10Y average P/E ratio for FT stock is 6.10.
- What is the 15Y average P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The 15Y average P/E ratio for FT stock is 5.53.
- What is the 20Y average P/E ratio for Franklin Universal Trust (FT)?
- The 20Y average P/E ratio for FT stock is 5.65.
FT PE Ratio History
| DATE | PE RATIO |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | 2.98 |
| 2026-06-23 | 2.99 |
| 2026-06-22 | 2.99 |
| 2026-06-18 | 2.99 |
| 2026-06-17 | 2.99 |
| 2026-06-16 | 3.01 |
| 2026-06-15 | 3.00 |
| 2026-06-12 | 2.98 |
| 2026-06-11 | 2.97 |
| 2026-06-10 | 2.97 |
| 2026-06-09 | 2.96 |
| 2026-06-08 | 2.95 |
| 2026-06-05 | 2.96 |
| 2026-06-04 | 2.96 |
| 2026-06-03 | 2.97 |
| 2026-06-02 | 2.97 |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.97 |
| 2026-05-29 | 3.00 |
| 2026-05-28 | 3.00 |
| 2026-05-27 | 3.01 |
| 2026-05-26 | 3.01 |
| 2026-05-22 | 3.00 |
| 2026-05-21 | 2.99 |
| 2026-05-20 | 2.99 |
| 2026-05-19 | 2.96 |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.97 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2.97 |
| 2026-05-14 | 3.01 |
| 2026-05-13 | 3.01 |
| 2026-05-12 | 3.01 |
| 2026-05-11 | 3.00 |
| 2026-05-08 | 2.99 |
| 2026-05-07 | 3.01 |
| 2026-05-06 | 3.06 |
| 2026-05-05 | 3.06 |
| 2026-05-04 | 3.04 |
| 2026-05-01 | 3.07 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3.06 |
| 2026-04-29 | 3.03 |
| 2026-04-28 | 3.04 |
| 2026-04-27 | 3.03 |
| 2026-04-24 | 3.04 |
| 2026-04-23 | 3.04 |
| 2026-04-22 | 3.06 |
| 2026-04-21 | 3.06 |
| 2026-04-20 | 3.09 |
| 2026-04-17 | 3.11 |
| 2026-04-16 | 3.09 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3.07 |
| 2026-04-14 | 3.08 |
| 2026-04-13 | 3.07 |
| 2026-04-10 | 3.08 |
| 2026-04-09 | 3.07 |
| 2026-04-08 | 3.06 |
| 2026-04-07 | 3.02 |
| 2026-04-06 | 3.05 |
| 2026-04-02 | 3.03 |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.02 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.99 |
| 2026-03-30 | 2.93 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2.93 |
| 2026-03-26 | 2.94 |
| 2026-03-25 | 2.99 |
| 2026-03-24 | 2.97 |
| 2026-03-23 | 3.00 |
| 2026-03-20 | 2.99 |
| 2026-03-19 | 3.03 |
| 2026-03-18 | 3.06 |
| 2026-03-17 | 3.08 |
| 2026-03-16 | 3.03 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3.03 |
| 2026-03-12 | 3.01 |
| 2026-03-11 | 3.04 |
| 2026-03-10 | 3.05 |
| 2026-03-09 | 3.03 |
| 2026-03-06 | 3.06 |
| 2026-03-05 | 3.07 |
| 2026-03-04 | 3.09 |
| 2026-03-03 | 3.09 |
| 2026-03-02 | 3.09 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3.09 |
| 2026-02-26 | 3.88 |
| 2026-02-25 | 3.89 |
| 2026-02-24 | 3.87 |
| 2026-02-23 | 3.86 |
| 2026-02-20 | 3.85 |
| 2026-02-19 | 3.88 |
| 2026-02-18 | 3.88 |
| 2026-02-17 | 3.88 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3.88 |
| 2026-02-12 | 3.88 |
| 2026-02-11 | 3.86 |
| 2026-02-10 | 3.85 |
| 2026-02-09 | 3.82 |
| 2026-02-06 | 3.81 |
| 2026-02-05 | 3.81 |
| 2026-02-04 | 3.81 |
| 2026-02-03 | 3.81 |
| 2026-02-02 | 3.80 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3.81 |
| 2026-01-29 | 3.79 |
| 2026-01-28 | 3.78 |
| 2026-01-27 | 3.78 |
| 2026-01-26 | 3.78 |
| 2026-01-23 | 3.76 |
| 2026-01-22 | 3.79 |
| 2026-01-21 | 3.81 |
| 2026-01-20 | 3.81 |
| 2026-01-16 | 3.82 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3.82 |
| 2026-01-14 | 3.81 |
| 2026-01-13 | 3.79 |
| 2026-01-12 | 3.77 |
| 2026-01-09 | 3.77 |
| 2026-01-08 | 3.73 |
| 2026-01-07 | 3.73 |
| 2026-01-06 | 3.74 |
| 2026-01-05 | 3.75 |
| 2026-01-02 | 3.77 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3.76 |
| 2025-12-30 | 3.76 |
| 2025-12-29 | 3.76 |
| 2025-12-26 | 3.75 |
| 2025-12-24 | 3.78 |
| 2025-12-23 | 3.75 |
| 2025-12-22 | 3.73 |
| 2025-12-19 | 3.72 |
| 2025-12-18 | 3.71 |
| 2025-12-17 | 3.67 |
| 2025-12-16 | 3.69 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3.70 |
| 2025-12-12 | 3.69 |
| 2025-12-11 | 3.73 |
| 2025-12-10 | 3.73 |
| 2025-12-09 | 3.72 |
| 2025-12-08 | 3.74 |
| 2025-12-05 | 3.76 |
| 2025-12-04 | 3.80 |
| 2025-12-03 | 3.78 |
| 2025-12-02 | 3.81 |
| 2025-12-01 | 3.80 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3.81 |
| 2025-11-26 | 3.76 |
| 2025-11-25 | 3.74 |
| 2025-11-24 | 3.72 |
| 2025-11-21 | 3.69 |
| 2025-11-20 | 3.67 |
| 2025-11-19 | 3.69 |
| 2025-11-18 | 3.76 |
| 2025-11-17 | 3.77 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3.80 |
| 2025-11-13 | 3.81 |
| 2025-11-12 | 3.82 |
| 2025-11-11 | 3.80 |
| 2025-11-10 | 3.79 |
| 2025-11-07 | 3.73 |
| 2025-11-06 | 3.74 |
| 2025-11-05 | 3.74 |
| 2025-11-04 | 3.76 |
| 2025-11-03 | 3.74 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3.75 |
| 2025-10-30 | 3.73 |
| 2025-10-29 | 3.72 |
| 2025-10-28 | 3.72 |
| 2025-10-27 | 3.77 |
| 2025-10-24 | 3.76 |
| 2025-10-23 | 3.75 |
| 2025-10-22 | 3.77 |
| 2025-10-21 | 3.77 |
| 2025-10-20 | 3.82 |
| 2025-10-17 | 3.80 |
| 2025-10-16 | 3.81 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3.82 |
| 2025-10-14 | 3.78 |
| 2025-10-13 | 3.81 |
| 2025-10-10 | 3.78 |
| 2025-10-09 | 3.82 |
| 2025-10-08 | 3.79 |
| 2025-10-07 | 3.78 |
| 2025-10-06 | 3.75 |
| 2025-10-03 | 3.75 |
| 2025-10-02 | 3.76 |
| 2025-10-01 | 3.77 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3.77 |
| 2025-09-29 | 3.76 |
| 2025-09-26 | 3.76 |
| 2025-09-25 | 3.76 |
| 2025-09-24 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-23 | 3.69 |
| 2025-09-22 | 3.70 |
| 2025-09-19 | 3.69 |
| 2025-09-18 | 3.68 |
| 2025-09-17 | 3.69 |
| 2025-09-16 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-15 | 3.72 |
| 2025-09-12 | 3.74 |
| 2025-09-11 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-10 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-09 | 3.70 |
| 2025-09-08 | 3.71 |
| 2025-09-05 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-04 | 3.73 |
| 2025-09-03 | 3.71 |
| 2025-09-02 | 3.70 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4.38 |
| 2025-08-28 | 4.39 |
| 2025-08-27 | 4.36 |
| 2025-08-26 | 4.33 |
| 2025-08-25 | 4.37 |
| 2025-08-22 | 4.36 |
| 2025-08-21 | 4.38 |
| 2025-08-20 | 4.38 |
| 2025-08-19 | 4.35 |
| 2025-08-18 | 4.40 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4.40 |
| 2025-08-14 | 4.40 |
| 2025-08-13 | 4.39 |
| 2025-08-12 | 4.43 |
| 2025-08-11 | 4.44 |
| 2025-08-08 | 4.42 |
| 2025-08-07 | 4.41 |
| 2025-08-06 | 4.40 |
| 2025-08-05 | 4.38 |
| 2025-08-04 | 4.36 |
| 2025-08-01 | 4.33 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4.32 |
| 2025-07-30 | 4.31 |
| 2025-07-29 | 4.29 |
| 2025-07-28 | 4.33 |
| 2025-07-25 | 4.31 |
| 2025-07-24 | 4.31 |
| 2025-07-23 | 4.31 |
| 2025-07-22 | 4.33 |
| 2025-07-21 | 4.29 |
| 2025-07-18 | 4.30 |
| 2025-07-17 | 4.30 |
| 2025-07-16 | 4.28 |
| 2025-07-15 | 4.26 |
| 2025-07-14 | 4.27 |
| 2025-07-11 | 4.28 |
| 2025-07-10 | 4.24 |
| 2025-07-09 | 4.28 |
| 2025-07-08 | 4.19 |
| 2025-07-07 | 4.22 |
| 2025-07-03 | 4.24 |
| 2025-07-02 | 4.25 |
| 2025-07-01 | 4.23 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4.21 |
| 2025-06-27 | 4.18 |
| 2025-06-26 | 4.15 |
| 2025-06-25 | 4.15 |
| 2025-06-24 | 4.16 |
| 2025-06-23 | 4.14 |
| 2025-06-20 | 4.11 |
| 2025-06-18 | 4.10 |
| 2025-06-17 | 4.13 |
| 2025-06-16 | 4.13 |
| 2025-06-13 | 4.17 |
| 2025-06-12 | 4.17 |
| 2025-06-11 | 4.14 |
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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.