US companies distributed a record $651.6bn in dividends for 2024, as payouts around the world soared to an all-time high of more than $1.7trn, up 6.6% year-on-year.
According to Janus Henderson's Global Dividend index, dividends at US companies rose 8.7% on an underlying basis from 2023. The underlying growth was mostly influenced by internet media companies such as Alphabet – which owns Google – and Meta – owner of Facebook and Instagram – both of which made their first dividend payments last year and contributed one quarter to US dividend growth in 2024. European companies forecast to pay out record dividends in 2025 Jane Shoemake, client portfolio manager on the Global Equity Income team at Janus Henderson, argued that last year's dividend ...
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