Global dividends hit record $568bn in Q2 2023

Up 6.3% year on year

Cristian Angeloni
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Global dividends rose to a record $568bn in the second quarter of 2023, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend index.

This marked a 4.9% increase on a headline basis, and a 6.3% rise year-on-year. The index found 88% of companies around the world either increased or held dividends steady over the quarter, with Europe leading and exceeding dividends growth over any other region, at 10%. Global dividends hit Q1 record of $326.7bn Half of the world's dividends in Q2 were contributed by banks, the company found, as they drove a quarter of European dividend growth. Vehicle manufacturers also boosted global dividend growth, accounting for one-seventh of the year-on-year increase, with German companie...

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