UK dividends end 2025 on a positive foot while share buybacks surge

Buybacks hit £63.6bn

Linus Uhlig
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The fourth quarter of 2025 saw UK dividends jump to £14.3bn, a 1.3% rise on a headline basis and the only three-month period to see a headline increase in 2025.

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