Global dividend payments almost double over decade

Payments from listed companies hit $513.8bn in Q2

Ben Lofthouse: "At this stage in the economic cycle, we are seeing a moderation of dividend increases across a broad range of companies, and the number of cuts is on the rise too."
Ben Lofthouse: "At this stage in the economic cycle, we are seeing a moderation of dividend increases across a broad range of companies, and the number of cuts is on the rise too."
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Global dividends broke a new Q2 record in 2019, despite the underlying rate of growth slowing to its lowest level for more than two years amid a global economic deceleration, according to Janus Henderson Investors' Global Dividend Index.

Dividend payments from listed companies reached $513.8bn in Q2 - 1.1% higher than the same period in 2018 in headline terms - with a growth rate of 4.6% on an underlying basis, the firm said...

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