FTSE 100 dividends fall to lowest level in eight years

Dividend payments now expected to fall for two consecutive years

Stephen Little

29 September 2020 •

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Dividend payments are set to fall to their lowest level since 2012

Dividend payments for FTSE 100 companies are forecast to fall 24% - or £18 billion - in 2020, leaving the total at its lowest level since 2012, according AJ Bell’s latest Dividend Dashboard report.

This means the FTSE 100 is expected to yield 3.5% for 2020, rising to 4.2% in 2021. The report revealed that dividend forecasts for the year have fallen by 10% since June to £56.5 billion, largely the...

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