Edition 45, March 2025
Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index
The first-of-its-kind, this is a quarterly, long-term study into global dividend trends, analysing dividends paid by the 1,200 largest firms by market capitalisation. It is a measure of progress that global firms are making in paying their investors an income on their capital.
Global dividends grew to a record US$1.75 trillion in 2024
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up 6.6% on an underlying basis
Large companies making their first dividend payments made a disproportionate impact
Meta, Alphabet and Alibaba accounted for one fifth of global dividend growth in 2024
Globally 88% of companies raised dividends
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or held them steady in 2024
Forecast 2025: Headline growth of 5.0% to record US$1.83 trillion
up 5.1% on an underlying basis
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