Edition 42, May 2024
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.
Q1 dividends rose to a first-quarter record of
US$339.2bn
up 2.4% on a headline basis
Banks accounted for a quarter of global growth in Q1
up by 12.0%
No change in Janus Henderson’s 2024 dividend forecast of US$1.72 trillion
up 3.9% on a headline basis
Underlying growth was significantly stronger at 6.8%
the headline total was held back by lower one-off special dividends
Janus Henderson Investors 31 March 2024| Marketing communication