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

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

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

Janus Henderson Investors 31 December 2024 | Marketing communication.

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