Global dividends hit Q1 record $326.7B

By Agence France-Presse

May 25, 2023 12:20 am

PARIS: Companies worldwide doled out a record $326.7 billion in dividends to shareholders in the first quarter, pushed up by banks, oil giants and automakers, a study showed on Wednesday.

Global dividends surged 12 percent between January and March compared to the same period in 2022, which was already an all-time high, according to the report by asset management firm Janus Henderson.

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