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During the worst crisis since World War II, US dividends proved resilient, increasing 2.6% year-over-year to a record high of $503.1 billion in 2020, as just one in fourteen US companies cancelled its dividend between April and December according to the latest edition of the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
(Graphic: Business Wire)
Globally, dividends fell to $1.26 trillion during the year, down 12.2% on a headline basis. This was better than Janus Henderson’s best-case forecast of $1.21 trillion thanks to a less severe fall in Q4 payouts than anticipated. Janus Henderson’s index of global dividends fell to 172.4, a level last seen in 2017.