Higher payments from banks and financials drove US dividends up 6.7% on an underlying basis in the third quarter Pharmaceuticals, technology and retail were significant contributors to US
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Wells Fargo, Boeing, Walt Disney, Occidental Petroleum and Marriott accounted for half of the US dividend cuts by value in Q1
Dividends fell far less in US during COVID-19 lockdowns than in most other parts of the world. The median dividend increase among US companies was 4% in Q1
US dividends expected to show growth this year amid economic rebound
Globally, Janus Henderson forecasts a 7.3% increase in dividend payments in 2021.
One year after the anniversary of the start of global COVID-19 lockdowns, US dividend payments remained resilient, dropping just 0.4% to $127.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Globally, dividends were just 1.7% lower than the same period last year, a far more modest decline than in any of the preceding three quarters, all of which saw double-digit falls. Janus Henderson s index of dividends ended the quarter at 171.3, its lowest level since 2017, but growth is now likely.
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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.
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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.