According to the report, the rise in the dividends' headline value was aided by one-off special payments, which stood at £5.6bn last year, or 174% higher than in 2023. However, the underlying total – excluding one-off payments – declined by 0.4% on a constant currency basis to £86.5bn in 2024. European companies forecast to pay out record dividends in 2025 In the final quarter of 2024 alone, headline dividends fell by 0.5%, while underlying payouts slightly rose by 0.1%. A significant contribution to the annual decline in dividends came from mining companies, which reduced their...
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