Which companies pay out the most in the record year

Frankfurt, Dusseldorf Despite all the uncertainty: Shareholders can look forward to high dividends again this year. Car manufacturers, banks and oil producers in particular have already begun paying out billions to their shareholders. So far, companies in the USA have been particularly generous, and the annual general meeting season is also in full swing in Europe, from which good news is expected.

Many companies are showing with high dividends that they got through the difficult year 2022 quite well. In a study, the British fund provider Janus Henderson expects record distributions for 2023 of 1.64 trillion US dollars worldwide. The evaluation is available to the Handelsblatt.

However, the fund managers warn that the rise in dividends will slow as a result of the economic downturn that is already evident. At the same time, this income should also ensure more stability in the portfolio in the long term. Which companies paid out the most internationally in the first quarter? And what can investors expect from German companies?