Pandemic caused $220 billion of global dividend cuts in 2020, research says
2021-02-22 09:20:10 source：CNBC
Febuary 21, 2021
LONDON — Global dividends fell sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the amount of investor payouts declining 12.2% to $1.26 trillion, according to new research.
As the international public health crisis spread throughout the world, prompting lockdowns and curtailing business activity, dividend cuts and cancellations totaled $220 billion between the second and fourth quarters of 2020, according to the latest Global Dividend Index from asset manager Janus Henderson.
Still, the total amount of dividends paid out between April and December 2020 was $965.2 billion, noted Janus Henderson, which analyzes dividends paid by the 1,200 largest firms by market capitalization before the start of each year.
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