Dividend cuts in the oil and mining sectors dragged down global payouts in the third quarter as companies contend with swinging commodity prices.
According to Janus Henderson’s global dividend index, dividends overall experienced a minor decline, falling 0.9 per cent globally on a headline basis. However, on an underlying basis — taking into account factors such as currency movements and special dividends — payouts rose by 0.3 per cent.
Nine companies out of 10 raised or held payouts steady. Two outsized dividend cuts depressed the overall rate of underlying growth, which would otherwise have hit 5.3 per cent.
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