Dividends from UK-listed firms up 16.5% in 2022, far outstripping pay rises
TheGuardian
JANUARY 29, 2023
Rise in share income particularly steep for investors in banks and oil companies The regular dividends that investors receive from owning shares in UK-listed companies soared by 16.5% in 2022, far outstripping wage growth in either the private or public sector. Investors’ returns from underlying dividends – excluding volatile one-off payouts – reached £84.8bn during the year, partly owing to a £3.8bn boost from the weakness of the pound, which inflated the figures for dividends paid in dollars.
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