UK dividends slump in 2025 after cuts from Vodafone and Burberry Investing UK dividends totalled just £14bn in the first quarter of 2024, a 4.6 per cent decline from last year, thanks to major cuts from key companies like Vodafone and Burberry. While regular dividends only fell by 0.2 per cent, a 3.3 percentage point drop in special dividends dragged down the figure, data from Computershare revealed. [...]
UK dividends fall sharply amid mining payout cuts Investing UK dividends fell sharply throughout last quarter as the mining sector cut dividends by £2.6bn and a strong pound pushed down payouts. Dividends from UK companies totalled £25.6bn in the third quarter, down £2.6bn or 8.1 per cent from the same period last year, according to the latest Dividend Monitor report from Computershare. The drop [...]
HSBC helps push UK dividends to record high in the second quarter Investment UK dividends hit a record £36.7bn in the second quarter of 2024, rising 11.2 per cent compared to last year.
UK dividends jump five per cent in first quarter as airlines bounce back April 25, 2024 UK dividends grew by 4.9 per cent in the first three months of 2024, reaching £15.6bn thanks to one-off special dividends.
