S&P Dow Jones Indices Reports U.S. Common Indicated Dividend Payments Increase of $10.6 Billion in Q3 2025 as Dividend Growth Continues to Be Slow

S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the indicated dividend net changes (increases less decreases) for U.S. domestic common stocks increased $10.6 billion during Q3 2025, compared to the $7.4 billion increase in Q2 2025 and the $9.5 billion increase in Q3 2024. Increases were $14.0 billion versus $9.8 billion for Q2 2025 and $14.1 billion in Q3 2024. Decreases were $3.4 billion compared to $2.3 billion in Q2 2025 and $4.6 billion in Q3 2024. For the 12-months ending September 2025, the net dividend rate increased $45.1 billion compared to the net $55.3 billion for the prior 12-months ending September 2024. For 2024 it was up $53.4 billion, 2023 was $36.5 billion, 2022 was $68.2 billion, and in 2021 it was $69.8 billion, with the 2020 net change negative as 43 S&P 500 issues suspended their dividends at -$40.8 billion. Increases for the 12-month September 2025 period were $57.5 billion versus the previous $74.7 billion, and decreases were $12.4 billion compared to $19.5 billion in the previous period.... Read more

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