Belgian listed companies expected to pay 6.4bn euros in dividends in 2025
Belgian listed companies are expected to pay 6.4 billion euros in dividends this year, 3 per cent more than in 2024, according to a study by asset manager Allianz Global Investors published on Tuesday.
On a European level, dividend payments will reach a record high of 459 billion euros, the study expects, a 4 per cent increase compared to 2024. In 2026, the figure is expected to reach 500 billion euros, Allianz GI predicts.
“Dividends in Europe have increased continuously since the Covid pandemic. This trend is continuing and getting stronger: the annual increase in dividend payments will accelerate even more,” the company said.
Fall in energy sector
The strongest increases this year are expected in the information technology and health sectors. Slowing growth is expected in the financial sector, and dividends are likely to fall in the energy sector.
The dividend yield, a percentage calculated relative to the share price, is also increasing. The average yield in Europe was 3.3 per cent at the end of 2024 and should reach 3.5 per cent this year.
The dividend yield is the highest in Austria, 6.2 per cent. Belgium is below average, with an expected yield of 2.4 per cent this year, up from 2.3 per cent in 2024.
Lotus Bakeries CEO Jan Boone at the bell ceremony of the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange, March 2024 © BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK
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