The largest German stock market companies are paying record dividends to their shareholders despite the economic crisis. According to calculations by Dekabank, the 40 DAX companies distributed approximately 56.7 billion euros in dividends, which is nearly 3.8 billion euros more than expected and a new record. The dividend payments from automotive companies were particularly surprising. BMW even paid a slightly higher dividend per share compared to the previous year. While Mercedes and Volkswagen reduced their payouts compared to the previous year, they did so less sharply than anticipated. The
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual data on dividend distributions without taking a stance or using biased language. It reports figures provided by Dekabank and quotes Joachim Schallmayer objectively, without apparent ideological framing.
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- organisation Dekabank