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Top Companies by Dividends Paid

Largest public companies ranked by dividends paid on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical context on TickerLeague.

How TTM dividends paid is measured

Trailing twelve months (TTM) dividends paid is the cash a company distributed to common shareholders over the most recent four fiscal quarters. The figure comes from the financing section of the cash flow statement and is shown as a positive amount paid out. Unlike buybacks, dividends are a recurring commitment — boards rarely cut them without signalling distress, so the leaderboard skews toward mature, free-cash-flow-rich businesses.

Compare against buyback spend for the other half of capital return, and free cash flow to gauge whether dividends are being funded from operating cash or borrowed money. Ranked in USD after period-average FX translation (IAS 21). Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)

Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .

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Top companies by Dividends Paid

  • Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $19.10B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $17.23B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $16.63B
    As of
  • TSMC

    TSM

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $15.99B
    As of
  • Apple

    AAPL

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $15.55B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $12.75B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $12.52B
    As of
  • AbbVie

    ABBV

    Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $11.66B
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Dividends Paid
    $11.48B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $11.45B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $10.18B
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Dividends Paid
    $10.05B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $9.77B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $9.56B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $9.15B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $8.81B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $8.69B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $8.18B
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Dividends Paid
    $8.09B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $8.01B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $7.72B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $7.61B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $7.51B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $6.96B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $6.59B
    As of
  • Cisco

    CSCO

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $6.49B
    As of
  • Sector
    Utilities
    Dividends Paid
    $6.44B
    As of
  • IBM

    IBM

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $6.28B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $6.01B
    As of
  • Oracle

    ORCL

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $5.69B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $5.43B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $5.40B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $5.38B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $5.37B
    As of
  • Meta

    META

    Sector
    Communication Services
    Dividends Paid
    $5.34B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $5.29B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $5.28B
    As of
  • Amgen

    AMGN

    Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $5.12B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $5.12B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $5.05B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $5.04B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $4.97B
    As of
  • Comcast

    CMCSA

    Sector
    Communication Services
    Dividends Paid
    $4.92B
    As of
  • Sector
    Utilities
    Dividends Paid
    $4.81B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $4.76B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $4.72B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $4.66B
    As of
  • Sector
    Communication Services
    Dividends Paid
    $4.12B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $4.12B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $4.06B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $4.00B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $4.00B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $3.86B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $3.81B
    As of
  • Sector
    Real Estate
    Dividends Paid
    $3.76B
    As of
  • RTX

    RTX

    Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $3.65B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $3.63B
    As of
  • Sector
    Healthcare
    Dividends Paid
    $3.40B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $3.35B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $3.25B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $3.17B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $3.15B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $3.02B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $3.02B
    As of
  • SAP

    SAP

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $3.02B
    As of
  • Sector
    Utilities
    Dividends Paid
    $3.02B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $2.99B
    As of
  • ASML

    ASML

    Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $2.96B
    As of
  • Sector
    Real Estate
    Dividends Paid
    $2.88B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.87B
    As of
  • Costco

    COST

    Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $2.82B
    As of
  • Sector
    Basic Materials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.81B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $2.78B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.76B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.75B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.67B
    As of
  • Sector
    Basic Materials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.64B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $2.64B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.63B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $2.62B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $2.58B
    As of
  • Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.51B
    As of
  • Dow

    DOW

    Sector
    Basic Materials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.49B
    As of
  • Sector
    Basic Materials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.49B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $2.44B
    As of
  • NIKE

    NKE

    Sector
    Consumer Cyclical
    Dividends Paid
    $2.39B
    As of
  • Sector
    Real Estate
    Dividends Paid
    $2.39B
    As of
  • Kenvue

    KVUE

    Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $2.37B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.35B
    As of
  • Sector
    Utilities
    Dividends Paid
    $2.28B
    As of
  • PACCAR

    PCAR

    Sector
    Industrials
    Dividends Paid
    $2.27B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $2.16B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.12B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $2.06B
    As of
  • Sector
    Consumer Defensive
    Dividends Paid
    $2.05B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $2.02B
    As of
  • Sector
    Utilities
    Dividends Paid
    $2.01B
    As of
  • Sector
    Technology
    Dividends Paid
    $1.95B
    As of
  • Sector
    Financial Services
    Dividends Paid
    $1.93B
    As of
  • Sector
    Energy
    Dividends Paid
    $1.92B
    As of