These are the largest dividend payers in the world and in Germany

2021-03-10T21:32:28.797Z

More and more people are trying to increase their money on the stock market. The photo story shows which companies pay the most money to their investors.

More and more people are trying to increase their money on the stock market.

The photo story shows which companies pay the most money to their investors.

Munich - making even more out of your money - everyone dreams of that.

That can work with buying a stock.

By purchasing the security, the shareholder becomes a shareholder in a company.

As a result, he is usually entitled to a share in the profit of the respective company, the so-called dividend.

This is distributed to the shareholders either at the end of the financial year or quarterly over the year.

The amount of the distribution depends on the respective profit of the company and the distribution share.

The shareholders vote on the amount of the dividend at the company's general meeting.

An important indicator that helps shareholders compare distributions is what is known as the dividend yield.

This percentage puts the distributed dividend in relation to the current market price of the share.

A high dividend yield is an important criterion for many investors when making investments.

The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the amount of the dividend per share by the price of the share and then multiplying by the number 100.

We have compiled the German and global companies with the largest dividend distributions for you.

The information is based on the figures from Janus Henderson Investors.

10th place in Germany: Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG - better known as Munich Re - distributed almost 1.5 million US dollars to its shareholders last year.

The insurance group ranks 194th worldwide.

9th place in Germany: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

BMW was founded in 1916 by Karl Rapp and Gustav Otto.

More than a century later, BMW paid out over $ 1.6 billion to its shareholders in 2020.

8th place in Germany: Volkswagen AG

The next automaker in our ranking is Volkswagen.

Herbert Diess (pictured) has been in charge of the global brand since April 2018 and recently messed with none other than Elon Musk.

There was a lot of ridicule on the internet for this.

And yet: Volkswagen had a dividend payout of 1.6 billion US dollars in 2020 - almost 25 million more than competitor BMW.

The Wolfsburg-based company sells the second most cars worldwide, only arch-rival Toyota brought more cars to customers in 2020.

7th place in Germany: Deutsche Post AG

Deutsche Post shareholders received just under $ 1.7 billion in dividends last year.

In a global comparison, the company is in 167th place.

In 1995 the company was privatized when the Deutsche Bundespost became the Deutsche Post.

6th place in Germany: SAP SE

Dietmar Hopp is probably the one who first comes to mind when most Germans think of SAP.

Hopp (in the picture in the middle) is one of the five founders of the company and a patron of the Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.

And with SAP, there is also the first big leap in our German internal ranking: If the dividend payment of the previous companies was a maximum of 1.7 billion US dollars, SAP cracks the 2 billion mark.

$ 2.13 billion was paid out to shareholders in 2020.

The software company ranks 122nd worldwide.

5th place in Germany: Bayer AG

And while we're at football: From Hoffenheim to Leverkusen.

The club in the west was founded by Bayer and is still supported by them to this day.

In our case, however, the most important thing is of course what happens on the exchange package.

And there, Bayer paid out almost three billion US dollars to shareholders in 2020.

4th place in Germany: Deutsche Telekom AG

Europe's largest telecommunications company is known for its stable dividend yield.

In the past year, a total of 3.2 billion US dollars was paid out (71st place worldwide).

Deutsche Telekom is the first company to break the 3 billion mark in our “German” ranking.

3rd place in Germany: BASF SE

BASF SE (“Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik”) employs over 100,000 people worldwide at almost 400 production sites in more than 80 countries.

So much in a nutshell about the chemical company based in Ludwigshafen am Rhein.

In 2020, the company had a dividend payout of over $ 3.4 billion.

The third best value in Germany, worldwide it makes 67th place.

2nd place in Germany: Siemens AG

In future, Siemens AG will no longer be headed by Joe Kaeser (left), but by Roland Busch.

With a dividend payout of over 3.6 billion US dollars, the company, based in Munich and Berlin, ranks second on our German list of companies and 64th worldwide.

1st place: Allianz SE

The largest dividend in 2020 was paid by an insurance company in Germany.

We are of course talking about the alliance.

It has passed on $ 4.3 billion to its shareholders.

Worldwide that is enough to achieve a remarkable 51st place.

But which companies have paid the most returns worldwide?

We address this question in the second part of our photo story:

20th place: AbbVie Inc.

The pharmaceutical company AbbVie, which also has its headquarters in Wiesbaden (see photo), conducts research primarily in the areas of immunology, oncology, neurology and virology.

The pharmaceutical company will pay a total of $ 7.31 billion in dividends for 2020.

Richard A. Gonzalez: Stay true to your company

The US biotechnology company AbbVie was formed in 2013 when it spun off from the pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories, which has existed since the 19th century and was criticized for its price increase of the HIV drug Norvir from $ 1.71 to $ 8.57 .

Richard A. Gonzalez, the current AbbVie boss, previously worked for Abbott Laboratories for 30 years.

The company's dividend yield * was 4.57 percent.

19th place: Philip Morris International Inc.

Philip Morris International Inc. was also founded in the 19th century and is now the world's largest manufacturer of tobacco products in the private sector.

The North American group owns some of the best-selling cigarette brands, such as Marlboro, L&M and Chesterfield.

The total dividend payout for 2020 is $ 7.33 billion.

Louis Camilleri: Philip Morris-Aus after Corona

For a long time, Louis Camilleri, CEO of Philip Morris International, was jointly responsible for the company's fortunes.

As the Handelsblatt reported, Camilleri surprisingly resigned from all his offices in December 2020 after recovering from corona.

André Calantzopoulos: Should Philip Morris get fit for a smoke-free future

He was succeeded by André Calantzopoulos, a Greek businessman.

He is the current CEO of Philip Morris International.

Due to the advertising tactics and working conditions, the group, which according to its own statements is committed to a “smoke-free future” with cigarette alternatives, is repeatedly criticized by environmental and data protection groups.

The tobacco company's dividend yield * was a good 4.57% in 2020.

18th place: Royal Dutch Shell Plc.

The British-Dutch mineral oil and natural gas company Royal Dutch Shell has existed in its current constellation since 2005.

It emerged from the Shell Group founded in The Hague in 1907.

The Shell brand was founded in the first half of the 19th century.

Today's company is represented in over 140 countries and employs around 83,000 people around the world.

Royal Dutch Shell achieved a dividend yield * of 6.55%.

Ben van Beurden: With the company for decades

The Dutchman Ben van Beurden is the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell.

The 62-year-old studied chemical engineering at the Technical University of Delft and has worked for Royal Dutch Shell for more than 30 years.

In January 2014 he succeeded Peter Voser.

In 2020, he was able to make a dividend payout of 7.49 billion US dollars.

17th place: NortonLifeLock Inc.

NortonLifeLock made a name for itself as a developer of security software for private users.

The US company is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

It was founded in 1982 by Gary Hendrix under the name Symantec.

NortonLifeLock came up with a dividend yield * of 2.41%.

Vincent Pilette: A breath of fresh air for NortonLifeLock

At the end of 2019, Vincent Pilette took over the position of CEO at NortonLifeLock.

The financial expert has previously worked for other big names in the IT industry, such as the computer accessories manufacturer Logitech.

NortonLifeLock will distribute a total of 7.50 billion US dollars for the most recent fiscal year.

16th place: The Procter & Gamble Company

The US group Procter & Gamble specializes in the sale of consumer goods and was founded by two immigrants.

The Englishman William Procter and his Irish brother-in-law James Gamble founded the company in Cincinnati in 1837.

David S. Taylor: At P&C for over three decades

David S. Taylor, a long-time corporate employee, is the current CEO of Procter & Gamble.

The graduate of Duke University got a job with the company immediately after graduating in 1980.

Procter & Gamble achieved a dividend yield * of 2.24% and a dividend payout of 7.72 billion US dollars.

15th place: Novartis AG

The biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Novartis is based in Switzerland.

The group was formed in Basel in 1996 from a merger of the two pharmaceutical companies Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz.

At the time, it was the world's largest corporate merger.

Novartis came up with a dividend yield * of 3.53% and a dividend payout of 7.88 billion US dollars.

Vasant Narasimhan: US manager heads Novartis

The American Vasant Narasimhan completed a medical degree at Harvard Medical School.

He started at Novartis in 2005.

There he was promoted to CEO of the company in February 2018.

14th place: Total SE

The oil company Total comes from France.

It was founded in 1924.

With well over 10,000 filling stations across Europe, the group is well networked - including in Germany.

Total achieved a dividend yield * of 7.59%.

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Patrick Pouyanné: From politics to business

... a dividend payout of $ 7.92 billion.

Total CEO is currently the Frenchman Patrick Pouyanné.

He initially embarked on a career in politics and worked in the Ministry of Industry since 1980.

Positions in the cabinet of the French Prime Minister and other ministerial authorities followed.

In 1997 Pouyanné joined the Total Group, initially as Secretary General in Angola.

He has now been heading the group since October 2014.

13th place: Nestlé SA

Nestlé is known as the largest food company in the world.

The company from Switzerland was founded by the native German Heinrich Nestle in the middle of the 19th century.

In the recent past, Nestlé has also been the subject of controversial discussions.

The group saw itself exposed to various allegations (including child labor, animal testing, environmental destruction).

Ulf Schneider: Swiss company Nestlé trusts a German

A German has been at the helm of Nestlé since 2017: Ulf Schneider is the current CEO of the Swiss group.

He had previously worked in management positions at Fresenius.

In 2012, Schneider was named “Manager of the Year” by Handelsblatt.

A year later, Manager Magazin presented him with the award of the same name.

In 2020, his company had a dividend yield * of 2.59% and a dividend payout of 8.23 billion US dollars.

12th place: Pfizer Inc.

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has been known worldwide since the corona pandemic at the latest.

The US company, which was founded in New York in 1849 by the German-born Karl Pfizer and his cousin Charles F. Erhart, succeeded in developing a corona vaccine together with Biontech.

Most recently, a dividend yield * of 4.13% and a dividend payout of 8.44 billion US dollars were achieved.

Albert Bourla: A trained veterinarian runs pharmaceutical giants

The Greek Albert Bourla has headed the pharmaceutical company Pfizer since January 2019. The trained veterinarian received his doctorate from the Veterinary Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

He joined Pfizer in 1993 and rose to his current position in various positions.

11th place: China Mobile Limited

Based on the number of customers, China Mobile is the largest wireless operator in the world.

The Hong Kong-based company was founded in 1997.

It is controlled by the state.

China Mobile posted a dividend yield * of 7.36%.

Yang Jie: The face of the Chinese cell phone giant

Yang Jie from China is the Chairman of China Mobile.

He replaced long-time company boss Li Yue in 2019.

Overall, China Mobile's 2020 dividend payout was $ 8.59 billion.

10th place: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is the third largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world - behind Intel and Samsung.

The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in the Taiwanese city of Hsinchu.

At the turn of the year, a dividend payment of 8.76 billion US dollars was posted.

CC Wei: Legacy of the company's founder, Morris Chang

Currently, CC Wei is the CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which has a dividend yield * of 1.89%.

In this position, he replaced the long-standing company boss Morris Chang (pictured), who had also founded the TSMC.

9th place: Chevron Corporation

The US company Chevron Corporation is a global energy company.

The company, based in San Ramon, California, has its original predecessor in the "Pacific Coast Oil Company" founded in 1879.

John Watson: Chevron is committed to continuity

Chevron CEO John S. Watson graduated from the University of California.

He remained loyal to the US state even after his studies and in 1980 he was hired by the energy company Chevron, which is located there.

He still works there today and was able to come up with a dividend yield * of 6.11% and a dividend payout of 9.65 billion US dollars in 2020.

8th place: Verizon Communications Inc.

The telecommunications company Verizon Communications comes from the USA.

The company, headquartered in New York, was founded in 2000.

Verizon Communications was formed through the merger of Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE Corporation.

Most recently, a dividend yield * of 4.21% was achieved.

Hans Vestberg: A Swede runs the US company

With Hans Vestberg, Verizon Communications has a Swede as CEO at the top of the company.

He has held this position since August 2018.

Vestberg was previously CFO at Ericsson in his home country.

Most recently, he was able to please investors with a dividend payout of 10.23 billion US dollars.

7th place: Johnson & Johnson

The Johnson & Johnson group from the USA manufactures both pharmaceutical products and consumer goods.

It was founded in 1886 by three brothers Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson, and its headquarters are in New Jersey.

Johnson & Johnson reported a dividend yield * of 2.53% and a dividend payout of $ 10.48 billion.

Alex Gorsky: First in the military, then CEO

The current CEO of Johnson & Johnson is Alex Gorsky.

The entrepreneur initially embarked on a military career.

Gorsky made it to captain after training at a military academy.

He has been with Johnson & Johnson since 1988.

In April 2012 he became the company's CEO.

6th place: China Construction Bank Corp.

The China Construction Bank (CCB) is one of the four largest commercial banks in the Middle Kingdom.

It was founded in 1954 and its headquarters are in Beijing.

Tian Guoli: Boss of the CCB

The Chinese manager Tian Guoli has led the CCB as chairman since 2017.

He has been with CCB since the late 1990s, which in 2020 had a dividend yield * of 5.10% and a dividend payout of 10.85 billion US dollars.

5th place: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is currently the largest US bank. The listed company was founded in 2000 when Chase Manhattan Bank and JP Morgan & Co. merged.

Their origins go back to the 19th century.

The big bank's dividend yield * was 2.83%.

James Dimon: CEO of the largest US bank

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase and Co. is a descendant of Greek immigrants.

James Dimon has been running the bank since late 2005. In 2014, Dimon made his cancer public, but still did not give up his post.

His company paid out a total of $ 11.05 billion in dividends.

4th place: Apple Inc.

The technology company from the USA enjoys worldwide popularity thanks to its innovative products.

Apple was founded in 1976 as a classic garage company - by the trio Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ron Wayne.

The creation of the iPod (2001), the iPhone (2007) and the iPad (2010) brought Apple huge success.

Tim Cook: The Lord of Apples

After graduating from Duke University, Tim Cook worked at IBM before joining Apple in 1998.

He represented the late Steve Jobs, Cook's predecessor as Apple CEO, several times during his sick leave.

Cook has been Apple's new CEO since 2011.

The company's dividend yield * was recently 0.61%, with a total dividend payout of $ 13.91 billion.

3rd place: Exxon Mobil Corp.

The mineral oil company was founded at the end of the 19th century - back then under the name “Standard Oil Company.” The company belonged to the first billionaire in history: John D. Rockefeller.

The company has had its current name since 1999 through the merger of Exxon (Standard Oil of New Jersey) and Mobil Oil (Standard Oil Company of New York).

For 2020, the dividend is $ 14.7 billion.

Ex-CEO Rex Tillerson joined the Trump administration

One of the largest mineral oil companies in the world, which recently posted a dividend yield * of 8.37%, is headed by Darren Woods.

The longtime Exxon Mobil employee took over from Rex Tillerson in 2017.

2nd place: AT&T Inc.

The world's largest and most valuable telecommunications company recently paid dividends worth nearly $ 15 billion.

Like many other US companies, the company is based in Dallas, Texas.

It was founded in 1877 by Alexander Graham Bell, who is considered (one of the) inventors of the telephone.

John Stankey: Chef with a stable smell

AT&T has long had a monopoly in North America.

Over a million people temporarily worked for the telecommunications company, whose dividend yield * in 2020 was 7.23%.

One of them: John Stankey.

He has been with the company since the mid-90s and has been CEO of the company since July 2020.

Previously, Stankey (left) was CEO of Warner Media.

1st place: Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft paid out over 15.8 billion US dollars to its shareholders last year.

Top value in our list.

However, the dividend yield * is “only” 0.94%.

The company, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, is still one of the most valuable brands and companies in the world today.

Only three managing directors in Microsoft history

The software and hardware giant is still associated with Bill Gates today.

Even though the billionaire stopped working for Microsoft in July 2008.

Satya Nadella has been running the company since 2014 - as Microsoft's third managing director.

* all stated dividend yields refer to the price on December 31, 2020.

Source: merkur

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