TOKYO -- Japan's publicly traded companies are expected to pay a total of 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) in dividends for fiscal 2024, topping records for the fourth straight year as calls grow for corporations to use their capital more efficiently.
Total dividends by around 2,330 companies with fiscal years ending in March are set to increase 11% from fiscal 2023 and 50% from fiscal 2018, before the global spread of COVID-19, according to official and market projections compiled by Nikkei.
