Dividend Track Records

Novonesis HQ in Denmark The Board of Directors of Novonesis (formery Novozymes) has approved an interim dividend of DKK 2.00 (EUR 0.27) per share for both Novonesis A and B shares for 2024. Biosolutions company Novozymes from Denmark is known for its strong dividend trackrecord of annual increases. 

Belgian insurer Ageas , known for its strong dividend track record, has announced an unchanged interim dividend of €1.50 gross per share for the 2024 financial year. Ageas, which offers (re)insurance products in Belgium, Asia and elsewhere in Europe , previously paid a significantly higher final dividend of €2.75 per share.

Prudential PLC , a leading insurance and financial services company based in the UK, has announced a substantial increase in its interim dividend for 2024. The dividend will rise by 32.6%, bringing the payment to 6.84 pence per share. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Prudential has increased its dividend, reflecting the company's commitment to returning value to its shareholders.

Nestlé paid a record dividend of CHF 2.95 in 2023 (source: Dividend Freak) Swiss consumer staples giant Nestlé is one of only a few real Dividend Aristocrats from Europe with more than 25 consecutive years of increased dividends. This year the dividend was hiked by 5% to a new record high of CHF 2.95 per share.

Novo Nordisk , a leading pharmaceutical company based in Denmark, has delivered some impressive dividend statistics for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Notably, the company achieved over 25 consecutive years of dividend growth, further bolstered by a recent stock split.

On February 2, 2023, Roche Holding AG , the Swiss pharmaceuticals company, announced a small dividend hike from CHF 9.30 to 9.50 per share. Dividend Aristocrat Roche has raised its dividend for more than 30 consecutive years.

On February 3, 2023, French pharmaceutical company Sanofi , a Dividend Aristocrat , announced its annual dividend increase with a 6.9% hike to €3.56 per share for FY 2022. This is the biggest dividend increase by Sanofi in the last 14 years.

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis , one of only a handful of real European Dividend Aristocrats, will raise its dividend for the 26th consecutive year in 2023. 

Cibus Nordic Real Estate owns grocery properties in Scaninavia (image source: Cibus 2021 annual report) Swedish real estate company Cibus is the only listed stock in Europe that pays a monthly dividend to shareholders. The owner of real estate leased to grocery and discount store chains in Sweden, Finland and Denmark started paying a monthly dividend in 2020.

Lindt & Spruengli is known for its famous chocolate gold bunny, or 'goldhase' Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG , the Switzerland-based and globally active holding company developing, producing and selling chocolate products, will pay a CHF 1200 per share dividend in 2022. The Swiss Dividend Aristocrat has raised its dividend for more than 25 consecutive years.