Listed firms' dividend payouts rise some 17% in 2025: Data
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Dividend payouts by listed firms in Korea rose about 17 percent from a year earlier in 2025 amid a rally in the local stock market, data showed Thursday.
According to the data compiled by the Korea Securities Depository, 1,246 firms that disclosed their dividend payouts in regulatory filings paid a combined 37.7 trillion won ($25 billion) in dividends last year, up 16.9 percent from a year earlier.
By company, Samsung Electronics topped the list, paying 3.7 trillion won in dividends last year.
Kia came in next with 2.6 trillion won, followed by SK hynix with 1.3 trillion won.
Local firms received a combined 15.7 trillion won in dividend payouts last year, up 17.2 percent on year, according to the data.
Foreign investors earned a combined 11.8 trillion won in dividend payouts last year, up 21.3 percent on year, while retail investors received 10.1 trillion won in payments, up 11.6 percent on year, the latest data showed.
Yonhap
