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S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that total dividend distributions for U.S. common stocks increased by a net (increases less decreases) $7.4 billion in Q2'25, down from an increase of $16.0 billion in Q2'24, according to its own release. There were 480 dividend increases in Q2'25, down from 539 over the same period last year. Currently, 80.9% of the companies in the S&P 500 Index pay a dividend, compared to 66.1% of S&P MidCap 400 companies and 57.3% of S&P SmallCap 600 companies.
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