The National Bank of Denmark has published updated securities statistics showing that Danish listed companies paid DKK 70 billion in dividends in the first quarter of 2026, broadly unchanged from the same quarter a year earlier. The main reporting change is an updated table on dividends paid on Danish shares and investment fund shares that now also shows who receives the dividend payments. Payments remained concentrated among a small number of large companies. The largest year-on-year changes came from Danske Bank, which paid higher dividends, and A.P. Møller - Mærsk, which paid lower dividends. Foreign investors received 55 per cent of total dividend payments in the first quarter of 2026, up from 52 per cent in the same quarter of 2025.
National Bank of Denmark 2026-05-01
National Bank of Denmark updates dividend statistics table to show recipients with first quarter payouts at DKK 70 billion
The National Bank of Denmark has published updated securities statistics showing Danish listed companies paid DKK 70 billion in dividends in the first quarter of 2026, broadly unchanged year-on-year. The main reporting change is an updated table on dividends on Danish shares and investment fund shares that now also shows the recipients of dividend payments, with foreign investors receiving 55 per cent of total dividends, up from 52 per cent a year earlier.