MILAN, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With today's distribution of EUR3 billion in interim dividends for 2024, Intesa Sanpaolo is the leading bank in the eurozone for total shareholder return, with a remarkable +205% increase. This reflects the combined growth in share value and dividend distributions since 1 January 2014.
Over the past 10 years, under the leadership of Carlo Messina, the bank has:
- achieved a 107% increase in stock market value, with a EUR37 billion rise in market capitalization since January 2014;
- distributed EUR31 billion in dividends to its shareholders, resulting in a cumulative dividend yield of 98%, including the interim dividend paid today.
In comparison with the other leading eurozone banks in terms of market-capitalization, Santander (which raised EUR15 billion through capital increases) distributed EUR23 billion in dividends, while BNP Paribas distributed EUR35 billion, with a cumulative dividend yield of 51%.
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