Argentina Dividend Payouts Fell 6.8% To US$868 Million In First Half
Argentina dividend payouts came to US$868 million in the first half of 2026, down 6.8% on the year, as utility payments collapsed and banks paid more. The post Argentina Dividend Payouts Fell 6.8% To US$868 Million In First Half appeared first on The Rio Times .
Argentina's dividend payouts fell by 6.8% to US$868 million in the first half of 2026, according to the Buenos Aires stock exchange's division report. The majority of this decline was due to a 87.5% drop in public utility dividends, which amounted to about US$58 million, down from US$465 million the previous year. Financial services, on the other hand, saw an 88% increase in payouts, reaching US$576 million for the half-year period.
The largest payers were Grupo Financiero Galicia, Banco Macro, and BYMA itself, together accounting for roughly 57% of the total.
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