Xin Jing Bao·2025-08-10 04:28Group 1 - The total cash dividends of A-share listed companies in 2024 reached 2.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 9% compared to 2023, marking a new historical high for overall dividend levels [1] - The top ten companies in the 2025 cash dividend ranking include six financial institutions: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, and Ping An Insurance, along with three energy state-owned enterprises: China Petroleum, China Shenhua, and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, and one liquor company: Kweichow Moutai [1] Group 2 - The number of companies with continuous cash dividends has been increasing year by year, with 2,447 out of 4,445 A-share listed companies that have been listed for over three years having continuous dividends, a 12% increase from 2023 [2] - Among the 3,569 A-share listed companies that have been listed for over five years, 1,681 have had continuous dividends over the past five years, a 6% increase from 2023, with 210 companies showing continuous growth in dividends [2] - The increasing trend in cash dividends reflects the growing internal drive of listed companies to distribute dividends, creating predictable cash flow returns for investors and promoting higher quality development in the capital market [2]