
According to a new report on CAC 40 companies, dividends in 2021 reached a record €57 billion, bringing in over €2.4 billion to France's Arnault family and €2 billion to the American investment fund Blackrock.
The French Observatory of Multinationals NGO has reported that stock market profits exploded in 2021 compared to the previous year that was effectively sunk by the Covid-19 pandemic.