#shareholder-returns tag

Lloyds to return 3.1bn to investors as profits surge past forecasts

Lloyds Banking Group is handing more than £3.1 billion back to shareholders after delivering stronger-than-expected annual profits, underlining the financial firepower of Britain's biggest domestic lender. The FTSE 100 bank reported full-year pre-tax profits of £6.66 billion, up 12 per cent on 2024 and comfortably ahead of the £6.38 billion forecast by City analysts. The performance was supported by lower-than-expected bad loan provisions and growing income from non-lending activities.

UK news

Business intelligence

from24/7 Wall St.

3 months ago

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Down 7% After Earnings

Royal Caribbean's Q3 profit surged 44% to $1.6 billion with strong demand and rising yields despite a $30 million revenue shortfall and weather disruptions.

Business

from24/7 Wall St.

3 months ago

Mondelez Sinks 6% After Earnings: Here's What You Need to Know

Record-high cocoa inflation sharply compressed Mondelez's margins, causing earnings decline and a revenue miss that drove a meaningful share-price drop.

Business intelligence

fromBusiness Insider

4 months ago

Are two CEOs better than one? We debate it.

Co-CEO structures can improve shareholder returns when roles, chemistry, and clear boundaries exist, but they risk accountability and coordination problems without defined leadership.

fromBusiness Insider

4 months ago

Spotify and Comcast are the latest to announce co-CEOs. It's a model that can backfire - or pay off big.

The percentage of companies led by co-CEOs hasn't changed much over the past five years, data firm Equilar found. It hovers around 1.2% of the Russell 3000 index, a broad measure of the US stock market. Yet more companies could adopt this structure, even temporarily, as forces like AI create a dizzying pace of change for leaders and prompt companies to rethink operations.