Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households
October 16, 2025
October 16, 2025
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
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Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households
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* Over the past five years, the CEOs of the five largest U.S. companies made an average of $52 million annually, over 1,000 times more than a typical worker earns in a year.
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Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households
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* Over the past five years, the CEOs of the five largest U.S. companies made an average of $52 million annually, over 1,000 times more than a typical worker earns in a year.
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