--- title: "FAANG Dividends: Finally Happening?" description: IHS Market estimates that large US tech companies can pay out $56.5 billion annually. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/703084179_0621_MS_FS_Dividends-Tech-FAANG_Advert-3453x2136-1-1024x633-1-1.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/faang-dividends-finally-happening#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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Consistent double-digit earnings growth and a lack of pressure on the sector to consider dividends has allowed these companies to avoid an initiation. However, with balance sheets swelling faster than these companies can make use of the capital and demand from investors for more disciplined use of capital, is it time for tech giants to consider dividends? We estimate that 36 of the 55 largest US tech companies could potentially payout a combined annual dividend of $56.5 billion. 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