Water, energy, transport and mail companies have paid out at least £193bn in dividends since 1991

Dividends paid out by privatised sector 1991 to 2025, £bn at 2025 prices

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

Centrica and SSE

Royal Mail

14.2

2.38

Rail operators

and rolling stock

1.77

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

Centrica and SSE

Royal Mail

14.2

2.38

Rail operators

and rolling stock

1.77

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

14.2

Centrica and SSE

Rail

operators

and rolling

stock

Royal Mail

2.38

1.77

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

14.2

Centrica and SSE

Rail operators

and rolling

stock

2.38

1.77

Royal Mail

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

Centrica and SSE

Royal Mail

14.2

2.38

Rail operators

and rolling stock

1.77

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

Centrica and SSE

Royal Mail

14.2

2.38

Rail operators

and rolling stock

1.77

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

14.2

Centrica and SSE

Rail

operators

and rolling

stock

Royal Mail

2.38

1.77

Bus operators

£88.4bn

49.1

Water companies

Energy networks

36.4

14.2

Centrica and SSE

Rail operators

and rolling

stock

2.38

1.77

Royal Mail

Bus operators

Guardian graphic. Source: Common Wealth analysis of LSEG and Fame data Note: energy network data is incomplete before 2010. There is no bus data prior to 2007. Rolling stock refers to all vehicles that move on rails, such as freight