TORONTO – Brookfield Corp. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago.
The investment firm, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it will now pay a quarterly dividend of seven cents US per share, up from six cents US per share.
The increased payment to shareholders came as Brookfield reported net income attributable to shareholders of US$743 million or 30 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from US$432 million or 17 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.
Revenue totalled US$20.16 billion, up from US$19.43 billion.
The company says its distributable earnings before realizations totalled 63 cents US per share for the quarter, the same as a year earlier, while total distributable earnings amounted to 67 cents US per share for the quarter, also matching a year earlier.
Brookfield said it had a record US$188 billion in capital available to deploy into new investments at the end of the quarter including US$77 billion in cash, financial assets and undrawn credit lines, as well as US$111 billion in uncalled private fund commitments.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2026.
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