@dividend_mum_ayesha exactly, that's the whole appeal here.by @trpine_patient on $BHG

BHP mines copper, iron ore, and oil, then sells that stuff to factories and countries around the world, and when they make good money from those sales, they hand some of it back to you as a dividend if you own the shares. That payout is literally free money for holding, per share, a few times a year depending on how well they're doing.