How to Use dividend in a Sentence

dividend

noun

• Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends.
• The amount from the 2022 dividend was one of the largest in the program's history.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
• In a nutshell, the bigger the discount, the less a fund needs to earn to cover the dividend.
  — Michael Foster, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• The dividend will be payable on Dec. 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 1.
  — Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
• The 99 Speed Mart chain forms the bulk of his net worth, along with cash collected from dividends and the share sale.
  — Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
• The first dividend will be paid on Sept. 15 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 31.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022
• The dividend of up to $25 million will be declared in the third quarter.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2023
• The stock trades at 23 times forward earnings and comes with a 1.5% dividend yield.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
• The sleep pays a longevity dividend — the tortoises can live for 50 to 80 years.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• A little prep the evening before will pay in scrumptious dividends in the long run.
  — Don Francisco Coffee, Sunset Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
• The dividend payment, which was announced as part of the deal, was scheduled to be paid next week.
  — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2022
• Masco has increased its dividend in each of the past 9 years.
  — David Trainer, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• But there’s a good reason why: a rising dividend is the No. 1 driver of share prices.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• The South African gold miner trades at a 90% discount to its book value, has no long-term debt and pays a dividend of .77%.
  — John Navin, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• The board also approved a cash dividend for the current quarter of $1.90 a share.
  — Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022
• The next dividend is payable on or after May 16 to shareholders of record on April 22.
  — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022
• This one is an investment, for sure, but one that will pay in stylish dividends.
  — Paula Lee, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
• The $2,700 dividend in the House’s budget was pitched as a compromise, along with the extra one-time funding for schools.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
• The extra payout marks the 66th straight year P&G has increased its dividend.
  — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022
• On top of that, the stock was recently offering a fat dividend yield of 5.2%.
  — Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2023
• The company skipped dividend payments for the first time since 1922.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
• No lucky Green Bay fan will get rich off the team’s next Super Bowl win because the stock pays no dividends and isn’t tradeable or saleable.
  — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2023
• As part of the deal, Albertsons will pay a cash dividend of up to $4 billion to its shareholders.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
• Investors raked in record dividend payments last year, and more of Big Tech is joining the party.
  — Greg McKenna, Fortune, 31 July 2024
• The company has increased its dividend nine years in a row.
  — John Dorfman, Forbes, 27 June 2022
• The company suspended its dividend in the spring of 2020, in the early days of the pandemic.
  — Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023
• His 90 percent stake in the business and the dividends he’s received combine for a fortune of $7.6 billion.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
• If Rosneft were to pay a dividend, BP wouldn’t recognize it as income, the spokesman said.
  — Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• San Antonio did well bringing an adult in the locker room , and it’s paid tremendous dividends.
  — Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
• Long-term rates are spiking, and the dividends aren’t offering protection as bond yields go higher.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025