How to Use dividend in a Sentence
dividend
noun- Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends.
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There may be periods in which the dividend payment exceeds free cash flow.
— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024 -
Despite these headwinds, the company plans to maintain its full-year dividend target at 160 yen per share.
— Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Nor does Tesla pay a dividend that could drain its coffers.
— Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2022 -
Paramount Global cut its dividend to 5 cents a share from 24 cents.
— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 May 2023
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