as in bonuses
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
the reward money was an unexpected dividend for our good deed
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Its regulated structure, high margins, growing dividends, and domestic focus provide a cushion against many global market risks.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In the standard Dividend Discount Model, a stock is worth the sum of future dividends, discounted for the time value of money.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But dividends can grow forever, while the size of plants is limited.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, however, overseas, dividends do not have the same presumption of regularity and consistency.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Value, dividends, and large capitalization stocks outperformed growth, momentum, and small capitalization stocks.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If tariffs are allowed to play out to the point where prices rise for consumer products and consumption declines accordingly, there could indeed be some positive environmental dividends.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In the standard Dividend Discount Model, a stock is worth the sum of future dividends, discounted for the time value of money.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
But dividends can grow forever, while the size of plants is limited.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, however, overseas, dividends do not have the same presumption of regularity and consistency.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Value, dividends, and large capitalization stocks outperformed growth, momentum, and small capitalization stocks.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If tariffs are allowed to play out to the point where prices rise for consumer products and consumption declines accordingly, there could indeed be some positive environmental dividends.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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