earnings
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Dominion’s shares were trading at such a discount—about a quarter lower than NextEra’s forward earnings multiple—that the latter was able to offer a hefty premium without denting its earnings growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Wall Street analysts are expecting the company to report $1.96 in adjusted earnings per share, up from $1.70 the year before.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Freight rates are climbing after hundreds of thousands of carriers were driven out of the industry by low earnings, new regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Shares are trading at about 18 times forward earnings, a sizable discount to the 23-times valuation they’ve had on average over the past five years.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Well, sure, when he put it like that, I could see that I was never going to become a preteen real estate mogul if I wasted earnings by renting rather than buying.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing earnings
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 11-14
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