pay dividends

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Distributable earnings, a closely tracked metric for publicly traded investment firms who pay dividends, rose to $1.76 billion, or $1.36 a share, from $1.41 billion, or $1.09 a share, in the same quarter last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Companies need to be brave in investing in their talent pipeline, which will pay dividends much further down the road.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

This is a film that has the viewer in mind every step of the way, and that consciousness will pay dividends well into the future.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

And in doing so, it helped revive his career, generating new income streams and creating a brand that could potentially pay dividends for years to come.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

And the ruminations that Ulbrickson had given the matter in September seemed to pay dividends right from the start.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown