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dividend

[div-i-dend] / ˈdɪv ɪˌdɛnd /


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Still, shares of Campbell’s slid 8.9% on Thursday, thanks to a dividend cut and expectations for falling overall sales.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Management on Thursday said the company board approved a quarterly dividend payment of 25 cents a share, a 36% cut from the previous quarterly dividend payment of 39 cents a share.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Medtronic, McCormick and T. Rowe Price are among the stocks that have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past three months—and have dividend yields of at least 3%.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Analyst Nathan Lead expects DBI to pay out a dividend of 28.6 Australian cents per share in FY27, in quarterly installments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

“I thought you’d prefer a dividend of three.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

A First Eagle value investor likes Noble, Kesko, and Becton Dickinson for their dividends and growth potential.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

It says the miner’s resumption of dividends is a signal of returning balance-sheet strength.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The rate of return he uses is dollar-weighted, which takes into account cash flows, dividends, etc.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

“This marks IGO’s first dividend since FY24 as dividends had been suspended due to the downturn in the lithium cycle,” Citi says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Thus both Luria and Delbruck hoped the Copenhagen lab would be the place where the combined techniques of chemistry and genetics might eventually yield real biological dividends.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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