dividends
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Tripling volumes, hitting annual release dates like clockwork, minimizing risky capital investments and returning more than $1 trillion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks helped Cook multiply Apple’s valuation 13 times during his tenure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Analysts at Citi said they expect PG&E to cut down on its capital-investment program; reallocate some money towards dividends, stock buybacks and debt reduction; and try to reengage politicians in Sacramento next year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Fenix International's company results show that it paid dividends of $535m for the year ending 30 November 2025, with further dividends payments totalling $174m between then and 26 March 2026.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The company’s return of around 90% of its free cash flow through dividends and buybacks and prioritization of shareholders is also a positive, in his view.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Both of these decisions paid dividends the following year, when the prospects for an outright declaration of war against France looked virtually certain.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
