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goodwill

[good-wil] / ˈgʊdˈwɪl /
NOUN
generosity
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Adjusted earnings per share, not including hits of 99 cents related to a non-cash goodwill impairment and 20 cents of restructuring charges, were 34 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

CarMax recorded a $141.3 million goodwill impairment charge during the fiscal fourth quarter, driven by its falling stock price and weak financial performance.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Return on tangible common equity, or ROTCE, has become a standard measurement of earnings power for banks, with the denominator excluding intangible assets, such as deferred tax assets, loan-servicing rights and goodwill.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

But despite the "enormity" of goodwill witnessed "in the city and beyond", Fr Gormley said Amy's loved ones are struggling to come to terms with "the reality of what has happened".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Otto and I needed to have this man’s goodwill, whatever he’d done.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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