profitability

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To be added to the S&P 500, companies must meet eligibility requirements around things like market capitalization, float and profitability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Marvell became eligible for the index late in 2025 after it met the profitability requirement.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

And the IPO prospectus - the document that outlines the terms of the share sale - even says the company has "a history of net losses" and "may not achieve profitability in the future".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Investor interest in the French biotech company might wane, and the company is unlikely to have enough funding to reach profitability, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

This is profitability even by modern Wall Street standards: if the Dow Jones average had risen a similar amount since World War II, the index would now stand at over twenty thousand.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro