profitability

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The pattern is familiar: A company rides a genuine cultural trend, gets valued on growth rather than steady-state profitability, and eventually runs into a ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Even if it’s built, profitability could be hard to achieve.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“We have a history of net losses and may not achieve profitability in the future,” the prospectus says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite raising more than $185 billion since its founding in 2015, the company isn’t close to profitability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Among Chicago’s leading men, profitability was a matter of personal and civic honor.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson