How to Use dividend in a Sentence
dividend
noun- Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends.
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The amount from the 2022 dividend was one of the largest in the program's history.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
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In a nutshell, the bigger the discount, the less a fund needs to earn to cover the dividend.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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The dividend will be payable on Dec. 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 1.
—Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
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The 99 Speed Mart chain forms the bulk of his net worth, along with cash collected from dividends and the share sale.
—Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
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The first dividend will be paid on Sept. 15 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 31.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022
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The dividend of up to $25 million will be declared in the third quarter.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2023
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The stock trades at 23 times forward earnings and comes with a 1.5% dividend yield.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
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But, in the absence of that, a federal tax-and-dividend plan will kick in.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2022
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The sleep pays a longevity dividend — the tortoises can live for 50 to 80 years.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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A little prep the evening before will pay in scrumptious dividends in the long run.
—Don Francisco Coffee, Sunset Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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The dividend payment, which was announced as part of the deal, was scheduled to be paid next week.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2022
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Masco has increased its dividend in each of the past 9 years.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
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But there’s a good reason why: a rising dividend is the No. 1 driver of share prices.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
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The South African gold miner trades at a 90% discount to its book value, has no long-term debt and pays a dividend of .77%.
—John Navin, Forbes, 7 May 2023
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The board also approved a cash dividend for the current quarter of $1.90 a share.
—Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022
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Shell cut its dividend in the midst of the historic drop in energy demand in 2020.
—Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2021
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The firm also plans a 1.54 euro dividend, up 8% from last year.
—Alexandre Rajbhandari, Bloomberg.com, 24 Feb. 2022
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The next dividend is payable on or after May 16 to shareholders of record on April 22.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022
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This one is an investment, for sure, but one that will pay in stylish dividends.
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
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Part of its attraction was a healthy cash dividend, but that payment was cut in half in 2017 and dropped to a penny the next year.
—Colin Barr, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2021
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The $2,700 dividend in the House’s budget was pitched as a compromise, along with the extra one-time funding for schools.
—Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
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The extra payout marks the 66th straight year P&G has increased its dividend.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2022
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On top of that, the stock was recently offering a fat dividend yield of 5.2%.
—Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2023
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The company skipped dividend payments for the first time since 1922.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
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No lucky Green Bay fan will get rich off the team’s next Super Bowl win because the stock pays no dividends and isn’t tradeable or saleable.
—Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2023
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As part of the deal, Albertsons will pay a cash dividend of up to $4 billion to its shareholders.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
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Investors raked in record dividend payments last year, and more of Big Tech is joining the party.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 31 July 2024
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Walgreens also recently suspended its practice of paying cash dividends to stockholders for the first time in 92 years.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Even a relatively tiny increase in storage capacity could pay huge dividends when wet winters such as this evolve into periods of drought.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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