dilutive
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But shares of Fox sank more than 15 percent near midday Monday, a drop analysts said reflected concerns about the deal's dilutive impact on existing equity as well as strategic questions about the deal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Mandatory convertible preferred can be less dilutive to issuers than common shares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Salesforce now has “a much better understanding of how to do acquisitions that are accretive to the business but not dilutive to investors,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
The world's largest package delivery company has been scaling back deliveries for the online retail giant, which it says are "extraordinarily dilutive" to its profit margins.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
It has secured an additional 1.5% equity interest in Kraken to offset the dilutive impact of the raise, in exchange for its surrender of exclusive Australian rights to use the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
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