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special dividend

American  

noun

  1. a dividend paid to stockholders in addition to the regular dividend.


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Costco, a growth stock trading at over 45 times forward earnings, holds $18 billion in cash, fueling speculation for another special dividend.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Investors may also be disappointed if Costco doesn’t deliver a special dividend this quarter.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Investors might be a tad disappointed by the absence of a special dividend, even if the ordinary dividend was hiked substantially, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The offer is equivalent to A$34.00 a share before payment of an interim and special dividend recently announced by BlueScope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Nex' week he pays you all yo' 'vestments, intres' at a hund'ed per cent, a bonus ob de same amount, an' a special dividend equal to one an' all.

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh

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