net income
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of net income
First recorded in 1760–70
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The retailer posted net income of $320 million, or $3.54 a share, compared with $264 million, or $3.24 a share, the year before.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Talk to your accountant or tax attorney about the rules for distributable net income to ensure that the $300,000 is distributed to your beneficiaries and taxed on their personal returns.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Tesla stock trades for roughly 400 times trailing net income, 130 times Ebitda, and 16 times sales.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Ethan Allen’s net income has been down compared with the prior-year period every quarter since early in calendar year 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
His company boosted net income by 14 percent in 2008, and he fully expects the growth to continue.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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