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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

BOQ flagged the capital return when selling its A$3.7 billion equipment finance book to Challenger, but didn’t specify whether it would pursue a special dividend or share buyback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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

The new bid values BlueScope at about $11 billion, or 34 Australian dollars a share before payment of an interim and special dividend.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The Great Northern Railroad itself did not retain control of the ore lands but, through a trusteeship, gave a beneficial interest in them to its stockholders in the shape of a special dividend.

From The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states by Moody, John

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