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operating income

American  

noun

  1. revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.


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A slug of the unit’s adjusted operating income came from tariff refunds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In fiscal 2025, the segment brought in $36.2 billion in revenue and more than 56% of the company’s total operating income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

GE owned NBC, and “Seinfeld” was its critical moneymaker, generating $200 million in profit annually, or around 20% of NBC’s total operating income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company backed its full-year guidance of mid-teens revenue growth, a recurring operating income of 6.4 billion euros to 6.5 billion euros and free cash flow of 4.7 billion euros to 4.9 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Revenue rose 26%, yet operating income fell 57% to $398 million, leaving Tesla with about 1.4 cents of operating profit for every dollar of sales.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

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