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profits

  • plural of profit.
  • present tense form of profit (3rd person singular).

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If a stock beats expectations for earnings per share and that company’s management team estimates continuing growth for sales and profits, then analysts are likely to raise their own estimates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

It wants to rival South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, and US giant Micron, companies that have also seen profits and share prices skyrocket in recent months.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Forty years later, the track was re-released and the profits given to a campaign to preserve the primate's habitat.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

People who save the most in them are typically business owners paid a share of the profits, such as partners in medical and law firms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Corporate profits and ever-expanding markets were major reasons for this, he wrote in his book.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French