special dividend

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

She reckons a special dividend is more likely, but prefers an acquisition that could provide growth, given that the company’s shares and valuation could fall after the potential special dividend is paid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Concerns include lower online membership renewal rates, investor expectations for a special dividend, and the stock’s high valuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 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

Immediately after this, the Union Pacific management, seeing no particular advantage in retaining an interest in the Baltimore and Ohio, gave the shares to its own stockholders in a special dividend.

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