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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

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 company announced a $15 special dividend in December 2023 that was paid the following month.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The offer is equivalent to A$34.00 a share before payment of an interim and special dividend recently announced by BlueScope, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 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