retained earnings

American  

[ri-teynd ur-ningz] / rɪˈteɪnd ˈɜr nɪŋz /

plural noun

1. the accumulated, undistributed earnings of a corporation.

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Example Sentences

The extra dividend will be taken from the retained earnings of prior years, derived from gains after disposals, the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Accounts filed in February showed the company had £2.03m in retained earnings in the year to April 2024, up from about £590,000 the previous year, while cash in the bank rose from £560,000 to more than £2.7m.

From BBC

Investment by the harbour is currently funded from its retained earnings, rather than by borrowing money.

From BBC

Severn Trent Water's 2023/24 accounts - which include the £1.68bn investment - report the company has very healthy retained earnings of £1.84bn.

From BBC

But the accounts for the wider Severn Trent Group, where all the creative accounting is cancelled out, show retained earnings of just £7.9m.

From BBC