dilutive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- anti-dilutive adjective
- non-dilutive adjective
Example Sentences
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Salesforce now has “a much better understanding of how to do acquisitions that are accretive to the business but not dilutive to investors,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
The world's largest package delivery company has been scaling back deliveries for the online retail giant, which it says are "extraordinarily dilutive" to its profit margins.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
The deal is projected to be immediately accretive to top-line growth and adjusted operating profit margin, but slightly dilutive to adjusted earnings per share in the short term.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
S&P Global said the transaction, which is expected to close in 2025 or early 2026, is expected to be slightly dilutive to earnings per share but boost adjusted per-share earnings in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
The case then went through some complex procedural machinations, including a Supreme Court order that allowed the dilutive map to be used in the 2022 congressional elections.
From Slate • Mar. 24, 2025
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