profits

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Profits will shrink from $45 billion in 2025 to $23 billion this year. And margins will shrink from 4.2 percent to 2.0 percent," he said, referring to the net margin.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“Painters, Ports and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850” follows the careers of these entrepreneurial painters whose collaborations with the EIC and with one another produced new styles characterized by hybridity and innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Profits at oil giant Shell have risen in the first three months of the year following the sharp increase in oil prices since the beginning of the Iran war.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Profits in Disney's second quarter ending March 28 were $2.5 billion, down 27 percent from the year-ago level while revenues rose 6.5 percent to $25.12 billion.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Profits are expected more than to double next year.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker