break even

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RBC Capital Markets analyst Michael Toner has an outperform rating on GYG but didn’t expect its U.S. operation to break even until the 2037 fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Typically, you have to live into your early 80s to break even if you take Social Security early.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

SKW's CEO Carsten Franzke says that the company is not a "war profiteer" and will probably just break even once soaring energy costs are also taken into account.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Analysts had expected the company to break even on this financial measure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“He has a very hard head. Hard enough to break even the toughest of cups.”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman