plant and equipment

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The U.S.-based parent companies generate roughly three-quarters of value added, conduct about 85% of total research and development, and undertake close to 80% of capital investment in plant and equipment.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

He reserved particular criticism for RTX, saying the company needs to invest more in plant and equipment.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Companies include their AI spending in total figures on capital expenditures and property, plant and equipment that they are required to provide in their financial statements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

"This will enable us to turn off lighting, plant and equipment at the time of maximum energy use, when it is coldest and darkest. This is also when we are least busy."

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2022

Monopoly makes earnings more or less independent of sums invested and causes purchasers to buy stock at rates that are independent of costs of plant and equipment and are fixed by earnings themselves.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates