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depreciation

[dih-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / dɪˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
devaluation
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The capex is beginning to show up as mounting depreciation expenses, up to 12.5% of companywide sales in the last quarter from 7.1% the year before.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The company also said it expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization to fall between $120 million and $125 million, up from a range of $85 million to $100 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The company also sees earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization increasing 8% to 10%.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As of 2025, SpaceX as a whole had annual revenue of $18.7 billion and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $6.6 billion.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Prices kept going up and up, and depreciation of the paper money took a lot of the profit out of it.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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