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unprofitable

[uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /




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The decline in Rocket Lab’s stock reflects investor reassessment of valuations in the space sector, with the company remaining unprofitable.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

SpaceX was unprofitable in 2025, losing $4.9 billion on $18.7 billion in revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Exactly this happened during the dot-com bubble and was repeated in the postpandemic bubble in unprofitable tech stocks, when steady dividend stocks went out of fashion, before catching up by the end of 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The insurers behind the Medicare Advantage market have been exiting certain unprofitable markets or discontinuing plans amid higher-than-expected medical expenses among subscribers and changes in government payments that have squeezed margins.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Mr. Sharpe and the new investors made us sensible of how unprofitable were the products of crayon, quill, and fiddle.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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