Dow Q3 2026 Earnings: A 14% Pricing Quarter With a Volume Problem
Dow Q3 2026 sales rose 13% to $11.3B on a 14% price gain while volume fell 1%; operating EPS swung to $0.71 and free cash flow doubled to $1.13B.
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Dividend Yield vs. Payout Ratio: What Each Formula Tells You, Why a Soaring Yield Can Signal a Cut, and Where Special Dividends Fit
Yield is dividends over price; payout ratio is dividends over earnings. A soaring yield with coverage above 100% usually means the price fell ahead of a cut.
Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, Explained: How Owners Hand the Keys to the Lender and Skip the Auction
A deed in lieu ends the mortgage without an auction, but the IRS taxes forgiven debt as income — get the deficiency waiver in writing first.
Danaher Q3 2026 Earnings: The $6.6B Quarter That Masimo Built
Danaher Q3 2026 revenue rose 8.3% to $6.55B, mostly on Masimo; $291M of tax benefits lifted net income 36%, just 4% without them. EPS guide: $8.57–$8.62.
CSX Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $4.02B Revenue as Diesel Hits $4.24
CSX Q3 2026 revenue hit a record $4.02B (+12%) and EPS jumped 54% to $0.57; operating margin widened to 39.1% even as on-time arrivals slid to 56%.
Credit Memo vs. Debit Memo: When to Shrink an Invoice, When to Grow It, and How Each Moves Accounts Receivable
A credit memo shrinks what a customer owes and a debit memo grows it — both adjust accounts receivable without rewriting the invoice.
Contra Accounts, Explained: Why Your Lender Reads the Net Number, Not the Gross One
Contra accounts offset their parents without erasing them: lenders underwrite net receivables, net equipment value, and net sales — not gross.
Comcast Q3 2026 Earnings: Peacock's $261M Profit Meets Broadband's 144,000 Losses
Comcast Q3 2026 revenue fell 6.1% to $29.3B on the Versant spin but rose 0.5% pro forma; Peacock earned $261M EBITDA as broadband lost 144,000 customers.
CME Group Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $1.74B Revenue on 29.4M Contracts a Day
CME Group Q3 2026 revenue rose 13% to a record $1.74B on 29.4M contracts a day; EPS rose 16% to $2.89, but the $154M spread on member collateral is fading.
Authorized vs. Issued vs. Outstanding Shares: What Each Count Means for Your Valuation, Your EPS, and Your Vote
Outstanding shares equal issued shares minus treasury stock — the only count that sets market cap, EPS, dividends, and votes.
Anti-Dilution Provisions, Explained: How Broad-Based Weighted Average Softens a Down Round
Broad-based weighted average reprices preferred stock partway to a down round's price; full ratchet resets it fully — founders absorb the difference.
American Express Q3 2026 Earnings: Record $20.1B Revenue and the $982M GBTG Gain
Amex Q3 2026: $5.42 EPS up 31% on record $20.1B revenue — but $1.11 is a one-time GBTG sale gain; adjusted EPS grew 13%.