as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the story of his encounter with the bear was awash with accretive exaggeration, the bear becoming larger with each retelling of the tale
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Recent Examples of accretive
The analyst boosted his 2025 earnings per share and cash flow per share estimates by 11% to 12% and increased his free cash flow per share forecast by 10%, given that the XCL deal is significantly accretive.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 14 July 2024
The accretive impact on revenue and margins will be more visible from full-year 2025 earnings, the firm added.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 11 July 2024
Our focus remains on growing our hash rate in a highly accretive manner by leveraging opportunities presented by the post-halving landscape.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Chevron announced that the Hess acquisition will be instantly accretive to cash-flow and earnings indicating that Hess is going to more than carry its load in the combined entity.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Accretive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretive. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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