Discover what discretionary cash flow is, its uses in business valuation, and how it reflects a company’s financial health through wise management and investment.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

Retail sales fell in October for the first time in seven months, we learned today. Consumers are starting to spend less on all sorts of things, including cars, furniture, building supplies, books and ...

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Discretionary cash flow shows remaining funds after all obligations are met. It's calculated by adjusting pre-tax earnings with specific expenses and incomes. Understanding this can help buyers and ...

For those looking to find strong Consumer Discretionary stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Bilibili (BILI) is a stock that can certainly ...

Consumer discretionary businesses sell items that are non-essential yet desirable for consumers. These include sports equipment, entertainment, luxury goods, home furnishing, automobiles, etc.

The S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector has struggled to keep pace with the broader market in 2025, placing in the lower half of sector performance rankings and currently sitting seventh among the ...

For those looking to find strong Consumer Discretionary stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is TAL Education (TAL) one of those stocks right ...

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