HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Cumulative abnormal return (CAR)The financial definition for Cumulative abnormal return (CAR):Sum of the differences between the expected return on a stock (systematic risk multiplied by the realized market return) and the actual return often used to evaluate the impact of news on a stock price. Similar MatchesCumulative dividend featureCumulative dividend featureA requirement that any missed preferred or preference stock dividends be paid in full before any common dividend payment is made. Cumulative preferred stockCumulative preferred stockPreferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock. Cumulative probability distributionCumulative probability distributionA function that shows the probability that the random variable will attain a value less than or equal to each value that the random variable can take on. Further SuggestionsCumulative total returnCumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) account Noncumulative Click to compare definitions of Cumulative abnormal return (CAR) Click to view definitions beginning cu |