Fig.: a business requiring little investment and maintenance, but producing constant profits over a long period; a moneymaker

In response to the government's proposal to raise taxes on bank profits, the president of the Banking Association stated that banks are not cash cows

Di fronte alla proposta del governo di innalzare le tasse sui profitti bancari, il presidente dell'Associazione Bancaria ha specificato che le banche non sono mucche da mungere

Paper tissues are what we may call a cash cow product. I think nobody will ever give them up

I fazzoletti di carta sono un prodotto che potremmo chiamare “una macchina da soldi”. Credo che nessuno vi rinuncerà mai

Our production of extra-large size outfits turned out to be our cash cow

La nostra produzione di abbigliamento extra-large si è rivelata la nostra miniera d'oro

This term was coined by management guru Peter F Drucker in the mid-1960s to describe “a business or product line with a large market share in a stagnant or declining market”, which can yield constant flows of profits for some years without further investment and little maintenance