From ex-dividend date to record date to the cash, in calendar days
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-09-20, from Can You Sell on the Ex-Dividend Date?.
| ticker | ex_dividend | record_books | cash_arrives | record_gap | payout_wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | 0 | 3 |
| JNJ | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 | 0 | 14 |
| KO | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | 0 | 16 |
| MSFT | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | 0 | 21 |
| CVX | Aug 19, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | 0 | 22 |
| PG | Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 24 |
| XOM | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | 0 | 24 |
| PEP | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0 | 26 |
- Rows × columns
- 8 × 6
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
- Strasmore terms · free, no signup
What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 8 distinct values (AAPL, CVX, JNJ…) | |
ex_dividend |
text | 8 distinct values (Aug 10, 2026, Aug 17, 2026, Aug 19, 2026…) | |
record_books |
text | 8 distinct values (Aug 10, 2026, Aug 17, 2026, Aug 19, 2026…) | |
cash_arrives |
text | 6 distinct values (Aug 13, 2026, Aug 17, 2026, Oct 1, 2026…) | |
record_gap |
number | every row is 0 | |
payout_wait |
number | 3 to 26 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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SELECT
ticker,
formatDateTime(max(ex_dividend_date), '%b %e, %Y') AS ex_dividend,
formatDateTime(argMax(record_date, ex_dividend_date), '%b %e, %Y') AS record_books,
formatDateTime(argMax(pay_date, ex_dividend_date), '%b %e, %Y') AS cash_arrives,
dateDiff('day', max(ex_dividend_date), argMax(record_date, ex_dividend_date)) AS record_gap,
dateDiff('day', max(ex_dividend_date), argMax(pay_date, ex_dividend_date)) AS payout_wait
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'JNJ', 'KO', 'PG', 'XOM', 'CVX', 'PEP')
AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 200
AND ex_dividend_date <= today()
AND dateDiff('day', ex_dividend_date, record_date) BETWEEN 0 AND 7
AND dateDiff('day', ex_dividend_date, pay_date) BETWEEN 0 AND 120
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY payout_wait
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