How often listed payers distribute, trailing year
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 2026-08-11, from Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) Explained.
| cadence | payer_count | avg_days_ex_to_pay |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 4961 | 12.9 |
| Semiannual | 2415 | 27.1 |
| Annual | 2350 | 13 |
| Monthly | 2061 | 6.8 |
| Irregular | 1670 | 5.8 |
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
cadence |
text | 5 distinct values (Annual, Irregular, Monthly…) | |
payer_count |
number | 1,670 to 4,961 | count |
avg_days_ex_to_pay |
number | 5.8 to 27.1 |
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.
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH payouts AS (
SELECT
ticker,
any(frequency) AS freq,
any(ex_dividend_date) AS ex_date,
any(pay_date) AS paid_on
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ex_dividend_date >= '2025-07-01'
AND ex_dividend_date < '2026-07-01'
AND cash_amount > 0
AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
GROUP BY id, ticker
)
SELECT
multiIf(freq = 12, 'Monthly',
freq = 4, 'Quarterly',
freq = 2, 'Semiannual',
freq = 1, 'Annual',
'Irregular') AS cadence,
countDistinct(ticker) AS payer_count,
round(avg(dateDiff('day', ex_date, paid_on)), 1) AS avg_days_ex_to_pay
FROM payouts
WHERE paid_on > ex_date
GROUP BY cadence
ORDER BY payer_count DESC
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