KO: ex-dividend close against the pay date close, 2021 to 2026
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.
| pay_date | pay_label | close_at_ex | close_at_pay | move_pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | Apr 2021 | 50.36 | 52.51 | 4.27 |
| 2021-07-01 | Jul 2021 | 55.55 | 53.96 | -2.86 |
| 2021-10-01 | Oct 2021 | 55.69 | 53.02 | -4.79 |
| 2021-12-15 | Dec 2021 | 52.45 | 58.06 | 10.7 |
| 2022-04-01 | Apr 2022 | 58.54 | 62.87 | 7.4 |
| 2022-07-01 | Jul 2022 | 59.23 | 64.38 | 8.69 |
| 2022-10-03 | Oct 2022 | 59.53 | 56.65 | -4.84 |
| 2022-12-15 | Dec 2022 | 63.61 | 63.11 | -0.79 |
| 2023-04-03 | Apr 2023 | 60.3 | 62.4 | 3.48 |
| 2023-07-03 | Jul 2023 | 61.23 | 60.58 | -1.06 |
| 2023-10-02 | Oct 2023 | 58.46 | 55.48 | -5.1 |
| 2023-12-15 | Dec 2023 | 58.44 | 58.6 | 0.27 |
| 2024-04-01 | Apr 2024 | 60.5 | 60.68 | 0.3 |
| 2024-07-01 | Jul 2024 | 62.55 | 63.28 | 1.17 |
| 2024-10-01 | Oct 2024 | 71.41 | 71.71 | 0.42 |
| 2024-12-16 | Dec 2024 | 64.08 | 62.55 | -2.39 |
| 2025-04-01 | Apr 2025 | 69.16 | 71.87 | 3.92 |
| 2025-07-01 | Jul 2025 | 71.02 | 71.67 | 0.92 |
| 2025-10-01 | Oct 2025 | 66.21 | 66.78 | 0.86 |
| 2025-12-15 | Dec 2025 | 71.95 | 70.97 | -1.36 |
| 2026-04-01 | Apr 2026 | 77.34 | 76.08 | -1.63 |
| 2026-07-01 | Jul 2026 | 80.91 | 81.29 | 0.47 |
- Rows × columns
- 22 × 5
- Period covered
- to
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
pay_date |
date | 2021-04-01 to 2026-07-01 | |
pay_label |
text | 22 distinct values (Apr 2021, Apr 2022, Apr 2023…) | |
close_at_ex |
number | 50.36 to 80.91 | US dollars |
close_at_pay |
number | 52.51 to 81.29 | US dollars |
move_pct |
number | -5.1 to 10.7 | percent |
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
any(ex_dividend_date) AS ex_date,
any(pay_date) AS paid_on
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'KO'
AND ex_dividend_date >= '2021-01-01'
AND ex_dividend_date < '2026-07-01'
AND cash_amount > 0
GROUP BY id
),
bars AS (
SELECT
date AS session_day,
round(avg(toFloat64(close)), 2) AS px
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'KO'
AND date >= '2021-01-01'
AND date < '2026-09-01'
GROUP BY date
)
SELECT
toString(p.paid_on) AS pay_date,
formatDateTime(p.paid_on, '%b %Y') AS pay_label,
e.px AS close_at_ex,
d.px AS close_at_pay,
round(100 * (d.px / e.px - 1), 2) AS move_pct
FROM payouts AS p
INNER JOIN bars AS e ON e.session_day = p.ex_date
INNER JOIN bars AS d ON d.session_day = p.paid_on
ORDER BY p.paid_on
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