{"slug":"ex-dividend-date-explained","qid":"ex_vs_record_by_year","label":"Share of US dividends where ex-date = record date, by year","post_title":"What Is an Ex-Dividend Date? How It Works","post_url":"/blog/ex-dividend-date-explained#q-ex_vs_record_by_year","columns":["year","dividends","pct_ex_equals_record"],"rows":[{"year":2021,"dividends":29968,"pct_ex_equals_record":0.1},{"year":2022,"dividends":31810,"pct_ex_equals_record":0},{"year":2023,"dividends":33137,"pct_ex_equals_record":0},{"year":2024,"dividends":35419,"pct_ex_equals_record":65.1},{"year":2025,"dividends":40662,"pct_ex_equals_record":98.7},{"year":2026,"dividends":28811,"pct_ex_equals_record":98.9}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT toYear(ex_dividend_date) AS year,\n       count() AS dividends,\n       round(100.0 * countIf(ex_dividend_date = record_date) / count(), 1) AS pct_ex_equals_record\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE currency = 'USD'\n  AND ex_dividend_date >= '2021-01-01'\n  AND ex_dividend_date <= today()\n  AND record_date IS NOT NULL\nGROUP BY year\nORDER BY year","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:05:33.284899+00:00","elapsed":0.055674129}