{"slug":"how-annual-dividend-per-share-is-calculated","qid":"calendar_effects","label":"Ex-date to pay date across US cash dividends, by year","post_title":"How Annual Dividend Per Share Is Calculated","post_url":"/blog/how-annual-dividend-per-share-is-calculated#q-calendar_effects","columns":["ex_year","payout_count","avg_days_ex_to_pay","pay_lands_other_year_pct"],"rows":[{"ex_year":"2019","payout_count":39106,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":17.9,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":4.9},{"ex_year":"2020","payout_count":36131,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":17.3,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":4.9},{"ex_year":"2021","payout_count":38350,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":17.2,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":4.05},{"ex_year":"2022","payout_count":40292,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":16.8,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":3.77},{"ex_year":"2023","payout_count":41536,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":16.1,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":3.32},{"ex_year":"2024","payout_count":44115,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":14.5,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":4.2},{"ex_year":"2025","payout_count":49082,"avg_days_ex_to_pay":11.9,"pay_lands_other_year_pct":4}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date))                                              AS ex_year,\n    count()                                                                         AS payout_count,\n    round(avg(dateDiff('day', ex_dividend_date, pay_date)), 1)                      AS avg_days_ex_to_pay,\n    round(100 * countIf(toYear(pay_date) != toYear(ex_dividend_date)) / count(), 2) AS pay_lands_other_year_pct\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE ex_dividend_date >= '2019-01-01'\n  AND ex_dividend_date <  '2026-01-01'\n  AND dateDiff('day', ex_dividend_date, pay_date) BETWEEN 0 AND 120\nGROUP BY ex_year\nORDER BY ex_year","computed_at":"2026-08-14T15:02:47.796298+00:00","elapsed":0.002171062}