PFE prior close versus the ex-dividend morning opening print
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 2026-10-04, from PFE Dividend 2026: Ex-Dates and Payments.
| ex_date | ex_date_label | dividend_per_share | prior_close | ex_date_open | open_vs_prior_close_pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Jul 26, 2024 | 0.42 | 30.18 | 30.15 | -0.1 |
| 2024-11-08 | Nov 8, 2024 | 0.42 | 27.46 | 27.11 | -1.27 |
| 2025-01-24 | Jan 24, 2025 | 0.43 | 26.44 | 26.02 | -1.59 |
| 2025-05-09 | May 9, 2025 | 0.43 | 22.97 | 22.51 | -2 |
| 2025-07-25 | Jul 25, 2025 | 0.43 | 25.35 | 24.97 | -1.5 |
| 2025-11-07 | Nov 7, 2025 | 0.43 | 24.85 | 24.33 | -2.09 |
| 2026-01-23 | Jan 23, 2026 | 0.43 | 26.1 | 25.58 | -1.99 |
| 2026-05-08 | May 8, 2026 | 0.43 | 26.48 | 26.16 | -1.21 |
| 2026-07-24 | Jul 24, 2026 | 0.43 | 25.01 | 24.62 | -1.56 |
- Rows × columns
- 9 × 6
- Period covered
- to
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ex_date |
date | 2024-07-26 to 2026-07-24 | |
ex_date_label |
text | 9 distinct values (Jan 23, 2026, Jan 24, 2025, Jul 24, 2026…) | |
dividend_per_share |
number | 0.42 to 0.43 | |
prior_close |
number | 22.97 to 30.18 | US dollars |
ex_date_open |
number | 22.51 to 30.15 | US dollars |
open_vs_prior_close_pct |
number | -2.09 to -0.1 | 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.
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This is the exact query behind the result above. Change a ticker, a date or a column and run it against the warehouse — no account, no key. The no-signup tier is smaller than the one this page was computed on; a query that reaches past it comes back saying which plan runs it.
WITH px AS
(
SELECT
date,
toFloat64(any(open)) AS open_px,
toFloat64(any(close)) AS close_px
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'PFE'
AND date >= '2024-01-01'
AND date < '2026-10-01'
GROUP BY date
),
lagged AS
(
SELECT
date,
open_px,
lagInFrame(close_px, 1) OVER (ORDER BY date ASC ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS prior_close
FROM px
),
divs AS
(
SELECT
ex_dividend_date AS ex_date,
toFloat64(max(cash_amount)) AS amount
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'PFE'
AND cash_amount > 0
AND ex_dividend_date >= '2024-06-01'
GROUP BY ex_dividend_date
)
SELECT
toString(d.ex_date) AS ex_date,
formatDateTime(d.ex_date, '%b %e, %Y') AS ex_date_label,
round(d.amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share,
round(l.prior_close, 2) AS prior_close,
round(l.open_px, 2) AS ex_date_open,
round(100 * (l.open_px - l.prior_close) / l.prior_close, 2) AS open_vs_prior_close_pct
FROM divs AS d
INNER JOIN lagged AS l ON l.date = d.ex_date
WHERE l.prior_close > 0
ORDER BY d.ex_date
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