Days between consecutive ex-dividend dates, against the 121-day window
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 2026-09-20, from Qualified Dividend Holding Period: 61 Days.
| ticker | avg_days_between_ex_dates | qualifying_window_days |
|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 91.3 | 121 |
| JNJ | 91.3 | 121 |
| MSFT | 91.3 | 121 |
| KO | 91.4 | 121 |
| PG | 91.5 | 121 |
| XOM | 91.5 | 121 |
- Rows × columns
- 6 × 3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 6 distinct values (AAPL, JNJ, KO…) | |
avg_days_between_ex_dates |
number | 91.3 to 91.5 | |
qualifying_window_days |
number | every row is 121 |
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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SELECT
ticker,
round(avg(gap_days), 1) AS avg_days_between_ex_dates,
121 AS qualifying_window_days
FROM
(
SELECT
ticker,
arrayJoin(arrayDifference(arraySort(groupArray(toUInt32(toDate(ex_dividend_date)))))) AS gap_days
FROM
(
SELECT DISTINCT
ticker,
ex_dividend_date
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'KO', 'JNJ', 'PG', 'XOM')
AND cash_amount > 0
AND ex_dividend_date >= '2019-01-01'
AND ex_dividend_date < '2026-08-01'
)
GROUP BY ticker
)
WHERE gap_days BETWEEN 45 AND 200
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY avg_days_between_ex_dates
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