{"slug":"record-date-vs-ex-dividend-date","qid":"waits","label":"Median waits along the dividend calendar (trailing 12 months, recurring US dividends)","post_title":"Ex-Dividend Date vs. Record Date: Same Day?","post_url":"/blog/record-date-vs-ex-dividend-date#q-waits","columns":["dividends","median_declared_to_ex_days","median_record_to_pay_days"],"rows":[{"dividends":44908,"median_declared_to_ex_days":32,"median_record_to_pay_days":5}],"shape":"scalar","sql":"SELECT count() AS dividends,\n       round(quantileDeterministic(0.5)(dateDiff('day', declaration_date, ex_dividend_date), cityHash64(id)), 0) AS median_declared_to_ex_days,\n       round(quantileDeterministic(0.5)(dateDiff('day', record_date, pay_date), cityHash64(id)), 0) AS median_record_to_pay_days\nFROM global_markets.stocks_dividends\nWHERE currency = 'USD'\n  AND distribution_type = 'recurring'\n  AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - INTERVAL 12 MONTH\n  AND ex_dividend_date <= today()\n  AND declaration_date IS NOT NULL\n  AND pay_date IS NOT NULL\n  AND record_date IS NOT NULL\n  AND pay_date >= record_date","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:18:30.774538+00:00","elapsed":0.039391003}