pay_lag
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 2026-09-28, from us-dividend-taxes-for-ukrainian-investors.
| ticker | avg_days_ex_to_pay | min_days_ex_to_pay | max_days_ex_to_pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | 26.1 | 24 | 27 |
| PG | 25.7 | 21 | 28 |
| KO | 16.8 | 14 | 19 |
| JNJ | 14.5 | 14 | 18 |
| MCD | 14.2 | 14 | 15 |
- Rows × columns
- 5 × 4
- 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 | 5 distinct values (JNJ, KO, MCD…) | |
avg_days_ex_to_pay |
number | 14.2 to 26.1 | |
min_days_ex_to_pay |
number | 14 to 24 | |
max_days_ex_to_pay |
number | 15 to 28 |
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(days_to_pay), 1) AS avg_days_ex_to_pay,
min(days_to_pay) AS min_days_ex_to_pay,
max(days_to_pay) AS max_days_ex_to_pay
FROM
(
SELECT
ticker,
dateDiff('day', any(ex_dividend_date), any(pay_date)) AS days_to_pay
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker IN ('KO', 'JNJ', 'PG', 'MCD', 'XOM')
AND currency = 'USD'
AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1095
AND ex_dividend_date < today()
AND pay_date >= ex_dividend_date
GROUP BY ticker, id
)
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY avg_days_ex_to_pay DESC
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