Which calendar quarter XOM dividend increases get declared in

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WITH quarterly AS
(
    SELECT
        ex_dividend_date            AS ex_date,
        toFloat64(max(cash_amount)) AS rate,
        max(declaration_date)       AS declared
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'XOM'
      AND frequency = 4
      AND ex_dividend_date >= '2005-01-01'
      AND ex_dividend_date <= today()
    GROUP BY ex_dividend_date
),
stepped AS
(
    SELECT
        ex_date,
        declared,
        rate,
        lagInFrame(rate) OVER (ORDER BY ex_date ASC
            ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND 1 PRECEDING) AS prev_rate
    FROM quarterly
),
raises AS
(
    SELECT declared
    FROM stepped
    WHERE ex_date >= '2006-01-01'
      AND prev_rate > 0
      AND rate > prev_rate
      AND toYear(declared) > 1990
)
SELECT
    multiIf(toQuarter(declared) = 1, 'Q1 (Jan to Mar)',
            toQuarter(declared) = 2, 'Q2 (Apr to Jun)',
            toQuarter(declared) = 3, 'Q3 (Jul to Sep)',
                                     'Q4 (Oct to Dec)') AS declaration_quarter,
    count()                                             AS raises_declared,
    toString(min(toYear(declared)))                     AS first_year,
    toString(max(toYear(declared)))                     AS latest_year
FROM raises
GROUP BY declaration_quarter
ORDER BY raises_declared DESC, latest_year DESC