Agilent Technologies (A) Dividend Capture: 0.23% per event (0.7% annualized)
Agilent Technologies (A) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 85% of the last 20 ex-dividend events, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day (limit-order recovery basis). The dividend is below the typical daily price swing (signal-to-noise 0.08), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, A sits noticeably below the Healthcare sector benchmark of 100%. The sector median time-to-touch is 1 trading day, matching the peer pace.
Historical base rates are not predictions; transaction costs, slippage, and ordinary-income tax on short holding periods can materially reduce realized profit. The next ex-dividend date is estimated at Jun 30, 2026 (±4 days), based on the historical pattern; the company has not yet declared a dividend.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 85%-15pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.08-0.07 vs sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 20 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 85%-15pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.08-0.07 vs sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- -0.14%+0.20pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 50%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -4.22%+0.16pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 3
Next ex-dividend
Estimated from historical pattern ±4 days.
- Dividend
- $0.26
- Per-event yield
- 0.23%
- Annualized yield
- 0.66%
- Previously paid
- Mar 31, 2026 ($0.26)
- Last record date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Last payment date
- Apr 22, 2026
The company has not yet declared this dividend. Date and amount may shift when the official declaration arrives.
How A ranks in Healthcare
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (40 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#35of 40
Beats ~13% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#1of 40
Beats ~98% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#31of 40
Beats ~23% of peers on this metric
A Dividend Capture History — Last 20 Ex-Dividend Events
Per-event gap on ex-date, the pre-ex close used as the touch target, trading days to first intraday high at or above that level, plus 5/30-day touch flags, drawdown and 5-day P&L for Agilent Technologies (A). For a stricter close-at-bell exit timeline, use the simulator below (MOC mode). td = trading days from ex-date.
| Recovered 5d | Recovered 30d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | $0.26 | 0.48% | $112.01 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.10% | +4.61% | |
| Q1 | $0.26 | -0.52% | $142.93 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.81% | +2.55% | |
| Q3 | $0.25 | -0.27% | $123.75 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.60% | +12.17% | |
| Q3 | $0.25 | -0.48% | $118.01 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.15% | +3.00% | |
| Q2 | $0.25 | -0.48% | $116.98 | >30 | no | no | -17.57% | -14.91% | |
| Q4 | $0.25 | 0.29% | $134.42 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.23% | +2.10% | |
| Q4 | $0.24 | -0.20% | $148.48 | >30 | no | no | -3.96% | -2.45% | |
| Q3 | $0.24 | 0.02% | $127.40 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.54% | -0.07% | |
| Q2 | $0.24 | 0.46% | $145.51 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.61% | -0.56% | |
| Q4 | $0.24 | -0.50% | $139.77 | 2 | yes | yes | -8.49% | -4.40% | |
| Q4 | $0.23 | -0.82% | $111.82 | 3 | yes | yes | -4.47% | -0.28% | |
| Q2 | $0.23 | 0.58% | $118.05 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.02% | +0.45% | |
| Q2 | $0.23 | -0.66% | $138.34 | 2 | yes | yes | -1.79% | +0.29% | |
| Q4 | $0.23 | -0.88% | $151.09 | 2 | yes | yes | -5.35% | -2.25% | |
| Q4 | $0.21 | 0.97% | $121.55 | 1 | yes | yes | 0.11% | +3.79% | |
| Q3 | $0.21 | 0.02% | $118.77 | 1 | yes | yes | -4.84% | +3.84% | |
| Q2 | $0.21 | -0.08% | $133.97 | 1 | yes | yes | -8.09% | -1.87% | |
| Q1 | $0.21 | -0.41% | $159.65 | >30 | no | no | -11.77% | -8.94% | |
| Q4 | $0.19 | -0.48% | $155.99 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.21% | -3.70% | |
| Q3 | $0.19 | 0.22% | $147.79 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.37% | +1.30% |
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.26
- Gap %
- 0.48%
- Pre-ex close
- $112.01
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.10%
- P&L 5d %
- +4.61%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.26
- Gap %
- -0.52%
- Pre-ex close
- $142.93
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.81%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.55%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.25
- Gap %
- -0.27%
- Pre-ex close
- $123.75
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.60%
- P&L 5d %
- +12.17%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.25
- Gap %
- -0.48%
- Pre-ex close
- $118.01
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.15%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.00%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.25
- Gap %
- -0.48%
- Pre-ex close
- $116.98
- High touch (td)
- >30
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- no
- Drawdown
- -17.57%
- P&L 5d %
- -14.91%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.25
- Gap %
- 0.29%
- Pre-ex close
- $134.42
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.23%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.10%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- -0.20%
- Pre-ex close
- $148.48
- High touch (td)
- >30
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- no
- Drawdown
- -3.96%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.45%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- 0.02%
- Pre-ex close
- $127.40
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.54%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.07%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- 0.46%
- Pre-ex close
- $145.51
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.61%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.56%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- -0.50%
- Pre-ex close
- $139.77
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -8.49%
- P&L 5d %
- -4.40%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- -0.82%
- Pre-ex close
- $111.82
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.47%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.28%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- 0.58%
- Pre-ex close
- $118.05
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.02%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.45%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- -0.66%
- Pre-ex close
- $138.34
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.79%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.29%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- -0.88%
- Pre-ex close
- $151.09
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.35%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.25%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- 0.97%
- Pre-ex close
- $121.55
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- 0.11%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.79%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- 0.02%
- Pre-ex close
- $118.77
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.84%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.84%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- -0.08%
- Pre-ex close
- $133.97
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -8.09%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.87%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- -0.41%
- Pre-ex close
- $159.65
- High touch (td)
- >30
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- no
- Drawdown
- -11.77%
- P&L 5d %
- -8.94%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.19
- Gap %
- -0.48%
- Pre-ex close
- $155.99
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.21%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.70%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.19
- Gap %
- 0.22%
- Pre-ex close
- $147.79
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.37%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.30%
A Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day1365%
- 2–3 days420%
- 4–5 days00%
- 6–10 days00%
- 11–30 days00%
- 30+315%
65% within 1d · 85% within 5d · 85% within 30d
A Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with A's next expected dividend and recent close. Adjust tax rate, holding period and slippage to estimate after-tax capture yield.
Holding shorter than the IRS 61-day rule disqualifies the dividend from “qualified” status — it is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate. Adjust Tax % accordingly.
- Gross dividend
- $52.00
- After-tax dividend
- $33.80
- Slippage round-trip
- -$22.40
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$11.40
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.05%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~2.6%
A Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical A ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close (limit-order P&L on first intraday touch), or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan and see realized P&L per event.
Sell back at the pre-ex close on the first intraday touch within the window. If it never touches, exit at MOC after the window expires (stop-loss).
Figures are gross — before tax, commissions, and slippage. Percents are per-event return on capital at entry (pre-ex close).
Cumulative P&L (equity curve)
Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.
Per-event P&L distribution
20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).
Scenario P&L by event · A (20)
Scenario P&L — updates with exit mode, window, and quarter. History adds gap, touch, drawdown, and a fixed P&L 5d % (MOC). Same per-row % as that column only for MOC + 5d on the same rows. Oldest → newest, gross pre-ex close basis.
| Ex-date | P&L |
|---|---|
| +0.13% | |
| +0.12% | |
| -8.94% | |
| +0.16% | |
| +0.18% | |
| +0.17% | |
| +0.15% | |
| +0.16% | |
| +0.19% | |
| +0.20% | |
| +0.17% | |
| +0.16% | |
| +0.19% | |
| -2.45% | |
| +0.18% | |
| -14.91% | |
| +0.21% | |
| +0.20% | |
| +0.18% | |
| +0.23% |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for A?
Across the last 20 ex-dividend events for Agilent Technologies (A), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 85% of cases, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day. We measure recovery via intraday high because that is when a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close would actually fill, ending the trade at break-even with the dividend pocketed.
How long does it take A to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, A touches its pre-ex close in a median of 1 trading day, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 3 trading days within our 30-day measurement window. A stricter close-based recovery (mark-to-MOC) is also computed in the database; explore it with the per-ticker simulator’s “Hold N days, exit MOC” mode rather than in the event table.
Is the dividend on A large enough to capture?
A has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.08 (dividend / 14-day ATR). Values above 1.0 indicate the dividend is larger than the typical daily price swing, making capture trades more viable; below 0.5 means typical daily noise can easily wipe out the gain.
When is the next ex-dividend date for A?
The next ex-dividend date for Agilent Technologies (A) is Jun 30, 2026, estimated based on the historical pattern (±4 days).
How does A compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Healthcare, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 100%. A sits at 85% — at or below the sector benchmark.
Why does A dividend capture measure recovery via intraday high, not close?
A realistic capture trade exits via a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close: the moment the post-ex intraday high touches that level, the order fills and the trader pockets the dividend at break-even. Measuring recovery via close is stricter (mark-to-MOC); we expose that path in the per-ticker simulator as the "Hold N days, exit MOC" mode. The high-based primary metric directly answers the trader-facing question "would my limit have filled?" — close-based answers "would I have been flat at the bell?".
How are dividend capture trades taxed in the US?
Holding period matters. Dividends are "qualified" (taxed at the long-term capital gains rate, 0/15/20%) only when the underlying shares are held for more than 60 days during the 121-day window centered on the ex-dividend date. Dividend capture trades typically hold less than 61 days, so the dividend is taxed at your ordinary income bracket. Always consult a qualified tax advisor.
What are the main risks of a dividend capture strategy?
Three structural risks: (1) the share price may not recover the gap within your holding window; (2) ordinary-income tax can consume the after-tax yield; (3) transaction costs and bid/ask slippage can wipe out small dividends. Historical statistics measure base rates; they do not guarantee any single trade will work.