Equinix (EQIX) Dividend Capture: 0.54% per event (1.8% annualized)
EQIX
Equinix (EQIX) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% 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 0.19), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, EQIX sits roughly in line with the Real Estate sector benchmark of 95%. 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 confirmed ex-dividend date is May 20, 2026, with an expected dividend of $5.16.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.19-0.25 vs sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 20 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.19-0.25 vs sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- -0.11%+0.69pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 65%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -2.75%+1.97pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 4
Next ex-dividend
Confirmed by company declaration.
- Dividend
- $5.16
- Per-event yield
- 0.54%
- Annualized yield
- 1.83%
- Previously paid
- Feb 25, 2026 ($5.16)
- Last record date
- Feb 25, 2026
- Last payment date
- Mar 18, 2026
How EQIX ranks in Real Estate
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (35 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#1of 35
Beats ~97% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#1of 35
Beats ~97% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#34of 35
Beats ~3% of peers on this metric
EQIX 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 Equinix (EQIX). 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 | $5.16 | -0.42% | $951.90 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.53% | +2.34% | |
| Q4 | $4.69 | -0.74% | $779.17 | 2 | yes | yes | -7.06% | -3.09% | |
| Q3 | $4.69 | 0.05% | $773.46 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.87% | +2.82% | |
| Q2 | $4.69 | -1.03% | $875.89 | 4 | yes | yes | -2.38% | +1.85% | |
| Q1 | $4.69 | 0.18% | $906.66 | 1 | yes | yes | -9.33% | +2.10% | |
| Q4 | $4.26 | -0.18% | $903.02 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.89% | +2.23% | |
| Q3 | $4.26 | -0.46% | $829.84 | 4 | yes | yes | -2.39% | -1.43% | |
| Q2 | $4.26 | -0.44% | $795.28 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.80% | -3.90% | |
| Q1 | $4.26 | 0.54% | $877.62 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.93% | +2.53% | |
| Q4 | $4.26 | 2.29% | $762.54 | 1 | yes | yes | 1.11% | +3.94% | |
| Q3 | $3.41 | 0.26% | $745.74 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.19% | +6.47% | |
| Q2 | $3.41 | -1.29% | $726.72 | 4 | yes | yes | -7.41% | +3.06% | |
| Q1 | $3.41 | -0.41% | $705.41 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.97% | -2.74% | |
| Q4 | $3.10 | 0.82% | $638.94 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.02% | +3.17% | |
| Q3 | $3.10 | -1.35% | $714.79 | 1 | yes | yes | -7.82% | -6.14% | |
| Q2 | $3.10 | 0.85% | $646.42 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.14% | +4.41% | |
| Q1 | $3.10 | -0.43% | $720.82 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.16% | -3.35% | |
| Q4 | $2.87 | 0.05% | $797.84 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.36% | -1.96% | |
| Q3 | $2.87 | -0.36% | $822.94 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.64% | +0.02% | |
| Q2 | $2.87 | -0.13% | $715.03 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.42% | +3.23% |
Q1
- Dividend
- $5.16
- Gap %
- -0.42%
- Pre-ex close
- $951.90
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.53%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.34%
Q4
- Dividend
- $4.69
- Gap %
- -0.74%
- Pre-ex close
- $779.17
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.06%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.09%
Q3
- Dividend
- $4.69
- Gap %
- 0.05%
- Pre-ex close
- $773.46
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.87%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.82%
Q2
- Dividend
- $4.69
- Gap %
- -1.03%
- Pre-ex close
- $875.89
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.38%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.85%
Q1
- Dividend
- $4.69
- Gap %
- 0.18%
- Pre-ex close
- $906.66
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -9.33%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.10%
Q4
- Dividend
- $4.26
- Gap %
- -0.18%
- Pre-ex close
- $903.02
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.89%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.23%
Q3
- Dividend
- $4.26
- Gap %
- -0.46%
- Pre-ex close
- $829.84
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.39%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.43%
Q2
- Dividend
- $4.26
- Gap %
- -0.44%
- Pre-ex close
- $795.28
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.80%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.90%
Q1
- Dividend
- $4.26
- Gap %
- 0.54%
- Pre-ex close
- $877.62
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.93%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.53%
Q4
- Dividend
- $4.26
- Gap %
- 2.29%
- Pre-ex close
- $762.54
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- 1.11%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.94%
Q3
- Dividend
- $3.41
- Gap %
- 0.26%
- Pre-ex close
- $745.74
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.19%
- P&L 5d %
- +6.47%
Q2
- Dividend
- $3.41
- Gap %
- -1.29%
- Pre-ex close
- $726.72
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.41%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.06%
Q1
- Dividend
- $3.41
- Gap %
- -0.41%
- Pre-ex close
- $705.41
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.97%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.74%
Q4
- Dividend
- $3.10
- Gap %
- 0.82%
- Pre-ex close
- $638.94
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.02%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.17%
Q3
- Dividend
- $3.10
- Gap %
- -1.35%
- Pre-ex close
- $714.79
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -7.82%
- P&L 5d %
- -6.14%
Q2
- Dividend
- $3.10
- Gap %
- 0.85%
- Pre-ex close
- $646.42
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.14%
- P&L 5d %
- +4.41%
Q1
- Dividend
- $3.10
- Gap %
- -0.43%
- Pre-ex close
- $720.82
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.16%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.35%
Q4
- Dividend
- $2.87
- Gap %
- 0.05%
- Pre-ex close
- $797.84
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.36%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.96%
Q3
- Dividend
- $2.87
- Gap %
- -0.36%
- Pre-ex close
- $822.94
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.64%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.02%
Q2
- Dividend
- $2.87
- Gap %
- -0.13%
- Pre-ex close
- $715.03
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.42%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.23%
EQIX Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day1680%
- 2–3 days15%
- 4–5 days315%
- 6–10 days00%
- 11–30 days00%
- 30+00%
80% within 1d · 100% within 5d · 100% within 30d
EQIX Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with EQIX'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
- $1032.00
- After-tax dividend
- $670.80
- Slippage round-trip
- -$190.38
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$480.42
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.25%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~12.7%
EQIX Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical EQIX 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 · EQIX (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 |
|---|---|
| +0.40% | |
| +0.35% | |
| +0.36% | |
| +0.43% | |
| +0.48% | |
| +0.43% | |
| +0.49% | |
| +0.48% | |
| +0.47% | |
| +0.46% | |
| +0.56% | |
| +0.49% | |
| +0.54% | |
| +0.51% | |
| +0.47% | |
| +0.52% | |
| +0.54% | |
| +0.61% | |
| +0.60% | |
| +0.54% |
Looking for full price seasonality? See EQIX seasonality →
Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for EQIX?
Across the last 20 ex-dividend events for Equinix (EQIX), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% 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 EQIX to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, EQIX touches its pre-ex close in a median of 1 trading day, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 4 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 EQIX large enough to capture?
EQIX has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.19 (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 EQIX?
The next ex-dividend date for Equinix (EQIX) is May 20, 2026, confirmed (declared by the company).
How does EQIX compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Real Estate, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. EQIX sits at 100% — above the sector benchmark.
Why does EQIX 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.