Corning (GLW) Dividend Capture: 0.19% per event (0.7% annualized)
GLW
Corning (GLW) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 95% 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 0.32), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, GLW sits roughly in line with the Technology 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 29, 2026, with an expected dividend of $0.28.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 95%in line with sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.32+0.16 vs sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 20 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 95%in line with sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.32+0.16 vs sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- -0.73%-0.39pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 50%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -3.90%+0.79pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 12
Next ex-dividend
Confirmed by company declaration.
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Per-event yield
- 0.19%
- Annualized yield
- 0.69%
- Previously paid
- Feb 27, 2026 ($0.28)
- Last record date
- Feb 27, 2026
- Last payment date
- Mar 30, 2026
How GLW ranks in Technology
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (48 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#22of 48
Beats ~54% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#1of 48
Beats ~98% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#6of 48
Beats ~88% of peers on this metric
GLW 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 Corning (GLW). 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 | $0.28 | -0.87% | $150.30 | 1 | yes | yes | -20.15% | -17.78% | |
| Q4 | $0.28 | -2.08% | $82.36 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.03% | -3.18% | |
| Q3 | $0.28 | -0.83% | $68.93 | 3 | yes | yes | -4.05% | +5.08% | |
| Q2 | $0.28 | -1.22% | $49.96 | 2 | yes | yes | -2.16% | +2.06% | |
| Q1 | $0.28 | -0.55% | $49.00 | 1 | yes | yes | -10.00% | -5.69% | |
| Q4 | $0.28 | -1.00% | $47.05 | 3 | yes | yes | -2.59% | +3.72% | |
| Q3 | $0.28 | 0.05% | $41.87 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.65% | -1.48% | |
| Q2 | $0.28 | -0.81% | $36.96 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.03% | +0.68% | |
| Q1 | $0.28 | -1.23% | $32.43 | 3 | yes | yes | -1.91% | +2.04% | |
| Q4 | $0.28 | -1.69% | $28.95 | 12 | no | yes | -4.77% | -1.62% | |
| Q3 | $0.28 | -1.19% | $32.90 | 2 | yes | yes | -5.99% | -3.34% | |
| Q2 | $0.28 | -0.38% | $31.53 | 4 | yes | yes | -3.33% | +0.10% | |
| Q1 | $0.28 | 0.44% | $34.31 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.76% | +4.20% | |
| Q4 | $0.27 | -2.45% | $33.48 | 2 | yes | yes | -2.48% | +2.72% | |
| Q3 | $0.27 | 0.03% | $34.36 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.14% | -3.20% | |
| Q2 | $0.27 | 0.20% | $35.22 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.08% | +2.67% | |
| Q1 | $0.27 | -0.42% | $40.51 | 1 | yes | yes | -10.42% | -3.43% | |
| Q4 | $0.24 | -0.78% | $38.22 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.52% | +0.58% | |
| Q3 | $0.24 | -0.02% | $40.75 | >30 | no | no | -5.60% | -2.36% | |
| Q2 | $0.24 | 0.30% | $43.79 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.49% | -0.32% |
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -0.87%
- Pre-ex close
- $150.30
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -20.15%
- P&L 5d %
- -17.78%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -2.08%
- Pre-ex close
- $82.36
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.03%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.18%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -0.83%
- Pre-ex close
- $68.93
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.05%
- P&L 5d %
- +5.08%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -1.22%
- Pre-ex close
- $49.96
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.16%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.06%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -0.55%
- Pre-ex close
- $49.00
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -10.00%
- P&L 5d %
- -5.69%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -1.00%
- Pre-ex close
- $47.05
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.59%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.72%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- 0.05%
- Pre-ex close
- $41.87
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.65%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.48%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -0.81%
- Pre-ex close
- $36.96
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.03%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.68%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -1.23%
- Pre-ex close
- $32.43
- High touch (td)
- 3
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.91%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.04%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -1.69%
- Pre-ex close
- $28.95
- High touch (td)
- 12
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.77%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.62%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -1.19%
- Pre-ex close
- $32.90
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.99%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.34%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- -0.38%
- Pre-ex close
- $31.53
- High touch (td)
- 4
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.33%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.10%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.28
- Gap %
- 0.44%
- Pre-ex close
- $34.31
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.76%
- P&L 5d %
- +4.20%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.27
- Gap %
- -2.45%
- Pre-ex close
- $33.48
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.48%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.72%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.27
- Gap %
- 0.03%
- Pre-ex close
- $34.36
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.14%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.20%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.27
- Gap %
- 0.20%
- Pre-ex close
- $35.22
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.08%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.67%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.27
- Gap %
- -0.42%
- Pre-ex close
- $40.51
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -10.42%
- P&L 5d %
- -3.43%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- -0.78%
- Pre-ex close
- $38.22
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.52%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.58%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- -0.02%
- Pre-ex close
- $40.75
- High touch (td)
- >30
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- no
- Drawdown
- -5.60%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.36%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- 0.30%
- Pre-ex close
- $43.79
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.49%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.32%
GLW Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day1155%
- 2–3 days630%
- 4–5 days15%
- 6–10 days00%
- 11–30 days15%
- 30+15%
55% within 1d · 90% within 5d · 95% within 30d
GLW Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with GLW'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
- $56.00
- After-tax dividend
- $36.40
- Slippage round-trip
- -$30.06
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$6.34
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.02%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~1.1%
GLW Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical GLW 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 · GLW (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 |
|---|---|
| +0.55% | |
| -2.36% | |
| +0.63% | |
| +0.67% | |
| +0.77% | |
| +0.79% | |
| +0.81% | |
| +0.82% | |
| +0.89% | |
| +0.85% | |
| -1.62% | |
| +0.86% | |
| +0.76% | |
| +0.67% | |
| +0.60% | |
| +0.57% | |
| +0.56% | |
| +0.41% | |
| +0.34% | |
| +0.19% |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for GLW?
Across the last 20 ex-dividend events for Corning (GLW), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 95% 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 GLW to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, GLW touches its pre-ex close in a median of 1 trading day, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 12 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 GLW large enough to capture?
GLW has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.32 (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 GLW?
The next ex-dividend date for Corning (GLW) is May 29, 2026, confirmed (declared by the company).
How does GLW compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Technology, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. GLW sits at 95% — at or below the sector benchmark.
Why does GLW 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.