• looks like modify_date in sys.objects updates rebuild date&time. but no further details available in system view on what caused that modifiation.

    In short: answer to your question is no.

    create database test_reindex

    go

    use test_reindex

    go

    create table reindex_test(col1 int primary key, col2 int)

    go

    create index nci_col2 on reindex_test(col2)

    go

    select * from sys.indexes where OBJECT_NAME(object_id) = 'reindex_test'

    select create_date, modify_date from sys.objects where name = 'reindex_test'

    alter index PK__reindex___357D0D3E7F60ED59 on reindex_test rebuild

    select create_date, modify_date from sys.objects where name = 'reindex_test'

    alter index nci_col2 on reindex_test rebuild

    select create_date, modify_date from sys.objects where name = 'reindex_test'