Business First Bancshares Dividend History
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30.44-0.30 (-0.98%)
At close: Oct 7, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
- Dividend yield
- 1.97%
- Annual dividend
- $0.60
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 21%
Business First Bancshares dividend summary
Business First Bancshares pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share ($0.60 annualized), a 1.97% yield at the current price. It has raised its annual dividend for 7 consecutive years. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 7.3% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 21% of trailing earnings per share. BFST has 34 recorded dividend payments since 2018, totaling $0.60 per share over the last 12 months.
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BFST dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.15 | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.15 | — | — |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.15 | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.15 | +7.1% | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.14 | — | — |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.14 | — | — |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.14 | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.14 | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.14 | — | — |
| May 14, 2024 | $0.14 | — | — |
| Feb 14, 2024 | $0.14 | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2023 | $0.14 | +16.7% | — |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $0.12 | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Feb 14, 2023 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | $0.12 | — | — |
| May 12, 2022 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Feb 14, 2022 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | $0.12 | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.12 | — | — |
| May 13, 2021 | $0.12 | +20.0% | — |
| Feb 11, 2021 | $0.10 | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2020 | $0.10 | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.10 | — | — |
| May 14, 2020 | $0.10 | — | — |
| Feb 13, 2020 | $0.10 | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2019 | $0.10 | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2019 | $0.10 | — | — |
| May 14, 2019 | $0.10 | +25.0% | — |
| Feb 14, 2019 | $0.08 | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2018 | $0.08 | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $0.08 | — | — |
| May 14, 2018 | $0.08 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.45 | 3 | -21.1% |
| 2025 | $0.57 | 4 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | $0.56 | 4 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | $0.50 | 4 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $0.48 | 4 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | $0.46 | 4 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | $0.40 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | $0.38 | 4 | +58.3% |
| 2018 | $0.24 | 3 | — |