First Busey Stock Price History
NASDAQ: BUSEFinanceMajor BanksUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
BUSE price history at a glance
The price history for First Busey (BUSE) on this page begins on October 5, 1998, when the stock closed at $37.00; it most recently closed at $28.93 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $72.21, reached on December 4, 2006; the latest close is 59.9% below that peak. Across the 27 complete calendar years in the table, BUSE finished higher in 17 and lower in 10. Its best year was 2016 (+49.2%) and its worst was 2009 (-78.4%).
Over roughly 28 years the share price changed -21.8%, a -0.9% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, BUSE has gained 24.2%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1998
- $72.21
- Date of high
- Dec 4, 2006
- Low since 1998
- $9.00
- Date of low
- Nov 16, 2009
- 52-week high
- $31.70
- 52-week low
- $22.00
- Last close
- $28.93
BUSE returns
1 week
-2.69%
1 month
-4.24%
3 months
-0.92%
6 months
+8.47%
Year to date
+21.61%
1 year
+24.22%
3 years
+51.62%
5 years
+12.96%
BUSE price return, excluding dividends.
BUSE annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28.93 | +21.05% |
| 2025 | 23.90 | +2.58% |
| 2024 | 23.30 | -6.12% |
| 2023 | 24.82 | +0.40% |
| 2022 | 24.72 | -8.85% |
| 2021 | 27.12 | +25.85% |
| 2020 | 21.55 | -20.95% |
| 2019 | 27.26 | +6.48% |
| 2018 | 25.60 | -14.50% |
| 2017 | 29.94 | -2.73% |
| 2016 | 30.78 | +49.20% |
| 2015 | 20.63 | +5.79% |
| 2014 | 19.50 | +12.26% |
| 2013 | 17.37 | +21.64% |
| 2012 | 14.28 | -4.80% |
| 2011 | 15.00 | +6.38% |
| 2010 | 14.10 | +20.82% |
| 2009 | 11.67 | -78.45% |
| 2008 | 54.15 | -1.26% |
| 2007 | 54.84 | -20.69% |
| 2006 | 69.15 | +10.34% |
| 2005 | 62.67 | +0.10% |
| 2004 | 62.61 | +15.94% |
| 2003 | 54.00 | +17.14% |
| 2002 | 46.10 | +8.11% |
| 2001 | 42.64 | +6.93% |
| 2000 | 39.88 | -11.88% |
| 1999 | 45.25 | +23.97% |
| 1998* | 36.50 | -1.35% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1998; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
BUSE daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.12 | 29.17 | 28.89 | 28.93 | -0.99% | |
| 28.86 | 29.37 | 28.75 | 29.22 | +0.86% | |
| 29.10 | 29.15 | 28.75 | 28.97 | -1.46% | |
| 29.47 | 29.67 | 29.33 | 29.40 | -0.37% | |
| 29.70 | 29.79 | 29.37 | 29.51 | -0.74% | |
| 29.44 | 29.93 | 29.44 | 29.73 | +0.92% | |
| 29.07 | 29.49 | 28.55 | 29.46 | +1.13% | |
| 29.38 | 29.74 | 29.01 | 29.13 | -0.85% | |
| 29.76 | 29.90 | 29.24 | 29.38 | -1.28% | |
| 30.09 | 30.11 | 29.70 | 29.76 | -1.10% | |
| 30.13 | 30.33 | 30.02 | 30.09 | +0.30% | |
| 29.82 | 30.09 | 29.62 | 30.00 | +1.21% | |
| 29.71 | 29.94 | 29.45 | 29.64 | -0.24% | |
| 30.18 | 30.22 | 29.68 | 29.71 | -0.83% | |
| 30.37 | 30.46 | 29.96 | 29.96 | -1.19% | |
| 30.00 | 30.34 | 29.83 | 30.32 | +0.56% | |
| 30.48 | 30.59 | 30.09 | 30.15 | -0.30% | |
| 30.49 | 30.63 | 29.71 | 30.24 | -0.98% | |
| 30.35 | 30.72 | 30.35 | 30.54 | +0.03% | |
| 30.45 | 30.64 | 30.32 | 30.53 | +0.30% | |
| 30.55 | 30.72 | 30.12 | 30.44 | +0.20% | |
| 30.19 | 30.38 | 29.90 | 30.38 | +0.56% | |
| 30.32 | 30.47 | 30.04 | 30.21 | -0.69% | |
| 30.55 | 30.61 | 30.37 | 30.42 | -0.78% | |
| 30.55 | 30.86 | 30.55 | 30.66 | -0.07% | |
| 30.65 | 30.93 | 30.59 | 30.68 | +0.72% | |
| 30.01 | 30.61 | 29.83 | 30.46 | +1.87% | |
| 30.04 | 30.21 | 29.74 | 29.90 | -0.66% | |
| 30.28 | 30.39 | 30.05 | 30.10 | -0.63% | |
| 30.25 | 30.46 | 30.20 | 30.29 | +0.30% | |
| 29.90 | 30.28 | 29.75 | 30.20 | +0.23% | |
| 30.08 | 30.26 | 29.85 | 30.13 | +0.47% | |
| 30.22 | 30.37 | 29.99 | 29.99 | -0.99% | |
| 30.30 | 30.87 | 30.22 | 30.29 | -0.03% | |
| 30.39 | 30.53 | 30.02 | 30.30 | +0.30% | |
| 30.04 | 30.26 | 29.95 | 30.21 | -0.10% | |
| 30.94 | 30.95 | 30.14 | 30.24 | -2.20% | |
| 31.18 | 31.22 | 30.71 | 30.92 | -0.51% | |
| 31.08 | 31.42 | 31.07 | 31.08 | -0.48% | |
| 31.15 | 31.38 | 31.08 | 31.23 | +0.13% | |
| 31.48 | 31.57 | 31.17 | 31.19 | -0.26% | |
| 31.09 | 31.37 | 31.06 | 31.27 | +0.61% | |
| 30.80 | 31.18 | 30.80 | 31.08 | +0.84% | |
| 30.75 | 31.03 | 30.61 | 30.82 | -0.52% | |
| 30.97 | 31.06 | 30.70 | 30.98 | -0.35% | |
| 31.45 | 31.63 | 31.06 | 31.09 | -0.89% | |
| 31.58 | 31.62 | 31.32 | 31.37 | -0.66% | |
| 31.20 | 31.70 | 31.05 | 31.58 | +0.99% | |
| 31.12 | 31.44 | 31.03 | 31.27 | +1.33% | |
| 31.43 | 31.43 | 30.62 | 30.86 | -1.34% | |
| 30.82 | 31.34 | 30.78 | 31.28 | +1.82% | |
| 29.78 | 31.33 | 29.59 | 30.72 | +1.62% | |
| 29.80 | 30.40 | 29.80 | 30.23 | +1.61% | |
| 29.97 | 30.16 | 29.69 | 29.75 | -0.34% | |
| 29.44 | 29.97 | 29.34 | 29.85 | +0.98% | |
| 29.44 | 29.56 | 29.08 | 29.56 | -0.14% | |
| 29.89 | 29.89 | 29.41 | 29.60 | -0.97% | |
| 29.56 | 29.94 | 29.46 | 29.89 | +0.67% | |
| 29.95 | 30.10 | 29.59 | 29.69 | -1.00% | |
| 30.19 | 30.24 | 29.79 | 29.99 | -1.38% | |
| 29.37 | 30.48 | 29.37 | 30.41 | +3.54% | |
| 29.34 | 29.58 | 28.80 | 29.37 | +0.20% | |
| 29.24 | 29.55 | 29.16 | 29.31 | +0.14% | |
| 29.29 | 29.37 | 29.08 | 29.27 | +0.24% | |
| 28.86 | 29.27 | 28.85 | 29.20 | +1.18% | |
| 28.75 | 29.08 | 28.69 | 28.86 | +0.66% | |
| 28.29 | 29.16 | 28.29 | 28.67 | -1.88% | |
| 29.71 | 29.71 | 29.22 | 29.22 | -0.92% | |
| 29.77 | 29.86 | 29.35 | 29.49 | -0.54% | |
| 30.22 | 30.52 | 29.44 | 29.65 | -1.72% | |
| 29.70 | 30.26 | 29.53 | 30.17 | +2.27% | |
| 29.48 | 29.67 | 29.29 | 29.50 | -0.10% | |
| 29.58 | 29.65 | 29.28 | 29.53 | -0.91% | |
| 29.61 | 30.05 | 29.30 | 29.80 | +1.33% | |
| 29.25 | 29.58 | 29.15 | 29.41 | +0.55% | |
| 28.91 | 29.34 | 28.84 | 29.25 | +1.28% | |
| 28.54 | 28.98 | 28.54 | 28.88 | +1.26% | |
| 28.17 | 28.59 | 28.14 | 28.52 | +1.03% | |
| 28.23 | 28.49 | 28.04 | 28.23 | +0.86% | |
| 28.29 | 28.57 | 27.77 | 27.99 | -1.24% | |
| 28.43 | 28.71 | 28.20 | 28.34 | +0.28% | |
| 28.70 | 29.10 | 28.21 | 28.26 | -1.84% | |
| 28.72 | 28.90 | 28.59 | 28.79 | +1.12% | |
| 28.43 | 28.60 | 28.13 | 28.47 | +0.49% | |
| 28.37 | 28.60 | 28.29 | 28.33 | +0.43% | |
| 28.00 | 28.57 | 27.77 | 28.21 | +1.40% | |
| 27.62 | 27.99 | 27.47 | 27.82 | +0.87% | |
| 27.48 | 27.88 | 27.45 | 27.58 | +0.51% | |
| 27.29 | 27.57 | 27.17 | 27.44 | +2.20% | |
| 27.33 | 27.45 | 26.82 | 26.85 | -2.11% | |
| 26.99 | 27.58 | 26.67 | 27.43 | +1.18% | |
| 27.15 | 27.30 | 26.97 | 27.11 | -0.95% | |
| 27.24 | 27.54 | 27.24 | 27.37 | +0.44% | |
| 27.16 | 27.70 | 26.92 | 27.25 | +0.33% | |
| 27.65 | 27.78 | 27.09 | 27.16 | -1.49% | |
| 27.25 | 27.58 | 27.24 | 27.57 | +1.81% | |
| 27.01 | 27.13 | 26.82 | 27.08 | +0.89% | |
| 26.59 | 26.86 | 26.45 | 26.84 | +0.19% | |
| 26.25 | 26.88 | 26.12 | 26.79 | +2.21% | |
| 26.20 | 26.32 | 25.92 | 26.21 | +0.04% | |
| 25.90 | 26.27 | 25.90 | 26.20 | +1.51% | |
| 26.09 | 26.22 | 25.58 | 25.81 | -1.30% | |
| 26.23 | 26.46 | 26.10 | 26.15 | +0.85% | |
| 26.09 | 26.24 | 25.85 | 25.93 | -0.84% | |
| 26.28 | 26.28 | 25.65 | 26.15 | -0.42% | |
| 26.67 | 26.72 | 26.10 | 26.26 | -1.32% | |
| 26.63 | 26.79 | 26.44 | 26.61 | +0.08% | |
| 26.73 | 26.99 | 26.55 | 26.59 | -0.52% | |
| 26.86 | 27.03 | 26.61 | 26.73 | +0.64% | |
| 26.23 | 26.72 | 26.19 | 26.56 | +1.26% | |
| 26.38 | 26.65 | 26.18 | 26.23 | -1.43% | |
| 26.22 | 26.85 | 26.02 | 26.61 | +1.56% | |
| 25.64 | 26.37 | 25.64 | 26.20 | +1.67% | |
| 26.11 | 26.65 | 25.64 | 25.77 | -2.86% | |
| 26.75 | 26.88 | 26.44 | 26.53 | +0.08% | |
| 26.15 | 26.64 | 26.11 | 26.51 | +1.26% | |
| 26.14 | 26.34 | 25.93 | 26.18 | -1.28% | |
| 26.34 | 26.56 | 26.11 | 26.52 | +0.84% | |
| 26.36 | 26.57 | 26.13 | 26.30 | 0.00% | |
| 26.84 | 27.10 | 26.20 | 26.30 | -1.87% | |
| 26.79 | 27.16 | 26.76 | 26.80 | -0.67% | |
| 26.52 | 27.20 | 26.45 | 26.98 | +2.98% | |
| 26.48 | 26.56 | 26.14 | 26.20 | -1.47% | |
| 26.75 | 26.78 | 26.34 | 26.59 | -0.78% | |
| 26.60 | 26.91 | 26.38 | 26.80 | +0.34% | |
| 26.64 | 26.75 | 26.43 | 26.71 | +0.15% | |
| 26.93 | 27.00 | 26.58 | 26.67 | -1.04% | |
| 26.48 | 27.09 | 26.48 | 26.95 | +1.01% | |
| 26.58 | 26.83 | 26.43 | 26.68 | +2.89% | |
| 25.79 | 26.09 | 25.79 | 25.93 | +0.15% | |
| 25.51 | 25.96 | 25.51 | 25.89 | +1.09% | |
| 25.23 | 25.62 | 25.11 | 25.61 | +0.51% | |
| 25.36 | 25.83 | 25.36 | 25.48 | +0.83% | |
| 25.16 | 25.42 | 24.78 | 25.27 | +2.18% | |
| 24.81 | 24.95 | 24.64 | 24.73 | +0.45% | |
| 24.77 | 25.20 | 24.51 | 24.62 | -1.36% | |
| 24.69 | 25.01 | 24.69 | 24.96 | +0.24% | |
| 25.19 | 25.25 | 24.66 | 24.90 | 0.00% | |
| 24.95 | 25.55 | 24.83 | 24.90 | -0.64% | |
| 25.08 | 25.53 | 24.88 | 25.06 | +2.29% | |
| 24.56 | 24.70 | 24.31 | 24.50 | -0.12% | |
| 24.06 | 24.67 | 23.82 | 24.53 | +1.49% | |
| 24.61 | 24.74 | 24.09 | 24.17 | -2.50% | |
| 25.29 | 25.43 | 24.76 | 24.79 | -1.27% | |
| 24.92 | 25.14 | 24.84 | 25.11 | +1.74% | |
| 25.03 | 25.06 | 24.61 | 24.68 | -0.76% | |
| 24.37 | 24.96 | 24.31 | 24.87 | -0.04% | |
| 25.01 | 25.16 | 24.61 | 24.88 | -0.72% | |
| 24.92 | 25.74 | 24.81 | 25.06 | +0.08% | |
| 24.71 | 25.20 | 24.15 | 25.04 | -0.28% | |
| 24.70 | 25.14 | 24.27 | 25.11 | -0.63% | |
| 25.48 | 25.52 | 25.06 | 25.27 | -1.52% | |
| 25.86 | 26.01 | 25.66 | 25.66 | -0.54% | |
| 25.04 | 25.98 | 24.77 | 25.80 | +0.47% | |
| 24.88 | 26.03 | 24.83 | 25.68 | +1.26% | |
| 25.45 | 25.67 | 24.97 | 25.36 | -2.27% | |
| 25.85 | 26.40 | 25.75 | 25.95 | +0.23% | |
| 25.59 | 26.01 | 25.22 | 25.89 | +1.61% | |
| 25.29 | 25.63 | 25.24 | 25.48 | +0.39% | |
| 26.43 | 26.58 | 25.05 | 25.38 | -3.97% | |
| 26.22 | 26.55 | 26.03 | 26.43 | +0.84% | |
| 26.14 | 26.37 | 25.98 | 26.21 | -0.38% | |
| 26.57 | 26.84 | 26.20 | 26.31 | -0.87% | |
| 26.61 | 26.92 | 26.40 | 26.54 | -0.04% | |
| 26.35 | 26.69 | 26.13 | 26.55 | +0.42% | |
| 26.63 | 26.99 | 25.90 | 26.44 | -0.04% | |
| 26.88 | 27.32 | 26.35 | 26.45 | -1.60% | |
| 27.24 | 27.57 | 26.70 | 26.88 | -1.93% | |
| 27.22 | 27.65 | 26.72 | 27.41 | +0.51% | |
| 26.65 | 27.35 | 26.65 | 27.27 | +2.83% | |
| 26.30 | 26.79 | 26.13 | 26.52 | +0.68% | |
| 25.99 | 26.63 | 25.91 | 26.34 | +2.33% | |
| 25.40 | 26.00 | 25.31 | 25.74 | +1.18% | |
| 24.80 | 25.55 | 24.50 | 25.44 | +3.20% | |
| 24.64 | 24.87 | 24.46 | 24.65 | -0.12% | |
| 24.47 | 24.84 | 24.27 | 24.68 | +1.19% | |
| 25.05 | 25.39 | 24.05 | 24.39 | -2.63% | |
| 24.82 | 25.09 | 24.74 | 25.05 | +1.33% | |
| 24.61 | 24.88 | 24.31 | 24.72 | +0.45% | |
| 25.29 | 25.47 | 24.56 | 24.61 | -4.28% | |
| 25.49 | 26.08 | 25.49 | 25.71 | +0.86% | |
| 24.52 | 25.58 | 24.52 | 25.49 | +4.55% | |
| 24.16 | 24.59 | 24.16 | 24.38 | -0.08% | |
| 24.80 | 24.97 | 24.30 | 24.40 | -1.85% | |
| 24.24 | 24.87 | 24.20 | 24.86 | +2.73% | |
| 23.71 | 24.22 | 23.71 | 24.20 | +2.11% | |
| 23.93 | 24.01 | 23.65 | 23.70 | -0.67% | |
| 23.88 | 24.11 | 23.66 | 23.86 | -0.87% | |
| 24.55 | 24.66 | 24.04 | 24.07 | -1.92% | |
| 23.79 | 24.72 | 23.79 | 24.54 | +2.46% | |
| 24.30 | 24.38 | 23.84 | 23.95 | -1.40% | |
| 24.10 | 24.35 | 23.91 | 24.29 | +0.37% | |
| 23.84 | 24.54 | 23.84 | 24.20 | +1.26% | |
| 23.83 | 24.06 | 23.48 | 23.90 | +0.46% | |
| 24.07 | 24.12 | 23.76 | 23.79 | -0.96% | |
| 24.25 | 24.36 | 24.00 | 24.02 | -1.03% | |
| 24.41 | 24.46 | 24.22 | 24.27 | -0.53% | |
| 24.33 | 24.53 | 24.32 | 24.40 | +0.08% | |
| 24.34 | 24.58 | 24.25 | 24.38 | +0.16% | |
| 24.55 | 24.73 | 24.32 | 24.34 | -1.30% | |
| 25.00 | 25.26 | 24.63 | 24.66 | -1.36% | |
| 25.22 | 25.41 | 24.80 | 25.00 | -1.19% | |
| 25.34 | 25.52 | 25.20 | 25.30 | +0.40% | |
| 25.22 | 25.62 | 25.17 | 25.20 | -0.28% | |
| 25.31 | 25.46 | 25.18 | 25.27 | +0.12% | |
| 25.37 | 25.47 | 25.09 | 25.24 | +0.28% | |
| 25.19 | 25.38 | 25.05 | 25.17 | +0.52% | |
| 24.98 | 25.21 | 24.82 | 25.04 | +0.64% | |
| 24.13 | 25.16 | 24.13 | 24.88 | +2.64% | |
| 24.29 | 24.69 | 23.48 | 24.24 | -0.21% | |
| 24.27 | 24.65 | 24.11 | 24.29 | +1.12% | |
| 24.04 | 24.30 | 23.98 | 24.02 | -0.66% | |
| 24.12 | 24.30 | 23.88 | 24.18 | +1.00% | |
| 23.62 | 24.08 | 23.27 | 23.94 | +1.87% | |
| 23.71 | 23.78 | 23.48 | 23.50 | -0.09% | |
| 23.30 | 23.92 | 23.30 | 23.52 | -0.08% | |
| 23.97 | 23.97 | 23.49 | 23.54 | -0.93% | |
| 23.79 | 23.95 | 23.71 | 23.76 | -0.88% | |
| 23.37 | 24.07 | 23.37 | 23.97 | +3.27% | |
| 23.19 | 23.36 | 22.94 | 23.21 | 0.00% | |
| 22.50 | 23.49 | 22.44 | 23.21 | +3.52% | |
| 22.75 | 23.03 | 22.37 | 22.42 | -0.36% | |
| 22.34 | 22.61 | 22.30 | 22.50 | +0.67% | |
| 22.17 | 22.53 | 22.13 | 22.35 | +0.81% | |
| 23.06 | 23.15 | 22.12 | 22.17 | -4.27% | |
| 22.92 | 23.18 | 22.70 | 23.16 | +0.65% | |
| 22.98 | 23.38 | 22.89 | 23.01 | -0.60% | |
| 22.97 | 23.44 | 22.90 | 23.15 | +0.52% | |
| 22.93 | 23.14 | 22.80 | 23.03 | +0.48% | |
| 23.03 | 23.22 | 22.80 | 22.92 | -0.30% | |
| 22.78 | 23.01 | 22.47 | 22.99 | +1.01% | |
| 22.91 | 23.19 | 22.71 | 22.76 | -1.30% | |
| 22.83 | 23.14 | 22.56 | 23.06 | +1.77% | |
| 22.51 | 22.70 | 22.30 | 22.66 | -0.18% | |
| 22.37 | 22.70 | 22.15 | 22.70 | +1.52% | |
| 22.27 | 22.54 | 22.12 | 22.36 | -0.67% | |
| 23.31 | 23.31 | 22.38 | 22.51 | -0.09% | |
| 22.58 | 23.30 | 22.37 | 22.53 | -3.06% | |
| 23.22 | 23.41 | 22.98 | 23.24 | +0.17% | |
| 23.40 | 23.59 | 23.07 | 23.20 | -1.19% | |
| 23.05 | 23.53 | 23.04 | 23.48 | +1.29% | |
| 23.22 | 23.34 | 23.04 | 23.18 | -0.52% | |
| 23.30 | 23.60 | 23.17 | 23.30 | +0.22% | |
| 23.13 | 23.38 | 23.13 | 23.25 | -0.17% | |
| 22.48 | 23.36 | 22.47 | 23.29 | +3.65% | |
| 22.40 | 22.66 | 22.13 | 22.47 | +1.26% | |
| 23.21 | 23.24 | 22.00 | 22.19 | -4.85% | |
| 23.71 | 23.96 | 23.24 | 23.32 | -1.81% | |
| 22.61 | 23.78 | 22.61 | 23.75 | +4.21% | |
| 22.80 | 22.82 | 22.45 | 22.79 | +1.47% | |
| 23.20 | 23.62 | 22.42 | 22.46 | -3.56% | |
| 23.29 | 23.42 | 23.16 | 23.29 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the BUSE chart for longer ranges.