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BFST — Business First Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock

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$30.90
+0.44(+1.44%)
O
30.78
H
31.08
L
30.61
V
192.76K
⏱️ End-of-day dataAs of Oct 2, 2026
OverviewStatisticsFinancialsHistorical DataOptionsDividend HistoryNewsChart
Annual Dividend$0.60
Dividend Yield1.94%
Payout Ratio—
Payment FrequencyQuarterly
Growth Streak7 Years
Next Ex-Dividend DateAug 14, 2026

Dividend Overview

BFST pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share ($0.60 a year, 1.94% yield at the latest close).

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Annual Dividend History

YearAnnual Total ($)YoY GrowthPayouts
2025$0.57+1.8% 4 payments
2024$0.56+12% 4 payments
2023$0.50+4.2% 4 payments
2022$0.48+4.3% 4 payments
2021$0.46+15% 4 payments
2020$0.40+5.3% 4 payments
2019$0.38+58.3% 4 payments
2018$0.24+0% 3 payments

BFST — Dividend Payment History

34 Recorded Payments
Ex-Dividend DateCash AmountPay DateRecord DateDeclaration DateTypeCurrency
Aug 14, 2026$0.15Aug 31, 2026Aug 15, 2026Jul 23, 2026RegularUSD
May 15, 2026$0.15May 29, 2026May 15, 2026Apr 23, 2026RegularUSD
Feb 13, 2026$0.15Feb 28, 2026Feb 15, 2026Jan 22, 2026RegularUSD
Nov 14, 2025$0.15Nov 30, 2025Nov 15, 2025Oct 23, 2025RegularUSD
Aug 15, 2025$0.14Aug 31, 2025Aug 15, 2025Jul 24, 2025RegularUSD
May 15, 2025$0.14May 31, 2025May 15, 2025Apr 24, 2025RegularUSD
Feb 14, 2025$0.14Feb 28, 2025Feb 15, 2025Jan 23, 2025RegularUSD
Nov 15, 2024$0.14Nov 30, 2024Nov 15, 2024Oct 24, 2024RegularUSD
Aug 15, 2024$0.14Aug 31, 2024Aug 15, 2024Jul 25, 2024RegularUSD
May 14, 2024$0.14May 31, 2024May 15, 2024Apr 25, 2024RegularUSD
Feb 14, 2024$0.14Feb 28, 2024Feb 15, 2024Jan 23, 2024RegularUSD
Nov 14, 2023$0.14Nov 30, 2023Nov 15, 2023Oct 26, 2023RegularUSD
Aug 14, 2023$0.12Aug 31, 2023Aug 15, 2023Jul 27, 2023RegularUSD
May 12, 2023$0.12May 31, 2023May 15, 2023Apr 27, 2023RegularUSD
Feb 14, 2023$0.12Feb 28, 2023Feb 15, 2023Jan 25, 2023RegularUSD
Nov 14, 2022$0.12Nov 30, 2022Nov 15, 2022Oct 26, 2022RegularUSD
Aug 12, 2022$0.12Aug 31, 2022Aug 15, 2022Jul 26, 2022RegularUSD
May 12, 2022$0.12May 31, 2022May 15, 2022Apr 26, 2022RegularUSD
Feb 14, 2022$0.12Feb 28, 2022Feb 15, 2022Jan 24, 2022RegularUSD
Nov 12, 2021$0.12Nov 30, 2021Nov 15, 2021Oct 20, 2021RegularUSD
Aug 12, 2021$0.12Aug 31, 2021Aug 15, 2021Jul 26, 2021RegularUSD
May 13, 2021$0.12May 31, 2021May 15, 2021Apr 22, 2021RegularUSD
Feb 11, 2021$0.10Feb 28, 2021Feb 15, 2021Jan 25, 2021RegularUSD
Nov 12, 2020$0.10Nov 30, 2020Nov 15, 2020Oct 22, 2020RegularUSD
Aug 13, 2020$0.10Aug 31, 2020Aug 15, 2020Jul 23, 2020RegularUSD
May 14, 2020$0.10May 31, 2020May 15, 2020Apr 23, 2020RegularUSD
Feb 13, 2020$0.10Feb 28, 2020Feb 15, 2020Jan 22, 2020RegularUSD
Nov 14, 2019$0.10Nov 30, 2019Nov 15, 2019Oct 17, 2019RegularUSD
Aug 14, 2019$0.10Aug 31, 2019Aug 15, 2019Jul 23, 2019RegularUSD
May 14, 2019$0.10May 31, 2019May 15, 2019Apr 23, 2019RegularUSD
Feb 14, 2019$0.08Feb 28, 2019Feb 15, 2019Jan 24, 2019RegularUSD
Nov 14, 2018$0.08Nov 30, 2018Nov 15, 2018Oct 18, 2018RegularUSD
Aug 14, 2018$0.08Aug 31, 2018Aug 15, 2018Jul 19, 2018RegularUSD
May 14, 2018$0.08May 31, 2018May 15, 2018Apr 19, 2018RegularUSD