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Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc. dividends
Dividend yield1.67%
Dividend payout19.2%
Paid from FCF18.3%
Safetysafe
Per share (TTM)$0.58
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $16.8M | $14.9M | $12.7M | $10.8M | $9.4M | $7.5M | $5.1M | $3.3M | $1.8M | $1.1M |
| Per share | $0.57 | $0.50 | $0.50 | $0.43 | $0.46 | $0.36 | $0.37 | $0.25 | $0.18 | $0.14 |
| Yield then (approx) | 2.02% | 1.86% | 2.21% | 2.08% | 1.67% | 1.80% | 1.49% | 1.08% | — | — |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.15 | 1.89% |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.15 | 2.19% |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.14 | 2.28% |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.14 | 2.36% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.14 | 2.43% |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.14 | 2.14% |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.14 | 2.20% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.14 | 2.77% |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.12 | 2.46% |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.12 | 2.35% |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.12 | 3.11% |
| 2022-09-30 | $0.12 | 1.94% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.