Dividend payments are $0.60 per share, with a current dividend yield of 1.94%. The dividend has increased for 7 consecutive years.
1.94%
$0.60
21.28%
Consecutive Years of Increases
7
Most Recent Ex-Date
Aug 14, 2026
Most Recent Payment
Aug 31, 2026
This step chart displays the nominal dividend payouts over time by ex-dividend date (the date you must own the stock by to receive each payment), matching the distribution frequency.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
Reported quarterly values; no daily interpolation.
| Year | Dividend/Share | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026(YTD) | $0.45 | Not comparable |
| 2025 | $0.57 | +1.79% |
| 2024 | $0.56 | +12.00% |
| 2023 | $0.50 | +4.17% |
| 2022 | $0.48 | +4.35% |
| 2021 | $0.46 | +15.00% |
| 2020 | $0.40 | +5.26% |
| 2019 | $0.38 | N/A |
FCF payout ratio is unavailable for Business First Bancshares, Inc.: applicability has not been verified for this financial-services business. The current sector-based policy withholds this model until its treatment of debt, cash and cash flows is confirmed for the company.
| 2018 |
| $0.24 |
| N/A |
| 2016 | $0.05 | N/A |
| Quarter | Dividend/Share | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.15 | +7.14% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.15 | +7.14% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.15 | +7.14% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.15 | +7.14% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.14 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.14 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.14 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.14 | +0.00% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| Q1 2024 | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.14 | +16.67% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.12 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2022 | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| Q4 2021 | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| Q3 2021 | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| Q2 2021 | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| Q1 2021 | $0.10 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2020 | $0.10 | +0.00% |
