Business First Bancshares (BFST) dividend history
Business First Bancshares paid $17M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $0.57 per share.
Dividends per share grew 16.5% a year over 9 years, rising in each of the last 9 years.
That took 18% of free cash flow and 19% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 1.84%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Business First Bancshares's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.57 | +1.5% | $17M | 18% | 19% |
| 2024 | $0.56 | +12.3% | $15M | 25% | 23% |
| 2023 | $0.50 | +5.5% | $13M | 16% | 18% |
| 2022 | $0.47 | +3.7% | $11M | 18% | 20% |
| 2021 | $0.46 | +10.9% | $9M | 18% | 18% |
| 2020 | $0.41 | +11.5% | $8M | 29% | 25% |
| 2019 | $0.37 | +30.1% | $5M | 25% | 21% |
| 2018 | $0.28 | +26.9% | $3M | 18% | 23% |
| 2017 | $0.22 | +55.1% | $2M | 24% | 37% |
| 2016 | $0.14 | — | $1M | 16% | 21% |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions
Does Business First Bancshares pay a dividend?
Business First Bancshares paid $17M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $0.57 per share.
How fast has Business First Bancshares's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 16.5% a year over 9 years, rising in each of the last 9 years.
From Business First Bancshares's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.