Annual Dividend (TTM)
$0.5800
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
1.99%
Last ex-date: Feb 13, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
20.98%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
3.57%
Year-over-year change

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$0.1500
Last Ex-DateFeb 13, 2026
Last Payment DateFeb 28, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)3.57%
3-Year CAGR-33.06%
5-Year CAGR-20.08%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)20.98%
5-Year Average$0.4520
10-Year Average$0.4156
First PaymentMay 14, 2018

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Feb 13, 2026Feb 15, 2026Feb 28, 2026Jan 22, 2026$0.1500Quarterly
Nov 14, 2025Nov 15, 2025Nov 30, 2025Oct 23, 2025$0.1500Quarterly
Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 2025Aug 31, 2025Jul 24, 2025$0.1400Quarterly
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025May 31, 2025Apr 24, 2025$0.1400Quarterly
Feb 14, 2025Feb 15, 2025Feb 28, 2025Jan 23, 2025$0.1400Quarterly
Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 2024Nov 30, 2024Oct 24, 2024$0.1400Quarterly
Aug 15, 2024Aug 15, 2024Aug 31, 2024Jul 25, 2024$0.1400Quarterly
May 14, 2024May 15, 2024May 31, 2024Apr 25, 2024$0.1400Quarterly
Feb 14, 2024Feb 15, 2024Feb 28, 2024Jan 23, 2024$0.1400Quarterly
Nov 14, 2023Nov 15, 2023Nov 30, 2023Oct 26, 2023$0.1400Quarterly
Aug 14, 2023Aug 15, 2023Aug 31, 2023Jul 27, 2023$0.1200Quarterly
May 12, 2023May 15, 2023May 31, 2023Apr 27, 2023$0.1200Quarterly
Feb 14, 2023Feb 15, 2023Feb 28, 2023Jan 25, 2023$0.1200Quarterly
Nov 14, 2022Nov 15, 2022Nov 30, 2022Oct 26, 2022$0.1200Quarterly
Aug 12, 2022Aug 15, 2022Aug 31, 2022Jul 26, 2022$0.1200Quarterly
May 12, 2022May 15, 2022May 31, 2022Apr 26, 2022$0.1200Quarterly
Feb 14, 2022Feb 15, 2022Feb 28, 2022Jan 24, 2022$0.1200Quarterly
Nov 12, 2021Nov 15, 2021Nov 30, 2021Oct 20, 2021$0.1200Quarterly
Aug 12, 2021Aug 15, 2021Aug 31, 2021Jul 26, 2021$0.1200Quarterly
May 13, 2021May 15, 2021May 31, 2021Apr 22, 2021$0.1200Quarterly
Feb 11, 2021Feb 15, 2021Feb 28, 2021Jan 25, 2021$0.1000Quarterly
Nov 12, 2020-Nov 30, 2020Oct 22, 2020$0.1000Quarterly
Aug 13, 2020-Aug 31, 2020Jul 23, 2020$0.1000Quarterly
May 14, 2020-May 31, 2020Apr 23, 2020$0.1000Quarterly
Feb 13, 2020-Feb 28, 2020Jan 22, 2020$0.1000Quarterly
Nov 14, 2019-Nov 30, 2019Oct 17, 2019$0.1000Quarterly
Aug 14, 2019-Aug 31, 2019Jul 23, 2019$0.1000Quarterly
May 14, 2019-May 31, 2019Apr 23, 2019$0.1000Quarterly
Feb 14, 2019-Feb 28, 2019Jan 24, 2019$0.0800Quarterly
Nov 14, 2018-Nov 30, 2018Oct 18, 2018$0.0800Quarterly
Aug 14, 2018-Aug 31, 2018Jul 19, 2018$0.0800Quarterly
May 14, 2018-May 31, 2018Apr 19, 2018$0.0800Quarterly