Does BFST pay a dividend?

Yes. Business First Bancshares, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.84% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.59 per share.

How much does BFST pay in dividends?

$0.59 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next BFST ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

BFST Dividend

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.84%
Annual dividend: $0.59
Payout ratio: 0.26
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $31.98
Market cap: $1.0B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 14, 2026Pay date: August 31, 2026Amount: $0.1500

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is BFST a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.84% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.26 means roughly 26% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 9 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 7 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

BFST dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2016 to 2025.

Peak $0.5600 in 2024Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 35 dividend payments for BFST, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 14, 2026	August 31, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
May 15, 2026	May 29, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
February 13, 2026	February 28, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
November 14, 2025	November 30, 2025	$0.1500	Quarterly
August 15, 2025	August 31, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
May 15, 2025	May 31, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
February 14, 2025	February 28, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
November 15, 2024	November 30, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
August 15, 2024	August 31, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
May 14, 2024	May 31, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
February 14, 2024	February 28, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
November 14, 2023	November 30, 2023	$0.1400	Quarterly
August 14, 2023	August 31, 2023	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 12, 2023	May 31, 2023	$0.1200	Quarterly
February 14, 2023	February 28, 2023	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 14, 2022	November 30, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 12, 2022	August 31, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 12, 2022	May 31, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
February 14, 2022	February 28, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	November 30, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 12, 2021	August 31, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 13, 2021	May 31, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
February 11, 2021	February 28, 2021	$0.1000	Quarterly
November 12, 2020	November 30, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 13, 2020	August 31, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 14, 2020	May 31, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
February 13, 2020	February 28, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
November 14, 2019	November 30, 2019	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 14, 2019	August 31, 2019	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 14, 2019	May 31, 2019	$0.1000	Quarterly
February 14, 2019	February 28, 2019	$0.0800	Quarterly
November 14, 2018	November 30, 2018	$0.0800	Quarterly
August 14, 2018	August 31, 2018	$0.0800	Quarterly
May 14, 2018	May 31, 2018	$0.0800	Quarterly
April 27, 2016	May 16, 2016	$0.0500	Annual

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Frequently asked questions

Does BFST pay a dividend?: Yes. Business First Bancshares, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.84% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.59 per share.
How much does BFST pay in dividends?: $0.59 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next BFST ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 31, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.