Does BUSE pay a dividend?

Yes. First Busey Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.31% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.03 per share.

How much does BUSE pay in dividends?

$1.03 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 BUSE ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BUSE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

BUSE Dividend

First Busey Corporation

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.31%
Annual dividend: $1.03
Payout ratio: 0.47
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $31.08
Market cap: $2.6B

Is BUSE a good dividend stock?

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

Yield is above the market median3.31% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.47 means roughly 47% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 28 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009, 2010, 2013. The most recent reduction was in 2013.

BUSE dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1998 to 2025.

Peak $2.40 in 2008Year the total fellTypical 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 40 dividend payments for BUSE, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 24, 2026	July 31, 2026	$0.2600	Quarterly
April 24, 2026	May 1, 2026	$0.2600	Quarterly
January 23, 2026	January 30, 2026	$0.2600	Quarterly
October 24, 2025	October 31, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
July 18, 2025	July 25, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
April 17, 2025	April 25, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
January 24, 2025	January 31, 2025	$0.2500	Quarterly
October 18, 2024	October 25, 2024	$0.2400	Quarterly
July 19, 2024	July 26, 2024	$0.2400	Quarterly
April 18, 2024	April 26, 2024	$0.2400	Quarterly
January 18, 2024	January 26, 2024	$0.2400	Quarterly
October 19, 2023	October 27, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
July 20, 2023	July 28, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
April 20, 2023	April 28, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
January 19, 2023	January 27, 2023	$0.2400	Quarterly
October 20, 2022	October 28, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 21, 2022	July 29, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 21, 2022	April 29, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
January 20, 2022	January 28, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
October 21, 2021	October 29, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 22, 2021	July 30, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 22, 2021	April 30, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
January 21, 2021	January 29, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
October 22, 2020	October 30, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
July 23, 2020	July 31, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
April 23, 2020	May 1, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
January 23, 2020	January 31, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
October 17, 2019	October 25, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
July 18, 2019	July 26, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
April 17, 2019	April 26, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
January 24, 2019	February 1, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
October 18, 2018	October 26, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
July 19, 2018	July 27, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
April 19, 2018	April 27, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
January 25, 2018	February 2, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
October 19, 2017	October 27, 2017	$0.1800	Quarterly
July 19, 2017	July 28, 2017	$0.1800	Quarterly
April 19, 2017	April 28, 2017	$0.1800	Quarterly
January 25, 2017	February 3, 2017	$0.1800	Quarterly
October 19, 2016	October 28, 2016	$0.1700	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BUSE pay a dividend?: Yes. First Busey Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.31% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.03 per share.
How much does BUSE pay in dividends?: $1.03 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 BUSE ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BUSE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.