Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' (BFST) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 4.69 for Q2 2026, down 5.8% from 4.98 a year earlier but up 3.4% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Business First Bancshares was 4.77, up 6.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.90, up 21.9% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.02 in FY2024 (-22.6%), 5.19 in FY2023 (+6.1%), 4.89 in FY2022 (-11.5%) and 5.53 in FY2021 (+38.5%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 3.40 in Q1 2024 to a high of 6.34 in Q3 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 37.4%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 40.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 4.54 (Q1 2026), 4.74 (Q4 2025) and 5.20 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 895.36 Bn | 924.83 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 425.01 Bn | 544.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 389.22 Bn | -1,986.85 Bn | - | 3.75 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 347.56 Bn | 347.61 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 304.44 Bn | -204.66 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.54 Bn | 132.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 277.23 Bn | -1,311.26 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.12 Bn | -3,289.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 244.76 Bn | 246.90 Bn | - | 4.51 |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 905.09 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - | 4.69 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.69 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.54 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.74 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.20 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.98 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.67 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.64 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.66 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.45 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.54 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.11 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.58 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.95 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.21 |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "BFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();