Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividend Yield (2018 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Dividend Yield came in at 2.02% for Q2 2026, down 0.17 percentage points from 2.19% a year earlier and down 0.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividend Yield (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Dividend Yield was 2.18%, up 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield carries a five-year change of +0.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividend Yield was 1.96% in FY2024 (-0.07 pp), 2.03% in FY2023 (+0.08 pp), 1.95% in FY2022 (+0.31 pp) and 1.63% in FY2021 (-0.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Dividend Yield increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.07 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Yield over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 1.00 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 0.61 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BFST's Dividend Yield at 2.21% (Q1 2026), 2.18% (Q4 2025) and 2.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 905.09 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.90% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Dividend Yield 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-yield&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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-yield&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();