Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $4.9 million for Q2 2026, up 16.79% year-over-year from $4.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 0.59% on a QoQ basis from $4.9 million in Q1 2026.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Business First Bancshares has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 11 years, with the latest figure at $4.9 million in Q2 2026.
- Dividends Paid - Common for Q2 2026 came in at $4.9 million, up 16.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $18.3 million (up 14.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $16.8 million, up 13.33% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common slipped to $4.9 million in Q2 2026, from $4.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Dividends Paid - Common peaked at $4.9 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $2.4 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $3.6 million and a median of $3.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Dividends Paid - Common rose 24.83%; it then rose 6.56% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $3.0 million in 2022, then gained by 18.95% to $3.6 million in 2023, then rose by 16.69% to $4.2 million in 2024, then increased by 6.56% to $4.4 million in 2025, then gained by 9.81% to $4.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividends Paid - Common figures were $4.9 million in Q2 2026, $4.9 million in Q1 2026, and $4.4 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hdfc Bank | 120.66 Bn | 84.46 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Pnc Financial Services | 97.86 Bn | 97.86 Bn | - | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Us Bancorp | 96.39 Bn | 96.39 Bn | - | 814.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lloyds Banking | 93.61 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | NatWest | 74.92 Bn | -144.17 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 72.22 Bn | -81.10 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Nu Holdings | 70.34 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 8 | Truist Financial | 61.75 Bn | 61.75 Bn | - | 636.00 Mn |
| 9 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 49.88 Bn | 26.16 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 1.02 Bn | 440.55 Mn | - | 4.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.59 Mn |