Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $1.3 million in Q1 2026, down 69.55% quarter-over-quarter from $4.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 67.12% on a YoY basis from $4.1 million in Q1 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividends Paid - Common (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Dividends Paid - Common history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common fell 67.12% year-over-year to $1.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.1 million (up 138.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $16.8 million, up 211.87% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common was $1.3 million for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, down from $4.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $4.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$6.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $1.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.7 million in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Dividends Paid - Common was 1142.98% in 2024; the steepest drop was 330.13% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at -$6.5 million in 2022, then surged by 120.85% to $1.3 million in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $1.3 million in 2024, then soared by 228.44% to $4.4 million in 2025, then sank by 69.55% to $1.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $1.3 million (Q1 2026), $4.4 million (Q4 2025), and $4.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - -1.01 Mn
2 Bank Bradesco 6,846.93 Bn 6,830.99 Bn - -
3 Lloyds Banking 384.13 Bn 384.40 Bn - -
4 First Capital 215.78 Bn 215.63 Bn - 1.04 Mn
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 1.28 Mn
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - -
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - -36.11 Mn
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - -1.49 Bn
10 Business First Bancshares 951.99 Mn 362.18 Mn - 1.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.35 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 1.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.11 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
Dec 31, 2023 1.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.35 Mn