Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $4.87 million in Q2 2026, up 16.8% from $4.17 million a year earlier but down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Business First Bancshares' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $18.34 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 14.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $16.84 million, up 13.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for nine straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $14.86 million in FY2024 (+17.4%), $12.66 million in FY2023 (+16.9%), $10.82 million in FY2022 (+14.7%) and $9.44 million in FY2021 (+25.5%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has ranged from $2.44 million in Q4 2021 to $4.9 million in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 36 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 15.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ran from 6.6% in Q4 2025 to 24.8% in Q1 2023.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $4.9 million (Q1 2026), $4.43 million (Q4 2025) and $4.14 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 4.34 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 2.33 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 1.68 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 1.37 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 4.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.45 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();