First Busey Corporation · BUSE · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$28.87 -0.03% on the day, -$0.01
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UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans onlyDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Is BUSE’s dividend Very Safe or High Risk? 7 checks scored. Payout ratio, raise streak, recession record and 4 more. Show the rating
Yearly payout / yield
$1.04·3.60%
$0.26 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.26/qtr
pays ~Jan 25, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 22, 2027est.
own by Jan 21, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
12 yrs
raised last year ⓘ
Paying since
1998
113 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
50
Near its usual yield
BUSE share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
BUSE Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +4.0%3Y +2.7%5Y +2.5%10Y +4.3%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 113 payments since 1998.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +4% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.04 a year would be $1.27 by 2031 - 4.38% on today's $28.87 price.

How Many BUSE Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.04 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,770 BUSE shares, about $166,580 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $28.87. $1,000 a month takes about 11,539 shares, about $333,131. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

First Busey (BUSE) pays $0.26 a share quarterly, $1.04 a year, a 3.60% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $28.87. It has paid since 1998 and raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.26 quarterly and the last close of $28.87, this is what BUSE pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.26$0.09$1.04
100 shares$26.00$8.67$104.00
$10,000 invested (346.4 shares)$90.06$30.02$360.24
5,770 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.20$500.07$6,000.80
11,539 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.14$1,000.05$12,000.56

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 BUSE shares reinvest into 0.90 new shares each payment, about 3.7 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 112 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with BUSE’s own history in the BUSE DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

BUSE Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

50/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • BUSE yields 3.60% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $28.87.
  • Its own 10-year median is 3.73%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
3.30% low5.28% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is BUSE’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

BUSE has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 22, 2027, with the cash around Jan 25, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.26 a share, went ex on Oct 23, 2026 and paid Oct 26, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Jan 26, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does BUSE Pay?

BUSE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.04 a share, in 4 payments.
+4.0% against the 12 months before ($1.00 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 1 year of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Jan 23, 2026 - $0.25 to $0.26 (+$0.01, +4.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 42.4% - $1.04 paid / $2.45 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 48.6% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

BUSE vs Similar Dividend Stocks (BANR, MBIN...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to BUSE in market value, BUSE’s 3.60% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 3.28%, and its raise streak of 1 year is the 4th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
BUSE $28.87First Busey $0.26/qtr$1.04/yr fwd 3.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 12 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BANR $69.29Banner $0.52/qtr$2.08/yr fwd 3.00% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20082000 raised2008 cut2020 held2022 raised 14 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
MBIN $52.92Merchants Bancorp $0.11/qtr$0.44/yr fwd 0.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7+ yrsraised 7 yrs in a row
HCI $191.37HCI Group $0.40/qtr$1.60/yr fwd 0.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 14+ yrsno raise streak
SYBT $79.14Stock Yards Bancorp $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 1.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 32+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
SATA $97.73Strive, Inc. Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock $0.0571/wk$2.97/yr fwd 3.04% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
EFSCP $15.30Enterprise Financial Services $0.3125/qtr$1.25/yr fwd 8.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsno raise streak
LTSAP $19.45Osaic Financial Services $0.1667/mo$2.00/yr fwd 10.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
NTB $56.67Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd 3.53% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
NWBI $15.13Northwest Bancshares $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 5.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 30+ yrsno raise streak
APAM $38.43Artisan Partners Asset Management $0.80/qtr$3.20/yr fwd 8.33% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2020 varied2022 variedno 2000/2008 record 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: BUSE vs BANR, BUSE vs MBIN, BUSE vs HCI.

BUSE Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1998

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 23, 2026Oct 26, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Jul 24, 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Apr 24, 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Jan 23, 2026Jan 26, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Oct 24, 2025Oct 27, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jul 18, 2025Jul 21, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Apr 17, 2025Apr 21, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jan 24, 2025Jan 27, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Oct 18, 2024Oct 21, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Jul 19, 2024Jul 22, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
The other 103 BUSE payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 113 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for BUSE

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BUSE Dividend Questions

How often does BUSE pay dividends?

BUSE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does BUSE pay dividends monthly?

No. BUSE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next BUSE dividend?

BUSE has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 22, 2027, with the cash around Jan 25, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.26 a share, went ex on Oct 23, 2026 and paid Oct 26, 2026. The current rate is $0.26 per share, $1.04 a year.

Does BUSE pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 22, 2027, with the cash around Jan 25, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does BUSE pay per share?

BUSE pays $0.26 a share quarterly, $1.04 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $28.87 that is a 3.60% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 3.73%.

Has BUSE raised its dividend?

Yes. BUSE has raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jan 23, 2026, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.26 (+4.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 2.5% a year.

Is BUSE’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. BUSE paid out 42% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 1 years in a row and gone 12 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my BUSE dividends?

Add BUSE to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run BUSE in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 7 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.