BFST Stock: Earnings, Dividends & Analyst Estimates

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $1.04B

Trailing PE: N/A

FWD PE: —

Payout Ratio (TTM): —

52-Week Range: $23.08 - $32.53

8.5 Year BFST Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 47.4% (4.67% CAGR)

Total Return (no DRIP): 40.3% (4.06% CAGR)

Share Price: 26.5% (2.81% CAGR)

Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 2.77%

Total Invested: $10,000

Total Value (with DRIP): $14,737

Total Return $ (with DRIP): $4,737

Dividend Increase: 87.5% (7.92% CAGR)

Dividend Yield (FWD): 1.88% ($0.60)

BFST 8.5-yr Total Return ($10K invested)

1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y

BFST Share Price

1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All

BFST Price CAGR:1Y: 36.64%2Y: 12.08%5Y: 4.25%10Y: 2.80%

BFST Dividend Payments & Yield

Dividend Payments & Yield

BFST Dividend CAGR:1Y: 7.14%2Y: 3.51%5Y: 4.56%10Y: 7.92%

Annual Dividends (Total Paid Per Year)

Dividend Growth Year Over Year

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BFST Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $0.6

Forward Yield: 1.88%

Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-14

Lifetime Dividends / Share: $4.04

BFST Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all BFST dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date	Payment Date	Amount	Yield	Forward Yield	Price on Ex-Date
08/14/2026	08/31/2026	$0.150	1.87%	1.93%	$31.02
05/15/2026	05/29/2026	$0.150	2.24%	2.11%	$28.48
02/13/2026	03/02/2026	$0.150	2.06%	2.17%	$27.70
11/14/2025	12/01/2025	$0.150	2.38%	2.28%	$26.29
08/15/2025	09/01/2025	$0.140	2.35%	2.36%	$23.77
05/15/2025	06/02/2025	$0.140	2.26%	2.38%	$23.50
02/14/2025	02/28/2025	$0.140	2.04%	2.11%	$26.53
11/15/2024	12/02/2024	$0.140	1.99%	1.96%	$28.60
08/15/2024	09/02/2024	$0.140	2.53%	2.45%	$22.82
05/14/2024	05/31/2024	$0.140	2.64%	2.61%	$21.45
02/14/2024	02/28/2024	$0.140	2.62%	2.59%	$21.64
11/14/2023	11/30/2023	$0.140	2.6%	2.77%	$20.23
08/14/2023	08/31/2023	$0.120	2.3%	2.35%	$20.45
05/12/2023	05/31/2023	$0.120	3.46%	3.29%	$14.57
02/14/2023	02/28/2023	$0.120	2.37%	2.3%	$20.84
11/14/2022	11/16/2022	$0.120	2.02%	2.01%	$23.88
08/12/2022	08/15/2022	$0.120	1.95%	1.93%	$24.82
05/12/2022	05/16/2022	$0.120	2.22%	2.21%	$21.70
02/14/2022	02/16/2022	$0.120	1.79%	1.78%	$26.94
11/12/2021	11/15/2021	$0.120	1.7%	1.71%	$28.02
08/12/2021	08/16/2021	$0.120	2%	2.01%	$23.88
05/13/2021	05/17/2021	$0.120	2.02%	2%	$23.99
02/11/2021	02/15/2021	$0.100	1.83%	0%	$0.00
11/12/2020	11/16/2020	$0.100	2.13%	1.99%	$20.10
08/13/2020	08/17/2020	$0.100	2.74%	2.74%	$14.59
05/14/2020	05/18/2020	$0.100	3.61%	3.24%	$12.34
02/13/2020	02/17/2020	$0.100	1.51%	0%	$0.00
11/14/2019	11/18/2019	$0.100	1.62%	1.64%	$24.33
08/14/2019	08/16/2019	$0.100	1.76%	1.65%	$24.25
05/14/2019	05/16/2019	$0.100	1.58%	1.59%	$25.20
02/14/2019	02/18/2019	$0.080	1.31%	0%	$0.00
11/14/2018	11/16/2018	$0.080	1.25%	1.26%	$25.48
08/14/2018	08/16/2018	$0.080	1.27%	1.25%	$25.59
05/14/2018	05/16/2018	$0.080	1.28%	1.31%	$24.38

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for BFST

Based on past 8.5-year performance, here are BFST growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +2.81%
Dividend CAGR of +7.87%

Using BFST CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

	BFST (DRIP)	BFST - No DRIP
Current Price	$31.96	$31.96
Start Shares	312.89	312.89
Start Value	$10,000	$10,000

After 10 years:
Final Share Count	395.64	312.89
Dividends Payment	$0.32	$0.32
Annual Dividends	$507	$401
Yield on cost	5.07%	4.01%
Share Price	$42.15	$42.15
Total Dividends	$3,054	$2,704
Final Value	$16,677	$15,892

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - BFST

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on BFST's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 8.5 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) had its IPO on , and is traded on NASDAQ stock exchange.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Through its subsidiary b1BANK, the company provides a broad range of commercial and personal banking services, including deposit accounts, lending solutions, treasury management, and wealth services. Its operations are focused on serving small and midsized businesses, professionals, and individual customers across Louisiana and Texas. Business First Bancshares, Inc. also supports clients with cash management and other relationship-based financial services, making it an important regional banking franchise in its core markets.

BFST website: https://www.b1bank.com