Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Major Banks
9y payment streak7y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.93%
@ $31.16
TTM Yield
1.93%
Forward Annual
$0.60
Quarterly
Market Cap
$1.0b
Payout (FCF)
24%
4.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
27%
Latest Amount
$0.1500
Ex 2026-08-14
3y CAGR
-3.5%
5y CAGR
-0.4%
10y CAGR
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Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WarningYield Trap: Green2 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.32)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (82.3%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
4.63×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +9.8%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 26 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.45%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
24 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.58%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (34)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-08-14$0.1500Quarterly2026-08-31recurring
2026-05-15$0.1500Quarterly2026-05-29recurring
2026-02-13$0.1500Quarterly2026-02-28recurring
2025-11-14$0.1500Quarterly2025-11-30recurring
2025-08-15$0.1400Quarterly2025-08-31recurring
2025-05-15$0.1400Quarterly2025-05-31recurring
2025-02-14$0.1400Quarterly2025-02-28recurring
2024-11-15$0.1400Quarterly2024-11-30recurring
2024-08-15$0.1400Quarterly2024-08-31recurring
2024-05-14$0.1400Quarterly2024-05-31recurring
2024-02-14$0.1400Quarterly2024-02-28recurring
2023-11-14$0.1400Quarterly2023-11-30recurring
2023-08-14$0.1200Quarterly2023-08-31recurring
2023-05-12$0.1200Quarterly2023-05-31recurring
2023-02-14$0.1200Quarterly2023-02-28recurring
2022-11-14$0.1200Quarterly2022-11-30recurring
2022-08-12$0.1200Quarterly2022-08-31recurring
2022-05-12$0.1200Quarterly2022-05-31recurring
2022-02-14$0.1200Quarterly2022-02-28recurring
2021-11-12$0.1200Quarterly2021-11-30recurring
2021-08-12$0.1200Quarterly2021-08-31recurring
2021-05-13$0.1200Quarterly2021-05-31recurring
2021-02-11$0.1000Quarterly2021-02-28recurring
2020-11-12$0.1000Quarterly2020-11-30recurring
2020-08-13$0.1000Quarterly2020-08-31recurring
2020-05-14$0.1000Quarterly2020-05-31recurring
2020-02-13$0.1000Quarterly2020-02-28recurring
2019-11-14$0.1000Quarterly2019-11-30recurring
2019-08-14$0.1000Quarterly2019-08-31recurring
2019-05-14$0.1000Quarterly2019-05-31recurring
2019-02-14$0.0800Quarterly2019-02-28recurring
2018-11-14$0.0800Quarterly2018-11-30recurring
2018-08-14$0.0800Quarterly2018-08-31recurring
2018-05-14$0.0800Quarterly2018-05-31recurring
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