BUSE Dividend History & Yield
First Busey Corporation · NasdaqGS
Upcoming dividend payments
| Ex-date | Pay date | Per share | Per 100 shares | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 22, 2027 (in 89 days) | Jan 29, 2027 | $0.26 | $26.00 | Estimated |
| Fri, Apr 23, 2027 (in 180 days) | Apr 30, 2027 | $0.26 | $26.00 | Estimated |
| Fri, Jul 23, 2027 (in 271 days) | Jul 30, 2027 | $0.26 | $26.00 | Estimated |
| Fri, Oct 22, 2027 (in 362 days) | Oct 29, 2027 | $0.26 | $26.00 | Estimated |
Estimated dates and amounts are projected from BUSE's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $1.04 per share.
Dividend payment history
Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial
Annual dividends per share
How much BUSE do you need for monthly income?
| Target income | Shares needed | Capital at today's price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100 / month | 1,154 | $34,996 | $1,200 |
| $500 / month | 5,770 | $174,981 | $6,000 |
| $1,000 / month | 11,539 | $349,962 | $12,000 |
Based on the forward yield of 3.43%. $10,000 in BUSE would currently pay about $343 a year ($29 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →
BUSE dividend history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | $0.26 | +0.0% |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.26 | +0.0% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | $0.26 | +0.0% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.26 | +4.0% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.25 | +0.0% |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 | $0.25 | +0.0% |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | $0.25 | +0.0% |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | $0.25 | +4.2% |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Oct 25, 2024 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Jan 27, 2023 | $0.24 | +4.3% |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Oct 28, 2022 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | $0.23 | +0.0% |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | $0.23 | +4.5% |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | $0.22 | +0.0% |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | $0.22 | +0.0% |
| Apr 23, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | $0.22 | +0.0% |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | $0.22 | +4.8% |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Oct 25, 2019 | $0.21 | +0.0% |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | $0.21 | +0.0% |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | $0.21 | +0.0% |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | $0.21 | +5.0% |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Oct 26, 2018 | $0.20 | +0.0% |
| Jul 19, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | $0.20 | +0.0% |
| Apr 19, 2018 | Apr 27, 2018 | $0.20 | +0.0% |
| Jan 25, 2018 | Feb 2, 2018 | $0.20 | +11.1% |
| Oct 19, 2017 | Oct 27, 2017 | $0.18 | +0.0% |
| Jul 19, 2017 | Jul 28, 2017 | $0.18 | +0.0% |
| Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 28, 2017 | $0.18 | +0.0% |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Feb 3, 2017 | $0.18 | +5.9% |
| Oct 19, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | $0.17 | +0.0% |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Jul 29, 2016 | $0.17 | +0.0% |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | $0.17 | +0.0% |
| Jan 20, 2016 | Jan 29, 2016 | $0.17 | +0.0% |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | $0.17 | +13.3% |
| Jul 22, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | $0.15 | +0.0% |
| Apr 22, 2015 | May 1, 2015 | $0.15 | +0.0% |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Jan 30, 2015 | $0.15 | +0.0% |
| Oct 15, 2014 | Oct 24, 2014 | $0.15 | +0.0% |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 | $0.15 | +0.0% |
| Apr 15, 2014 | Apr 25, 2014 | $0.15 | +25.0% |
| Jan 22, 2014 | Jan 31, 2014 | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Nov 1, 2013 | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Jul 26, 2013 | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Apr 17, 2013 | — | $0.12 | -50.0% |
| Dec 20, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $0.24 | +100.0% |
| Oct 17, 2012 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jul 18, 2012 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Apr 18, 2012 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jan 18, 2012 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Oct 19, 2011 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jul 20, 2011 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Apr 19, 2011 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jan 19, 2011 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Oct 22, 2010 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jul 23, 2010 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Apr 23, 2010 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Jan 29, 2010 | — | $0.12 | +0.0% |
| Oct 23, 2009 | — | $0.12 | -50.0% |
| Jul 17, 2009 | — | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Apr 24, 2009 | — | $0.24 | -60.0% |
| Jan 23, 2009 | — | $0.60 | +0.0% |
| Oct 17, 2008 | — | $0.60 | +0.0% |
| Jul 18, 2008 | — | $0.60 | +0.0% |
| Apr 18, 2008 | — | $0.60 | +0.0% |
| Jan 17, 2008 | — | $0.60 | +11.1% |
| Oct 19, 2007 | — | $0.54 | +0.0% |
| Jul 13, 2007 | — | $0.54 | +0.0% |
| Apr 13, 2007 | — | $0.54 | -21.7% |
| Jan 19, 2007 | — | $0.69 | +43.8% |
| Oct 13, 2006 | — | $0.48 | +0.0% |
| Jul 14, 2006 | — | $0.48 | +0.0% |
| Apr 13, 2006 | — | $0.48 | +0.0% |
| Jan 12, 2006 | — | $0.48 | +14.3% |
| Oct 14, 2005 | — | $0.42 | +0.0% |
| Jul 15, 2005 | — | $0.42 | +0.0% |
| Apr 15, 2005 | — | $0.42 | +0.0% |
| Jan 13, 2005 | — | $0.42 | +7.7% |
| Oct 15, 2004 | — | $0.39 | +2.6% |
| Jul 16, 2004 | — | $0.38 | +0.0% |
| Apr 16, 2004 | — | $0.38 | +0.0% |
| Jan 15, 2004 | — | $0.38 | +11.8% |
| Oct 17, 2003 | — | $0.34 | +0.0% |
| Jul 11, 2003 | — | $0.34 | +0.0% |
| Apr 11, 2003 | — | $0.34 | +0.0% |
| Jan 16, 2003 | — | $0.34 | +13.3% |
| Oct 10, 2002 | — | $0.30 | +0.0% |
| Jul 12, 2002 | — | $0.30 | +0.0% |
| Apr 12, 2002 | — | $0.30 | +0.0% |
| Jan 17, 2002 | — | $0.30 | +15.4% |
| Oct 12, 2001 | — | $0.26 | +0.0% |
| Jul 13, 2001 | — | $0.26 | +0.0% |
| Apr 12, 2001 | — | $0.26 | +0.0% |
| Jan 19, 2001 | — | $0.26 | +8.3% |
| Oct 13, 2000 | — | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Jul 14, 2000 | — | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Apr 14, 2000 | — | $0.24 | +0.0% |
| Jan 13, 2000 | — | $0.24 | +9.1% |
| Oct 15, 1999 | — | $0.22 | +10.0% |
| Jul 16, 1999 | — | $0.20 | +0.0% |
| Apr 16, 1999 | — | $0.20 | +0.0% |
| Jan 14, 1999 | — | $0.20 | +0.0% |
| Oct 16, 1998 | — | $0.20 | — |
BUSE dividend increases & cuts
Market-wide changes →| Ex-date | Change | Old | New | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Raised 4.0% | $0.25 | $0.26 | Paid |
Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.
Payout risk check
BUSE scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).
No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.
This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.
About First Busey Corporation
First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and FirsTech. It offers demand and savings deposits, money transfers, safe deposit services, individual retirement accounts and other fiduciary services, automated teller machines, and technology-based networks, as well as various loan products, including residential real estate, home equity lines of credit, and consumer loans to individual customers; and commercial,…
Sector: Financial Services. Industry: Banks - Regional. First dividend on our records: Oct 16, 1998. 113 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Oct 24, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.
BUSE dividend FAQ
When is BUSE's next ex-dividend date?
BUSE's next ex-dividend date is Jan 22, 2027 (in 89 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.26 per share, expected on Jan 29, 2027.
How often does BUSE pay dividends?
BUSE pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.26 per share with an ex-date of Oct 23, 2026.
What is BUSE's dividend yield?
BUSE's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.43%, based on $1.04 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $30.33. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $1.04 per share, is 3.43%.
How much does BUSE pay per share?
BUSE pays about $0.26 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $1.04 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $104.00 a year.
Has BUSE grown or cut its dividend?
BUSE has raised its annual dividend for 1 consecutive year. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 2.5% a year (+4.0% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.
How many shares of BUSE do I need to earn $100 a month?
At the current forward yield of 3.43%, you would need about 1,154 shares of BUSE (roughly $34,996 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.
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