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First Busey Corp dividend history

First Busey Corp's dividend was $1.00 a share in fiscal 2025, up 4.2% on the year before. That was 67.3% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$173M
Dividends (TTM)
$108M
Returned to shareholders
135%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$74.3M
Diluted share count
+28.7%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
11.6%
dividends 4.4% + buybacks 7.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
47%
of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share————$0.360$0.570$0.620$0.680$0.720$0.800$0.840$0.920$0.960$0.960$1.00—
Dividend per share growth—————+58.3%+8.8%+9.7%+5.9%+11.1%+5.0%+9.5%+4.3%0.0%+4.2%—
Dividends paid191618241417192331394551535491108
Share buybacks——————6———24104070173
Dividends ÷ net income—67.2%61.4%109.3%48.9%52.6%47.7%45.8%49.0%39.4%43.9%39.6%43.3%47.6%67.3%46.8%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from First Busey Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to First Busey Corp.