First Busey Corp (BUSE) stock
BUSENasdaqState Commercial BanksFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as BUSEP
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 20/305% below fair value
$28.88−0.06 (-0.21%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $2.38BP/E 11.8Yield 3.46%
First Busey statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 26, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 23, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.34
- 1.52
- P/OCF Ratio
- 10.11
- 9.79
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.04
- 2.94
- EV / FCF
- 7.18
- 8.57
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 12.7%
- 0.35%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -2.30%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 79M
- 17M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 4.71%
- 6.05%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 67.6%
- 61.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -11.1%
- -4.13%
- Days to Cover
- 5.48
- 4.85
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $31.70
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $22.12
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $29.44
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.68
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $28.09
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.65
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.45%
- -1.47%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.65%
- 4.46%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -7.21%
- -3.23%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.6%
- 11.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 21.6%
- 19.9%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 26.3%
- 26.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 43.4%
- 77.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 5.05%
- 26.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 13.3%
- 68.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 839,623
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 852,030
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 793,565
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.55
- 0.63
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 45.0
- 53.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 21.4%
- 24.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.63
- 0.63
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 37.6%
- 36.9%
- FCF Margin
- 28.4%
- 33.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.77%
- 10.8%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.25%
- 1.16%
Financial positionIndustry
- Debt / Equity
- 0.04
- 0.21
- Debt / FCF
- 0.44
- 1.42
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 23.7%
- 11.8%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 123.9%
- 23.2%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 113.0%
- 21.9%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 41.8%
- 27.5%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 16.9%
- 5.82%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -13.7%
- 1.31%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -4.29%
- 8.24%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.04
- 0.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $411.05K
- $360.35K
- Profits Per Employee
- $120.04K
- $110.51K
- Employee Count
- 1,914
- 492
- WACC
- 7.91%
- 7.91%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $295.55M
- $74.07M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $784.89M
- $166.15M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $9.50
- $8.19
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.26B
- $570.13M
- Book Value Per Share
- $27.32
- $28.22
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.79B
- $478.27M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$13.04M
- -$4.27M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.71
- $3.33
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 9.61%
- 8.29%
- FCF Yield
- 9.35%
- 9.17%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.46%
- 2.45%
- Buyback Yield
- 9.20%
- 1.79%
- Shareholder Yield
- 12.7%
- 3.21%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.00
- $0.92
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 4.17%
- 4.26%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 1
- 2
- Payout Ratio
- 46.4%
- 29.0%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 47.8%
- 24.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $65.80M
- $16.14M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 22.3%
- 21.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $38.81
- $45.31
- Graham Upside
- 34.1%
- 18.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.16
- 0.22
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 6
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BUSE | S&P 500 | Difference | BUSE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.3% | -2.7% | +2.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.9% | -1.7% | −5.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +26.0% | +11.9% | +14.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +29.5% | +12.0% | +17.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +64.4% | +78.2% | −13.8 pts | +18.0% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +28.4% | +73.2% | −44.8 pts | +5.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +63.7% | +309.6% | −246.0 pts | +5.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M BUSE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 11.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 5.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,855,073 | -11.1% | 885,819 | 5.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,463,287 | +9.8% | 761,294 | 7.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,977,109 | +11.3% | 957,984 | 5.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,473,669 | +16.7% | 596,500 | 7.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3,835,080 | +7.1% | 575,573 | 6.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,582,081 | +3.7% | 684,959 | 5.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,453,109 | -5.7% | 946,900 | 3.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,660,435 | -2.6% | 825,642 | 4.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,758,428 | +13.9% | 1,032,360 | 3.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,298,465 | -4.9% | 827,540 | 4.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,469,889 | -9.3% | 617,628 | 5.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,827,016 | +15.6% | 564,500 | 6.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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