BFC Stock — Bank First Corporation

Bank First Corporation (BFC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BFC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.62%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.42%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 1390.6% over the past 23.2 years, 316.1 points ahead of SPY at 1074.5%.

Bank First Corporation is a Wisconsin-based bank holding company that provides consumer and commercial financial services including deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate loans, business lending, consumer loans, credit cards, and treasury management services. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. Bank First appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to regional banking and dividend-paying equities.

BFC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1390.6% over the past 23.2 years, 316.1 points ahead of SPY at 1074.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.2%.

BFC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.54%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/23/2003

Distribution rate

1.62%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.42%

5-year average yield

1.31

Last close

$147.70 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,637,344,154

Average volume

38715.0

Dividend

$0.60

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

10/07/2026

Beta

0.409

Payout ratio

26.2%

P/E ratio

19.21

Forward P/E

5.8106

EPS

$7.69

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.62%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.42%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BFC risks and drawbacks

BFC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.2%.

Who may consider BFC — and who may not

BFC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BFC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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