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First Busey Corporation

FinancialsBanks & Brokers
Ticker BUSELEAWOOD, KSFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $26.35Diluted shares 85.6M

First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) is a financial holding company that provides banking, wealth management and payment technology services through Busey Bank and its subsidiary FirsTech. Busey Bank serves consumers and businesses with commercial, agricultural, real estate and consumer lending, deposit accounts,… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, First Busey Corporation reported revenue of $786.74M, up 23.7% from a year earlier, and net income of $229.75M. Its pre-tax margin was 37.6%. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $719.58M, up 55.7% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $135.26M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$719.58MFY2025
+55.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $786.74M
25.94%FY2025
−7.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 37.57%
$135.26MFY2025
+19.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $229.75M
5.48%FY2025
−2.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo 10.18%
Cash & financing
$192.57MFY2025
+8.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $236.41M
$172.95MFY2025
+0.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $223.69M
6.15FY2025
Was 7.44× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 7.02
85.1MFY2025
+47.9% year over year
Last 12 mo 85.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What First Busey Corporation does

In the company’s own words

First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) is a financial holding company that provides banking, wealth management and payment technology services through Busey Bank and its subsidiary FirsTech. Busey Bank serves consumers and businesses with commercial, agricultural, real estate and consumer lending, deposit accounts, cash management, and online and mobile banking. Its wealth management business offers asset and investment management, brokerage, fiduciary, financial planning, tax preparation and farm management services to individuals, businesses and foundations. FirsTech provides payment processing and related technology solutions to businesses, including clients in financial services, utilities, insurance and telecommunications. At December 31, 2025, Busey reported $18.10 billion in assets, $15.66 billion in wealth management assets under care and 79 banking centers across 10 states. It completed its acquisition of CrossFirst Bankshares in March 2025, expanding its banking footprint, and acquired Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Corporation in 2024. Its website is ir.busey.com.

Company details
Sector
Financials
Industry (SIC)
Banks & Brokers
Headquarters
LEAWOOD, KS
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
314489
SIC
6022

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-78.67M$157.35M$393.37M$629.39M$865.42M201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns First Busey Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

230
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$696.86M
held by funds, at market
31.0%
of shares held by funds
1
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · First Busey Corporation’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.08%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets
U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
DFSVX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.03%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

First Busey Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 1 issues of First Busey Corporation’s debt, $5.89M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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