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MLAB Mesa Laboratories, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Healthcare / Medical - Equipment & Services

$123.31 ▲ $0.82(0.67%) as of Oct 20, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Mesa Laboratories, Inc. develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and services life sciences tools and quality control products and services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Sterilization and Disinfection Control segment offers biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators, used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare industries. This segment also provides testing and laboratory services to the dental and pharmaceutical industries. Its Clinical Genomics segment offers MassARRAY, a genetic analysis tool system, and related consumables, including chips, panels, and chemical reagent solutions used by clinical labs to analyze DNA samples for inherited genetic disease testing, pharmacogenetics, oncology testing, infectious disease testing, doping and toxicology testing, and other differentiated applications for use in research. The Biopharmaceutical Development segment provides automated systems, such as Gyrolab xPand and Gyrolab xPlore hardware and software, Gyrolab Bioaffy consumable microfluidic disks, Gyrolab kits and Rexxip buffers for protein analysis; PurePep Chorus and Symphony instruments for peptide synthesis; and PurePep EasyClean products for purifying peptides. Its Calibration Solutions segment offers quality control products to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications, such as environmental and process monitoring, dialysis, gas flow, air quality, and torque testing in medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratory, and hospital environments. This segment’s products include continuous monitoring systems, dialysate meters and consumables, data loggers, gas flow calibration and air sampling equipment, and torque testing systems under DialyGuard, ViewPoint, DataTrace, DryCal, and BGI brands. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusFlat
Last Dividend$0.1600Paid Sep 15, 2026
Forward Annual$0.64From the $0.1600 dividend declared Oct 08, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 31, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateNov 30, 2026$0.1600, declared Oct 08, 2026The ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.
Next Pay DateDec 15, 2026
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

70/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

43/100

Moderate growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

73/100

Below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

63/100

Upper middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for MLAB
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 74% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 60 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 7% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 2.2x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 81 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 0.9x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 0 10%
Dividend record22 years of uninterrupted regular payments 86 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 3 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) 40 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for MLAB
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 0.0% (2020–2025) 25 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 74% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 46 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 92.4% (FY2023–FY2026) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 4.4% (FY2023–FY2026) 77 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 0.0% (2015–2025) 25 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for MLAB
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 72nd percentile of its 120 month-end yields 72 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 145.1 is 0.20x its 5-year median of 728.2 100 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 7.7% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 97 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 145.1 vs peer median 26.4 (5.49x; 45 corporation / Healthcare securities) 0 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.52%

At the Oct 20, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.6400

Declared Oct 08, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

44

As of Oct 20, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$70.60 – $142.23

Closes through Oct 19, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

73.62%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

23

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

3.67

Price as of Oct 18, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 70/100, yield 0.52%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
23 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume69,962Oct 19, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$125.39Oct 19, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$122.87 – $125.49Oct 19, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$122.48Close of Oct 16, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$690.00MAs of Oct 20, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out5.60MImplied by market cap, Oct 20, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$0.8512 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)142.4Price as of Oct 18, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 31, 2026Paid Sep 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateNov 30, 2026Pays Dec 15, 2026; declaredThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose11Since Nov 2003
Rank among payers1015of 2,435 with a record
Years it fell over 20%0in 21 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

MLAB has raised its annual dividend in 11 separate years since November 2003, which ranks 1015 among the 2,435 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.

Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 278 of 1079 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

MLAB's dividend yield fell from 0.65% to 0.52% over the past ~90 days (-0.13 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.13 pp from the share price ($98.57 on Jul 22, 2026 → $123.31 on Oct 20, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.52%
1-Yr Average0.68%
Low / High0.45% – 1.00%
Percentile13%

Across 276 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 19, 2026), MLAB's current yield is higher than approximately 13% of them. Our stored price history for MLAB covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.1600 Q Regular upcoming, declared Oct 08, 2026 Nov 30, 2026 Nov 30, 2026 Dec 15, 2026
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 06, 2026 Aug 31, 2026 Aug 31, 2026 Sep 15, 2026
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 02, 2026 May 29, 2026 May 29, 2026 Jun 15, 2026
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 07, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Feb 28, 2026 Mar 16, 2026
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 03, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 Dec 15, 2025
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 03, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 Sep 15, 2025
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 07, 2025 May 30, 2025 May 30, 2025 Jun 16, 2025
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 06, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Mar 17, 2025
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 02, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 Dec 16, 2024
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 08, 2024 Aug 30, 2024 Aug 30, 2024 Sep 16, 2024
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 02, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Jun 14, 2024
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 02, 2024 Feb 28, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Mar 15, 2024
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 03, 2023 Nov 29, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 Dec 15, 2023
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 05, 2023 Aug 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 15, 2023
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 03, 2023 May 30, 2023 May 31, 2023 Jun 15, 2023
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 03, 2023 Feb 27, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Mar 15, 2023
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 03, 2022 Nov 29, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 Dec 15, 2022
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 06, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 Sep 15, 2022
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 06, 2022 May 27, 2022 May 31, 2022 Jun 15, 2022
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 06, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Mar 15, 2022
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 01, 2021 Nov 29, 2021 Nov 30, 2021 Dec 15, 2021
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 06, 2021 Aug 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 Sep 15, 2021
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 05, 2021 May 27, 2021 May 31, 2021 Jun 15, 2021
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 05, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 Mar 15, 2021
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 01, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Dec 15, 2020
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 06, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 Sep 15, 2020
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 01, 2020 May 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Jun 15, 2020
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 09, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Mar 16, 2020
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 01, 2019 Nov 27, 2019 Nov 29, 2019 Dec 16, 2019
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 09, 2019 Aug 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 Sep 16, 2019
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 08, 2019 May 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Jun 14, 2019
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 02, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Mar 15, 2019
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 01, 2018 Nov 29, 2018 Nov 30, 2018 Dec 17, 2018
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 09, 2018 Aug 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Sep 17, 2018
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 03, 2018 May 30, 2018 May 31, 2018 Jun 15, 2018
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 02, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Mar 15, 2018
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 02, 2017 Nov 29, 2017 Nov 30, 2017 Dec 15, 2017
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 05, 2017 Aug 29, 2017 Aug 31, 2017 Sep 15, 2017
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 06, 2017 May 26, 2017 May 31, 2017 Jun 15, 2017
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 04, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 Feb 28, 2017 Mar 15, 2017
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 05, 2016 Nov 28, 2016 Nov 30, 2016 Dec 15, 2016
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 06, 2016 Aug 29, 2016 Aug 31, 2016 Sep 15, 2016
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 13, 2016 May 26, 2016 May 31, 2016 Jun 15, 2016
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 06, 2016 Feb 25, 2016 Feb 29, 2016 Mar 15, 2016
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 02, 2015 Nov 25, 2015 Nov 30, 2015 Dec 15, 2015
$0.1600 Q Regular Jul 08, 2015 Aug 27, 2015 Aug 31, 2015 Sep 15, 2015
$0.1600 Q Regular Apr 02, 2015 May 27, 2015 May 29, 2015 Jun 15, 2015
$0.1600 Q Regular Jan 07, 2015 Feb 25, 2015 Feb 27, 2015 Mar 16, 2015
$0.1600 Q Regular Oct 15, 2014 Nov 25, 2014 Nov 28, 2014 Dec 15, 2014
$0.1500 Q Regular Jul 17, 2014 Aug 27, 2014 Aug 29, 2014 Sep 15, 2014
$0.1500 Q Regular Apr 24, 2014 May 28, 2014 May 30, 2014 Jun 16, 2014
$0.1500 Q Regular Feb 03, 2014 Feb 26, 2014 Feb 28, 2014 Mar 17, 2014
$0.1500 Q Regular Nov 01, 2013 Nov 26, 2013 Nov 29, 2013 Dec 16, 2013
$0.1400 Q Regular Aug 07, 2013 Aug 28, 2013 Aug 30, 2013 Sep 18, 2013
$0.1400 Q Regular Apr 18, 2013 May 22, 2013 May 27, 2013 Jun 14, 2013
$0.1400 Q Regular Feb 06, 2013 Feb 25, 2013 Feb 27, 2013 Mar 15, 2013
$0.1400 Q Regular Nov 08, 2012 Nov 28, 2012 Nov 30, 2012 Dec 14, 2012
$0.1300 Q Regular Aug 09, 2012 Aug 27, 2012 Aug 29, 2012 Sep 17, 2012
$0.1300 Q Regular May 09, 2012 May 25, 2012 May 30, 2012 Jun 15, 2012
$0.1300 Q Regular Feb 08, 2012 Feb 23, 2012 Feb 27, 2012 Mar 15, 2012
$0.1300 Q Regular Nov 09, 2011 Nov 23, 2011 Nov 28, 2011 Dec 15, 2011
$0.1200 Q Regular Aug 10, 2011 Aug 24, 2011 Aug 26, 2011 Sep 15, 2011
$0.1200 Q Regular May 13, 2011 May 26, 2011 May 31, 2011 Jun 15, 2011
$0.1200 Q Regular Feb 15, 2011 Feb 23, 2011 Feb 25, 2011 Mar 15, 2011
$0.1200 Q Regular Nov 09, 2010 Nov 24, 2010 Nov 29, 2010 Dec 15, 2010
$0.1100 Q Regular Aug 16, 2010 Aug 27, 2010 Aug 31, 2010 Sep 15, 2010
$0.1100 Q Regular May 14, 2010 May 26, 2010 May 28, 2010 Jun 15, 2010
$0.1100 Q Regular Feb 12, 2010 Feb 24, 2010 Feb 26, 2010 Mar 15, 2010
$0.1100 Q Regular Nov 12, 2009 Nov 25, 2009 Nov 30, 2009 Dec 15, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Aug 12, 2009 Aug 26, 2009 Aug 28, 2009 Sep 15, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular May 15, 2009 May 29, 2009 Jun 02, 2009 Jun 15, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Feb 11, 2009 Feb 25, 2009 Feb 27, 2009 Mar 16, 2009
$0.1000 Q Regular Nov 10, 2008 Nov 24, 2008 Nov 26, 2008 Dec 15, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Aug 11, 2008 Aug 26, 2008 Aug 28, 2008 Sep 15, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular May 12, 2008 May 22, 2008 May 27, 2008 Jun 13, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Feb 08, 2008 Feb 21, 2008 Feb 25, 2008 Mar 14, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Nov 07, 2007 Nov 21, 2007 Nov 26, 2007 Dec 14, 2007
$0.0800 Q Regular Aug 09, 2007 Aug 21, 2007 Aug 23, 2007 Sep 14, 2007
$0.0800 Q Regular May 07, 2007 May 17, 2007 May 21, 2007 Jun 15, 2007
$0.0800 Q Regular Feb 13, 2007 Feb 27, 2007 Mar 01, 2007 Mar 15, 2007
$0.1800 Q Regular Nov 15, 2006 Nov 29, 2006 Dec 01, 2006 Dec 15, 2006
$0.0700 Q Regular Aug 14, 2006 Aug 30, 2006 Sep 01, 2006 Sep 15, 2006
$0.0700 Q Regular May 10, 2006 May 30, 2006 Jun 01, 2006 Jun 15, 2006
$0.0700 Q Regular Feb 13, 2006 Feb 27, 2006 Mar 01, 2006 Mar 15, 2006
$0.3200 Q Regular Nov 09, 2005 Nov 29, 2005 Dec 01, 2005 Dec 15, 2005
$0.0600 Q Regular Aug 09, 2005 Aug 30, 2005 Sep 01, 2005 Sep 15, 2005
$0.0600 Q Regular May 11, 2005 May 27, 2005 Jun 01, 2005 Jun 15, 2005
$0.0600 Q Regular Feb 11, 2005 Feb 25, 2005 Mar 01, 2005 Mar 15, 2005
$0.2600 Q Regular Nov 10, 2004 Nov 29, 2004 Dec 01, 2004 Dec 15, 2004
$0.0500 Q Regular Aug 10, 2004 Aug 30, 2004 Sep 01, 2004 Sep 15, 2004
$0.0500 Q Regular May 11, 2004 May 27, 2004 Jun 01, 2004 Jun 15, 2004
$0.0500 Q Regular Feb 11, 2004 Feb 26, 2004 Mar 01, 2004 Mar 15, 2004
$0.2000 Q Special Nov 12, 2003 Nov 26, 2003 Dec 01, 2003 Dec 15, 2003

MLAB dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Mesa Laboratories, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (MLAB) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.64 per share, a yield of approximately 0.52%.

What is Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.52%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Mesa Laboratories, Inc. pay dividends?

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

When is Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?

The next declared ex-dividend date for Mesa Laboratories, Inc. is November 30, 2026. The associated payment is $0.1600 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has Mesa Laboratories, Inc. paid dividends?

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. has 23 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 20, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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