Business First Bancshares (BFST) Cash & Current Investments (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Cash & Current Investments of $575.6 million for Q2 2026, up 16.1% from $495.76 million a year earlier but down 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Cash & Current Investments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Business First Bancshares posted Cash & Current Investments of $411.18 million, up 28.9% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Current Investments came in at $319.1 million in FY2024 (+41.1%), $226.11 million in FY2023 (+48.0%), $152.74 million in FY2022 (+123.4%) and $68.38 million in FY2021 (-54.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash & Current Investments spans a low of $68.38 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $589.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Cash & Current Investments has now increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 60.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Current Investments in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 138.3%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 54.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $589.8 million (Q1 2026), $411.18 million (Q4 2025) and $399.08 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 883.45 Bn | 912.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 401.52 Bn | 521.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.43 Bn | -1,998.64 Bn | - | 588.49 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.31 Bn | 330.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 299.17 Bn | -209.92 Bn | - | 160.14 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.08 Bn | 124.82 Bn | - | 46.00 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 270.70 Bn | -1,317.79 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 121.12 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 263.13 Bn | -3,293.98 Bn | - | 976.35 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.64 Bn | 245.78 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 911.88 Mn | -1.06 Bn | - | 575.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 575.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 589.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 411.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 399.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 495.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 312.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 319.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 213.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 208.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 185.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 226.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 191.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 180.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 159.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 152.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 152.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 154.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 282.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 81.36 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "BFST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();