Business First Bancshares (BFST) Cash & Equivalents (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Cash & Equivalents came in at $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 & Equivalents (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Cash & Equivalents was $411.18 million, up 28.9% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $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%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Equivalents is $68.38 million (Q4 2021) to $589.8 million (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 60.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 138.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 54.2%).
- Business Quant data shows BFST's Cash & Equivalents at $589.8 million (Q1 2026), $411.18 million (Q4 2025) and $399.08 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 229.75 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | 29.08 Bn |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 160.14 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 46.00 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 187.27 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 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 & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();