Business First Bancshares (BFST) Debt to Equity (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.02 in Q1 2026, down 78.88% quarter-over-quarter from $0.1 in Q4 2025, and down 95.83% on a YoY basis from $0.52 in Q1 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Debt to Equity (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Debt to Equity history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.02 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 95.83% year-over-year to $0.02; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.02 (down 95.83% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.1, down 17.32% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.02 for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, down from $0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.52 in Q3 2024 to a low of $0.02 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.16 across 5 years, with a median of $0.1 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Debt to Equity soared 1602.71% in 2024, then tumbled 95.83% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.03 in 2022, then dropped by 15.73% to $0.03 in 2023, then soared by 325.36% to $0.12 in 2024, then slipped by 17.32% to $0.1 in 2025, then sank by 78.88% to $0.02 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.02 (Q1 2026), $0.1 (Q4 2025), and $0.03 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - 3.41
2 Bank Bradesco 6,846.93 Bn 6,830.99 Bn - 0.66
3 Lloyds Banking 384.13 Bn 384.40 Bn - -
4 First Capital 215.78 Bn 215.63 Bn - -
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 0.13
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - 1.61
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - 0.19
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - 3.81
10 Business First Bancshares 951.99 Mn 362.18 Mn - 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.02
Dec 31, 2025 0.10
Sep 30, 2025 0.03
Jun 30, 2025 0.11
Mar 31, 2025 0.52
Dec 31, 2024 0.12
Sep 30, 2024 0.52
Jun 30, 2024 0.15
Mar 31, 2024 0.47
Dec 31, 2023 0.03
Sep 30, 2023 0.17
Jun 30, 2023 0.04
Mar 31, 2023 0.03
Dec 31, 2022 0.03
Sep 30, 2022 0.22
Jun 30, 2022 0.04
Mar 31, 2022 0.05
Dec 31, 2021 0.19
Sep 30, 2021 0.19
Jun 30, 2021 0.19