Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBIT (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' EBIT came in at $78.1 million for Q2 2026, up 3.0% from $75.83 million a year earlier and up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBIT (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares reported EBIT of $307.69 million, up 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $302.16 million, up 11.7% from FY2024.
- EBIT has increased in each of the last 11 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT was $270.43 million in FY2024 (+18.2%), $228.78 million in FY2023 (+117.6%), $105.13 million in FY2022 (+29.6%) and $81.11 million in FY2021 (+37.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT is $14.68 million (Q1 2022) to $78.29 million (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, EBIT has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 213.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 22.8%).
- Business Quant data shows BFST's EBIT at $76.8 million (Q1 2026), $74.5 million (Q4 2025) and $78.29 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 895.36 Bn | 924.83 Bn | - | 52.63 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 425.01 Bn | 544.95 Bn | - | -1,140.26 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 389.22 Bn | -1,986.85 Bn | - | 29.40 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 347.56 Bn | 347.61 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 304.44 Bn | -204.66 Bn | - | 20.47 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.54 Bn | 132.29 Bn | - | 18.35 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 277.23 Bn | -1,311.26 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 5.11 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.12 Bn | -3,289.99 Bn | - | 26.66 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 244.76 Bn | 246.90 Bn | - | 19.01 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 905.09 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - | 78.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 78.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 76.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 74.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 75.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 73.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 71.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 69.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 67.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 61.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 61.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 63.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 57.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.17 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares EBIT 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=ebit&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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=ebit&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();