Business First Bancshares, Inc. (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.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (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 Comparison
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 |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. 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_KEY
import 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();