Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' (BFST) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 2525.84% in Q1 2026, down 4510.0% year-on-year from 57.28% in Q1 2025, and up 166.01% quarter-over-quarter from 3826.64% in Q4 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' EBIT Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2525.84% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 4510.0% year-over-year to 2525.84% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1349.8%, a 79055.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2822.84%, up 26605.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin improved to 2525.84% in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from 3826.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 5930.48% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 3826.64% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 2665.59% (2024), against an average of 2905.93%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 440615 bps in 2022 and sank 468978 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 762.16% in 2022, then surged by 225 bps to 2479.55% in 2023, then tumbled by 65 bps to 863.13% in 2024, then plunged by 543 bps to 3826.64% in 2025, then surged by 166 bps to 2525.84% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST EBIT Margin figures stand at 2525.84% (Q1 2026), 3826.64% (Q4 2025), and 3086.28% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08 579,101.06%
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn - 7,561,492.12%
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00 361.17%
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn 77.40%
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn - 0.34%
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn - 39.06%
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn - 1,471.89%
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - 66.28%
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn - 76.58%
10 Business First Bancshares 992.71 Mn 402.91 Mn - 2,525.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2,525.84%
Dec 31, 2025 -3,826.64%
Sep 30, 2025 3,086.28%
Jun 30, 2025 3,456.78%
Mar 31, 2025 2,570.94%
Dec 31, 2024 863.13%
Sep 30, 2024 2,548.66%
Jun 30, 2024 2,665.59%
Mar 31, 2024 2,529.27%
Dec 31, 2023 2,479.55%
Sep 30, 2023 5,699.25%
Jun 30, 2023 5,284.50%
Mar 31, 2023 4,677.73%
Dec 31, 2022 762.16%
Sep 30, 2022 5,930.48%
Jun 30, 2022 4,693.38%
Mar 31, 2022 3,453.91%
Dec 31, 2021 1,030.61%
Sep 30, 2021 1,524.33%
Jun 30, 2021 1,566.84%