Business First Bancshares BFST
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At close: Oct 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026)

Updated

Business First Bancshares' EBITDA Margin came in at 2494.81% for Q2 2026, down 439.83 percentage points from 2934.64% a year earlier and down 1.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares reported EBITDA Margin of 2716.88%, up 46.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2876.09%, up 269.19 percentage points from FY2024.

  • EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +1717.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 2606.90% in FY2024 (+200.84 pp), 2406.06% in FY2023 (+1076.91 pp), 1329.15% in FY2022 (+76.95 pp) and 1252.19% in FY2021 (+93.35 pp).
  • The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +73.17 percentage points.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 1337.25 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 530.81 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows BFST's EBITDA Margin at 2495.86% (Q1 2026), 2869.61% (Q4 2025) and 3106.86% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 86.87%
Mar 31, 2026 87.87%
Dec 31, 2025 91.38%
Sep 30, 2025 98.45%
Jun 30, 2025 94.86%
Mar 31, 2025 94.64%
Dec 31, 2024 94.51%
Sep 30, 2024 105.73%
Jun 30, 2024 104.02%
Mar 31, 2024 103.16%
Dec 31, 2023 103.70%
Sep 30, 2023 99.97%
Jun 30, 2023 90.01%
Mar 31, 2023 77.15%
Dec 31, 2022 66.15%
Sep 30, 2022 46.58%
Jun 30, 2022 40.48%
Mar 31, 2022 34.05%
Dec 31, 2021 42.68%
Sep 30, 2021 41.74%
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