Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBT (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded EBT of $30.3 million in Q2 2026, up 8.1% from $28.03 million a year earlier and up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBT (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Business First Bancshares' EBT came in at $116.26 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 18.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $110.31 million, up 32.8% from FY2024.
- Annual EBT has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT came in at $83.05 million in FY2024 (-8.3%), $90.59 million in FY2023 (+32.1%), $68.59 million in FY2022 (+6.2%) and $64.56 million in FY2021 (+75.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT in data going back to Q1 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 18.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT in the last five years was growth of 74.3% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 26.7% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $29.5 million (Q1 2026), $27.58 million (Q4 2025) and $28.88 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 895.36 Bn | 924.83 Bn | - | 27.52 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 425.01 Bn | 544.95 Bn | - | 279.77 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 389.22 Bn | -1,986.85 Bn | - | 11.57 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 347.56 Bn | 347.61 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 304.44 Bn | -204.66 Bn | - | 7.35 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.54 Bn | 132.29 Bn | - | 5.56 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 277.23 Bn | -1,311.26 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 7.02 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.12 Bn | -3,289.99 Bn | - | 8.56 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 244.76 Bn | 246.90 Bn | - | 8.05 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 905.09 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - | 30.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.93 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares EBT 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=ebt&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt", "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=ebt&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();