Business First Bancshares BFST
NASDAQ BFST
$31.19 -0.03 (-0.10%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:42 PM EDT

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

Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 947.61% for Q2 2026, down 11681.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q2 2025, and up 0.94% on a QoQ basis from 938.77% in Q1 2026.

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

Business First Bancshares has reported EBT Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 947.61% in Q2 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 947.61%, down 11681.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 1006.54% (up 12388.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1030.54%, up 24534.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin rose to 947.61% in Q2 2026, from 938.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 1126.0% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 611.3% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 897.82% and a median of 880.33% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin tumbled 47854 bps; it then surged 30217 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 1012.85% in 2022, then dropped by 19 bps to 823.48% in 2023, then declined by 10 bps to 740.24% in 2024, then jumped by 41 bps to 1042.4% in 2025, then decreased by 9 bps to 947.61% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBT Margin figures were 947.61% in Q2 2026, 938.77% in Q1 2026, and 1042.4% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Hdfc Bank 120.76 Bn 84.56 Bn - -
2 Pnc Financial Services 97.67 Bn 97.67 Bn - 37.61%
3 Us Bancorp 96.04 Bn 96.04 Bn - 35.39%
4 Lloyds Banking 93.61 Bn 93.91 Bn - -
5 NatWest 74.86 Bn -144.23 Bn - 55.27%
6 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 72.07 Bn -81.25 Bn - 36.74%
7 Nu Holdings 70.84 Bn 57.15 Bn 2.35 Bn 22.42%
8 Truist Financial 61.64 Bn 61.64 Bn - 34.47%
9 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.75 Bn 26.03 Bn - 31.64%
10 Business First Bancshares 1.02 Bn 440.55 Mn - 947.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 947.61%
Mar 31, 2026 938.77%
Dec 31, 2025 1,042.40%
Sep 30, 2025 1,126.00%
Jun 30, 2025 1,064.41%
Mar 31, 2025 902.76%
Dec 31, 2024 740.24%
Sep 30, 2024 836.32%
Jun 30, 2024 857.90%
Mar 31, 2024 705.58%
Dec 31, 2023 823.48%
Sep 30, 2023 1,022.28%
Jun 30, 2023 1,037.88%
Mar 31, 2023 843.31%
Dec 31, 2022 1,012.85%
Sep 30, 2022 821.17%
Jun 30, 2022 826.51%
Mar 31, 2022 611.30%
Dec 31, 2021 811.33%
Sep 30, 2021 733.30%