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

Business First Bancshares' (BFST) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 938.77% in Q1 2026, up 3600.0% year-on-year from 25.37% in Q1 2025, and down 9.94% quarter-over-quarter from 1042.4% in Q4 2025.

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

Business First Bancshares' EBT Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 938.77% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 3600.0% year-over-year to 938.77% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1037.56%, a 20412.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1030.54%, up 24534.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin declined to 938.77% in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from 1042.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 1126.0% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 611.3% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 857.9% (2024), against an average of 894.89%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin plunged 47854 bps in 2022 and jumped 30217 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 1012.85% in 2022, then declined by 19 bps to 823.48% in 2023, then fell by 10 bps to 740.24% in 2024, then surged by 41 bps to 1042.4% in 2025, then fell by 10 bps to 938.77% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST EBT Margin figures stand at 938.77% (Q1 2026), 1042.4% (Q4 2025), and 1126.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 KB Financial 43,124.21 Bn 43,125.44 Bn -775,612.08 558,628.45%
2 Shinhan Financial 33,971.34 Bn 33,973.00 Bn - 7.80%
3 Bank Of Chile 4,105.33 Bn 4,105.33 Bn 167,623.00 167.25%
4 NatWest 768.74 Bn 572.78 Bn 1.79 Bn 46.65%
5 Mizuho Financial 385.64 Bn 389.59 Bn - 0.13%
6 Lloyds Banking 358.14 Bn 358.14 Bn - 39.06%
7 First Capital 200.03 Bn 199.69 Bn - 311.44%
8 Landmark Bancorp 187.97 Bn 187.94 Bn - 36.05%
9 Pnc Financial Services 100.96 Bn 101.01 Bn - 35.47%
10 Business First Bancshares 992.71 Mn 402.91 Mn - 938.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 1,305.05%