Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' EBT Margin was 947.61% in Q2 2026, down 116.81 percentage points from 1064.41% a year earlier but up 8.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' EBT Margin was 1006.54% through Jun 30, 2026, up 123.88 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1030.54%, up 245.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +344.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 785.20% in FY2024 (-148.29 pp), 933.49% in FY2023 (+104.28 pp), 829.21% in FY2022 (-118.36 pp) and 947.57% in FY2021 (+261.08 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 611.30% (Q1 2022) and 1126.00% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +80.69 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 302.17 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 478.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 938.77% (Q1 2026), 1042.40% (Q4 2025) and 1126.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 895.36 Bn | 924.83 Bn | - | 47.98% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 425.01 Bn | 544.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 389.22 Bn | -1,986.85 Bn | - | 36.65% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 347.56 Bn | 347.61 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 304.44 Bn | -204.66 Bn | - | 34.42% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.54 Bn | 132.29 Bn | - | 41.80% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 277.23 Bn | -1,311.26 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.12 Bn | -3,289.99 Bn | - | 42.10% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 244.76 Bn | 246.90 Bn | - | 35.57% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 905.09 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - | 947.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares EBT Margin 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-margin&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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-margin&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();