Business First Bancshares (BFST) EPS (Basic) (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded quarterly EPS (Basic) of $0.68 in Q1 2026, down 5.56% quarter-over-quarter from $0.72 in Q4 2025, and up 4.62% on a YoY basis from $0.65 in Q1 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) EPS (Basic) (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' EPS (Basic) history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.68 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 4.62% year-over-year to $0.68; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.83 (up 16.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.81, up 23.79% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) was $0.68 for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, down from $0.72 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EPS (Basic) ranged from a high of $0.76 in Q3 2023 to a low of $0.42 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $0.63 across 5 years, with a median of $0.65 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EPS (Basic) tumbled 30.0% in 2022, then jumped 44.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $0.69 in 2022, then fell by 15.94% to $0.58 in 2023, then retreated by 13.79% to $0.5 in 2024, then surged by 44.0% to $0.72 in 2025, then fell by 5.56% to $0.68 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $0.68 (Q1 2026), $0.72 (Q4 2025), and $0.73 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - 2.66
2 Bank Bradesco 6,846.93 Bn 6,830.99 Bn - -
3 Lloyds Banking 384.13 Bn 384.40 Bn - -
4 First Capital 215.78 Bn 215.63 Bn - 1.30
5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 0.83
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - -
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - 0.56
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - -
10 Business First Bancshares 951.99 Mn 362.18 Mn - 0.68

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.68
Dec 31, 2025 0.72
Sep 30, 2025 0.73
Jun 30, 2025 0.70
Mar 31, 2025 0.65
Dec 31, 2024 0.50
Sep 30, 2024 0.65
Jun 30, 2024 0.63
Mar 31, 2024 0.49
Dec 31, 2023 0.58
Sep 30, 2023 0.76
Jun 30, 2023 0.73
Mar 31, 2023 0.55
Dec 31, 2022 0.69
Sep 30, 2022 0.61
Jun 30, 2022 0.61
Mar 31, 2022 0.42
Dec 31, 2021 0.59
Sep 30, 2021 0.51
Jun 30, 2021 0.84