Business First Bancshares (BFST) EPS (Basic) (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $0.7 for Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from $0.7 in Q2 2025, and up 2.72% on a QoQ basis from $0.68 in Q1 2026.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) EPS (Basic) (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Business First Bancshares has reported EPS (Basic) for 13 years, with the latest figure at $0.7 in Q2 2026.
- EPS (Basic) for Q2 2026 came in at $0.7, changed 0.38% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.69 (up 10.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.81, up 23.35% from the prior year.
- EPS (Basic) improved to $0.7 in Q2 2026, from $0.68 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $0.76 in Q3 2023 and troughed at $0.42 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $0.64 and a median of $0.65 in 2025 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
- The largest YoY upside for EPS (Basic) was 37.68% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 30.52% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $0.73 in 2022, then fell by 21.39% to $0.58 in 2023, then slipped by 0.09% to $0.58 in 2024, then grew by 23.95% to $0.71 in 2025, then retreated by 2.0% to $0.7 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EPS (Basic) figures were $0.7 in Q2 2026, $0.68 in Q1 2026, and $0.71 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hdfc Bank | 121.02 Bn | 84.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Pnc Financial Services | 97.68 Bn | 97.68 Bn | - | 4.85 |
| 3 | Us Bancorp | 95.94 Bn | 95.94 Bn | - | 1.35 |
| 4 | Lloyds Banking | 93.61 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 5 | NatWest | 74.78 Bn | -144.31 Bn | - | 0.53 |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 72.05 Bn | -81.26 Bn | - | 1.43 |
| 7 | Nu Holdings | 71.36 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 0.29 |
| 8 | Truist Financial | 61.59 Bn | 61.59 Bn | - | 1.24 |
| 9 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 49.58 Bn | 25.85 Bn | - | 0.84 |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 1.01 Bn | 436.31 Mn | - | 0.70 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.73 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| 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 | 0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.51 |