Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) EV to EBIT (2018 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' EV to EBIT was 1.08 in Q2 2026, up 33.7% from 0.81 a year earlier and up 58.0% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) EV to EBIT (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' EV to EBIT was -3.47 through Jun 30, 2026; for FY2025, it came in at 1.19, down 26.8% from FY2024.
- EV to EBIT has now declined for four consecutive years.
- In earlier years, EV to EBIT was 1.63 in FY2024 (-6.6%), 1.74 in FY2023 (-54.5%), 3.84 in FY2022 (-38.9%) and 6.28 in FY2021 (+36.6%).
- Quarterly EV to EBIT has moved between 0.68 (Q1 2026) and 6.28 (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EV to EBIT was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 14.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EV to EBIT over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 63.6%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 74.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's EV to EBIT in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.68 (Q1 2026), 1.19 (Q4 2025) and 1.00 (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.63 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.70 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.56 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.74 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.36 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.01 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.84 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.02 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.53 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.67 |
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. EV to EBIT 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=ev-to-ebit&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-ebit", "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=ev-to-ebit&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();