Business First Bancshares (BFST) EV to EBITDA (2018 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' (BFST) EV to EBITDA stood at 1.06 in Q2 2026, up 33.7% from 0.79 a year earlier and up 57.9% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) EV to EBITDA (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Business First Bancshares' EV to EBITDA came in at -3.41 as of Jun 30, 2026; for FY2025, it was 1.17, down 26.7% from FY2024.
- Annual EV to EBITDA has declined for four straight years.
- Across earlier years, EV to EBITDA came in at 1.60 in FY2024 (-6.5%), 1.71 in FY2023 (-53.4%), 3.67 in FY2022 (-38.6%) and 5.97 in FY2021 (+36.9%).
- Quarterly EV to EBITDA has ranged from 0.67 in Q1 2026 to 5.97 in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EV to EBITDA rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 14.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EV to EBITDA in the last five years was growth of 63.9% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 73.4% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.67 (Q1 2026), 1.17 (Q4 2025) and 0.98 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.31 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.87 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.19 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.10 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.78 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.30 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.35 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.34 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.53 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.71 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.33 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.13 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.94 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.67 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.80 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.29 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.97 |
API Access
Business First Bancshares EV to EBITDA 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-ebitda&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-ebitda", "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-ebitda&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();