Business First Bancshares (BFST) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted FCF Margin of 27.18% for Q2 2026, up 10.24 percentage points from 16.94% a year earlier but down 3.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Business First Bancshares was 29.92%, up 3.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 28.34%, up 6.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +10.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' FCF Margin was 22.04% in FY2024 (-9.47 pp), 31.51% in FY2023 (+4.51 pp), 27.00% in FY2022 (-0.67 pp) and 27.67% in FY2021 (+9.99 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of 11.84% in Q1 2024 to a high of 39.82% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.38 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 22.88 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 25.93 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 30.90% (Q1 2026), 22.25% (Q4 2025) and 39.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 66.09% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | -21.69% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | -230.94% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 189.34% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 19.57% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 40.54% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 47.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 47.74% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.51% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();