Business First Bancshares (BFST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' (BFST) FCF Payout Ratio was 0.20 for Q2 2026, down 35.4% from 0.30 a year earlier but up 9.9% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares' FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.18, down 11.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.18, down 26.3% from FY2024.
- By year, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in FY2024 (+55.7%), 0.16 in FY2023 (-8.9%), 0.18 in FY2022 (-2.6%) and 0.18 in FY2021 (-36.9%).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.12 in Q2 2023 and a high of 0.50 in Q1 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Payout Ratio gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 11.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Payout Ratio in five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 241.6%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 70.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.18 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025) and 0.13 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 895.36 Bn | 924.83 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 425.01 Bn | 544.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 389.22 Bn | -1,986.85 Bn | - | 0.08 |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 347.56 Bn | 347.61 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 304.44 Bn | -204.66 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.54 Bn | 132.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 277.23 Bn | -1,311.26 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.12 Bn | -3,289.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 244.76 Bn | 246.90 Bn | - | 0.20 |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 905.09 Mn | -1.07 Bn | - | 0.20 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.20 |
API Access
Business First Bancshares FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();