Business First Bancshares (BFST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.2 for Q2 2026, down 35.41% year-over-year from 0.3 in Q2 2025, and up 9.87% on a QoQ basis from 0.18 in Q1 2026.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Business First Bancshares has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q2 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.2, down 35.41% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.18 (down 11.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.18, down 26.29% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.2 in Q2 2026, from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.5 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.12 in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.21 and a median of 0.18 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Payout Ratio jumped 241.58%; it then plunged 70.03% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.28 in 2022, then dropped by 7.59% to 0.26 in 2023, then decreased by 7.97% to 0.24 in 2024, then rose by 1.53% to 0.24 in 2025, then retreated by 18.65% to 0.2 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.2 in Q2 2026, 0.18 in Q1 2026, and 0.24 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hdfc Bank | 121.20 Bn | 85.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Pnc Financial Services | 97.72 Bn | 97.72 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 3 | Us Bancorp | 95.92 Bn | 95.92 Bn | - | 0.17 |
| 4 | Lloyds Banking | 93.61 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | NatWest | 74.78 Bn | -144.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 71.99 Bn | -81.33 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Nu Holdings | 70.73 Bn | 57.04 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 8 | Truist Financial | 61.59 Bn | 61.59 Bn | - | 0.67 |
| 9 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 49.49 Bn | 25.77 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 1.01 Bn | 436.64 Mn | - | 0.20 |
Historic Data
Download 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 |