Business First Bancshares (BFST) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Free Cash Flow of $24.95 million for Q2 2026, up 80.8% from $13.8 million a year earlier but down 9.5% from the prior quarter.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Business First Bancshares was $103.24 million, up 29.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $92.02 million, up 53.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Free Cash Flow was $59.85 million in FY2024 (-24.6%), $79.32 million in FY2023 (+28.4%), $61.8 million in FY2022 (+17.8%) and $52.47 million in FY2021 (+99.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $7.21 million in Q1 2024 to a high of $32.23 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 57.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 281.3%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 65.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $27.58 million (Q1 2026), $18.48 million (Q4 2025) and $32.23 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | -25.28 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 29.04 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | -3.57 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 25.17 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 5.60 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 6.78 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 24.95 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.04 Mn |
Business First Bancshares Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();