Business First Bancshares BFST
NASDAQ BFST
$31.15 -0.07 (-0.22%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Gains from Investment Securities (2017 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Gains from Investment Securities of $2.6 million for Q2 2026, down 58.88% year-over-year from $6.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 145.17% on a QoQ basis from -$5.9 million in Q1 2026.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Gains from Investment Securities (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares has reported Gains from Investment Securities for 10 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • Gains from Investment Securities for Q2 2026 came in at $2.6 million, down 58.88% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $15.1 million (down 40.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $37.7 million, up 730.83% from the prior year.
  • Gains from Investment Securities advanced to $2.6 million in Q2 2026, from -$5.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gains from Investment Securities peaked at $34.4 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$49.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.4 million and a median of $3.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Gains from Investment Securities.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gains from Investment Securities tumbled 2133.28%; it then surged 300.64% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gains from Investment Securities shows it stood at $13.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 159.3% to $34.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 162.14% to -$21.4 million in 2024, then surged by 118.64% to $4.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 33.54% to $2.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gains from Investment Securities figures were $2.6 million in Q2 2026, -$5.9 million in Q1 2026, and $4.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Hdfc Bank 120.66 Bn 84.46 Bn -
2 Pnc Financial Services 97.86 Bn 97.86 Bn -
3 Us Bancorp 96.39 Bn 96.39 Bn -
4 Lloyds Banking 93.61 Bn 93.91 Bn -
5 NatWest 74.92 Bn -144.17 Bn -
6 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 72.22 Bn -81.10 Bn -
7 Nu Holdings 70.34 Bn 56.66 Bn 2.35 Bn
8 Truist Financial 61.75 Bn 61.75 Bn -
9 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.88 Bn 26.16 Bn -
10 Business First Bancshares 1.02 Bn 440.55 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 2.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -41.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -41.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -941,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -941,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 5.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.42 Mn