Business First Bancshares (BFST) Income from Continuing Operations (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Income from Continuing Operations of $24.18 million for Q2 2026, up 9.4% from $22.1 million a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Income from Continuing Operations (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Income from Continuing Operations at Business First Bancshares was $92.95 million, up 20.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $87.86 million, up 34.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Income from Continuing Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Income from Continuing Operations was $65.11 million in FY2024 (-8.4%), $71.04 million in FY2023 (+30.9%), $54.26 million in FY2022 (+4.1%) and $52.14 million in FY2021 (+73.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations in data going back to Q1 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Income from Continuing Operations has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 19.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income from Continuing Operations in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 72.1%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 29.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Income from Continuing Operations for the three prior quarters was $23.56 million (Q1 2026), $22.36 million (Q4 2025) and $22.86 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 21.16 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | 228.63 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 9.07 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 5.65 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 4.32 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 5.85 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 6.63 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 6.65 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 24.18 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.31 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Income from Continuing Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();