Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.63 for Q2 2026, up 2.99% year-over-year from 1.59 in Q2 2025, and up 2.65% on a QoQ basis from 1.59 in Q1 2026.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Business First Bancshares has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 13 years, with the latest figure at 1.63 in Q2 2026.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 1.63, up 2.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 1.82 (down 71.12% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.57, up 9.13% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 1.63 in Q2 2026, from 1.59 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 7.59 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.83 in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 1.76 and a median of 1.48 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 52.26%; it then surged 816.85% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 2.24 in 2022, then tumbled by 33.27% to 1.5 in 2023, then sank by 44.72% to 0.83 in 2024, then surged by 816.85% to 7.59 in 2025, then sank by 78.47% to 1.63 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 1.63 in Q2 2026, 1.59 in Q1 2026, and 7.59 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hdfc Bank | 120.66 Bn | 84.46 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Pnc Financial Services | 97.86 Bn | 97.86 Bn | - | 2.00 |
| 3 | Us Bancorp | 96.39 Bn | 96.39 Bn | - | 1.84 |
| 4 | Lloyds Banking | 93.61 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | NatWest | 74.92 Bn | -144.17 Bn | - | 0.27 |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 72.22 Bn | -81.10 Bn | - | 1.49 |
| 7 | Nu Holdings | 70.34 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 8 | Truist Financial | 61.75 Bn | 61.75 Bn | - | 1.77 |
| 9 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 49.88 Bn | 26.16 Bn | - | 1.90 |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 1.02 Bn | 440.55 Mn | - | 1.63 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.63 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.59 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.59 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.57 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.02 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.49 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.47 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.24 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.22 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.16 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.70 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.93 |