Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.62 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 5.35% year-over-year to 1.62; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.6 (up 7.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.57, up 9.13% from the prior year.
• Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.62 for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, up from 1.59 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 4.87 in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.39 in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 2.01 across 5 years, with a median of 1.59 in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 63.67% in 2023, then grew 11.62% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 2.24 in 2022, then slumped by 33.27% to 1.5 in 2023, then slipped by 4.99% to 1.42 in 2024, then gained by 11.62% to 1.59 in 2025, then gained by 2.25% to 1.62 in 2026.
• The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.62 (Q1 2026), 1.59 (Q4 2025), and 1.58 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.