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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 1.62 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 5.35% year-over-year to 1.62; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 1.6, up 7.73%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 1.57, 9.13% up from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio hit 1.62 in Q1 2026 for Business First Bancshares, up from 1.59 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 4.87 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 1.39 in Q1 2024.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 2.01, with a median of 1.59 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio plummeted 63.67% in 2023 and then increased 11.62% in 2025.
  • Business First Bancshares' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.24 in 2022, then tumbled by 33.27% to 1.5 in 2023, then dropped by 4.99% to 1.42 in 2024, then increased by 11.62% to 1.59 in 2025, then increased by 2.25% to 1.62 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods came in at 1.62, 1.59, and 1.58 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.