Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest income - Loans (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Interest income - Loans of $111.78 million for Q2 2026, up 7.5% from $104.03 million a year earlier and up 2.4% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest income - Loans (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares' Interest income - Loans came in at $433.1 million, up 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $419.2 million, up 11.9% from FY2024.
- Interest income - Loans has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Interest income - Loans came in at $374.56 million in FY2024 (+15.8%), $323.33 million in FY2023 (+48.3%), $218.03 million in FY2022 (+39.1%) and $156.79 million in FY2021 (+11.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Interest income - Loans in data going back to Q1 2014.
- Year over year, Interest income - Loans has now increased in each of the last 17 quarters, with growth averaging 11.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest income - Loans in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 83.6%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 8.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $109.15 million (Q1 2026), $105.52 million (Q4 2025) and $106.66 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest income - Loans (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 24.54 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 15.86 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 3.81 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 10.17 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 7.15 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 3.66 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 14.30 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 111.78 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 111.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 109.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 105.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 106.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 104.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 102.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 104.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 93.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 90.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 85.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 85.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 84.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 79.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 73.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 69.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 58.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.90 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Interest income - Loans API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-income-loans&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-income-loans", "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=interest-income-loans&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();