Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Income - Net (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Interest Income - Net was $80.66 million in Q3 2026, up 16.4% from $69.28 million a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Interest Income - Net (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' Interest Income - Net was $304.57 million through Sep 30, 2026, up 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $273.16 million, up 20.1% from FY2024.
- Interest Income - Net has now increased for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Income - Net was $227.38 million in FY2024 (+5.7%), $215.13 million in FY2023 (+7.8%), $199.58 million in FY2022 (+29.7%) and $153.88 million in FY2021 (+20.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Income - Net in data going back to Q1 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Income - Net has increased for ten straight quarters, with growth averaging 19.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Income - Net over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 46.2%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 4.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Interest Income - Net in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $77.84 million (Q2 2026), $75.2 million (Q1 2026) and $70.86 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Income - Net (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 27.04 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 16.45 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 9.31 Bn |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 3.25 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 6.27 Bn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 3.77 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 12.52 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 5.54 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 80.66 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 80.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 77.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 70.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 67.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 65.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 56.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 54.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 53.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 53.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.34 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Interest Income - Net API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-income-net&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-income-net", "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-net&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();