Business First Bancshares (BFST) Loans - Net (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded Loans - Net of $6.6 billion in Q2 2026, up 10.1% from $5.99 billion a year earlier but down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Loans - Net (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Business First Bancshares reported Loans - Net of $6.14 billion, up 3.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Loans - Net has increased for 11 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Loans - Net came in at $5.93 billion in FY2024 (+19.7%), $4.95 billion in FY2023 (+8.4%), $4.57 billion in FY2022 (+44.5%) and $3.16 billion in FY2021 (+6.4%).
- Quarterly Loans - Net has ranged from $3.04 billion in Q3 2021 to $6.62 billion in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Loans - Net has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 12.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Loans - Net in the last five years was growth of 44.7% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 0.8% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $6.62 billion (Q1 2026), $6.14 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.96 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Loans - Net (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 1,558.37 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 1,238.26 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 1,029.86 Bn |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 297.21 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 791.32 Bn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 275.65 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 1,034.29 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 6.72 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.16 Bn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Loans - 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=loans-net&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "loans-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=loans-net&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();