Business First Bancshares BFST
NASDAQ BFST
$31.15 -0.07 (-0.22%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2015 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Long-Term Debt Issuances of $258.3 million for Q2 2026, up 47.1% year-over-year from $175.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 249.05% on a QoQ basis from -$173.3 million in Q1 2026.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares has reported Long-Term Debt Issuances for 12 years, with the latest figure at $258.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • Long-Term Debt Issuances for Q2 2026 came in at $258.3 million, up 47.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $23.3 million (down 85.95% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $75.3 million, down 38.5% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Debt Issuances improved to $258.3 million in Q2 2026, from -$173.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Debt Issuances peaked at $280.0 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$173.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $22.8 million and a median of -$3.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Long-Term Debt Issuances.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Long-Term Debt Issuances tumbled 1022.44%; it then jumped 5957.04% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Long-Term Debt Issuances shows it stood at -$124.0 million in 2022, then soared by 97.59% to -$3.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 1022.44% to -$33.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 290.33% to $63.8 million in 2025, then surged by 304.9% to $258.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Long-Term Debt Issuances figures were $258.3 million in Q2 2026, -$173.3 million in Q1 2026, and $63.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Debt Issuances (Qtr)
1 Hdfc Bank 120.66 Bn 84.46 Bn - -
2 Pnc Financial Services 97.86 Bn 97.86 Bn - 2.51 Bn
3 Us Bancorp 96.39 Bn 96.39 Bn - 4.10 Bn
4 Lloyds Banking 93.61 Bn 93.91 Bn - -
5 NatWest 74.92 Bn -144.17 Bn - -
6 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 72.22 Bn -81.10 Bn - -
7 Nu Holdings 70.34 Bn 56.66 Bn 2.35 Bn -
8 Truist Financial 61.75 Bn 61.75 Bn - 27.66 Bn
9 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.88 Bn 26.16 Bn - -
10 Business First Bancshares 1.02 Bn 440.55 Mn - 258.29 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 258.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 258.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -173.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -173.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -125.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -125.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 175.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 175.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -38.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -38.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -33.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -33.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 97.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 97.01 Mn