Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2018 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $24.85 million for Q3 2026, up 16.0% from $21.43 million a year earlier and up 15.3% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Business First Bancshares posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $20.48 million, down 30.8% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $29.59 million in FY2024 (+8.3%), $27.32 million in FY2023 (-12.4%), $31.19 million in FY2022 (+253.6%) and $8.82 million in FY2021 (+50.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Long-Term Deferred Tax gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.5%.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Deferred Tax in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 553.1%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 39.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $21.56 million (Q2 2026), $22.96 million (Q1 2026) and $20.48 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.82 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();