Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Net Margin was 713.95% in Q2 2026, down 74.24 percentage points from 788.19% a year earlier but up 6.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Net Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' Net Margin was 758.03% through Jun 30, 2026, up 112.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 770.37%, up 205.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +210.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 564.49% in FY2024 (-111.95 pp), 676.44% in FY2023 (+36.88 pp), 639.57% in FY2022 (-125.68 pp) and 765.24% in FY2021 (+205.44 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between 483.71% (Q1 2022) and 838.40% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +73.65 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 268.00 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 376.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 707.00% (Q1 2026), 793.99% (Q4 2025) and 838.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.63% |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Net Margin API
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