Business First Bancshares (BFST) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Net Margin was 24.86% in Q2 2026, down 0.62 percentage points from 25.48% a year earlier and down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Net Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' Net Margin was 25.37% through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.40%, up 3.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +5.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 21.99% in FY2024 (-4.09 pp), 26.07% in FY2023 (+2.96 pp), 23.11% in FY2022 (-4.37 pp) and 27.49% in FY2021 (+7.39 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.53 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 6.91 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 8.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 24.89% (Q1 2026), 25.28% (Q4 2025) and 26.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 29.77% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 21.83% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 38.08% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 23.36% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 32.48% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 27.42% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 26.08% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 246.71% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 24.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.90% |
| 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% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();