Business First Bancshares (BFST) Price to Earnings (2018 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Price to Earnings was 9.95 in Q3 2026, up 9.0% from 9.13 a year earlier but down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Price to Earnings (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Business First Bancshares came in at 9.35, down 26.5% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 12.72 in FY2024 (+33.6%), 9.52 in FY2023 (-9.4%), 10.51 in FY2022 (-5.1%) and 11.08 in FY2021 (-20.9%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has moved between 6.11 (Q2 2023) and 12.72 (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 58.2%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 43.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.36 (Q2 2026), 9.34 (Q1 2026) and 9.35 (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 | 9.95 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.36 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.34 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.19 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.80 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.72 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.10 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.85 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.52 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.51 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.72 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.31 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.08 |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();