Business First Bancshares (BFST) Purchase of AFS Securities (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Purchase of AFS Securities of $26.64 million for Q2 2026, down 11.8% from $30.22 million a year earlier and down 65.1% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Purchase of AFS Securities (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Business First Bancshares' Purchase of AFS Securities came in at $710.51 million, up 405.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $687.86 million, up 560.4% from FY2024.
- Purchase of AFS Securities has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Purchase of AFS Securities came in at $104.17 million in FY2024 (-20.5%), $131.04 million in FY2023 (+27.5%), $102.81 million in FY2022 (-80.5%) and $528.06 million in FY2021 (+126.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Purchase of AFS Securities since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Purchase of AFS Securities gained in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 79.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Purchase of AFS Securities in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 508.5%); the low point was Q3 2022 (a decline of 97.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $76.3 million (Q1 2026), $533 million (Q4 2025) and $74.57 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Purchase of AFS Securities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 73.61 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | -69.51 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 7.20 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 25.10 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 32.96 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 20.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 76.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 533.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 74.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 50.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 84.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.37 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Purchase of AFS Securities API
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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=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-afs-securities", "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=purchase-of-afs-securities&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();