Business First Bancshares (BFST) Retained Earnings (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares' Retained Earnings history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$37.9 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 113.73% year-over-year to -$37.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$37.9 million, a 113.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$33.3 million, down 112.76% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings retreated to -$37.9 million in Q1 2026 per BFST's latest filing, from -$33.3 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $276.0 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$84.7 million in Q3 2022.
• The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$39.8 million (2022), against an average of $27.2 million.
• Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings sank 6204.5% in 2022 and jumped 537.09% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$74.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 10.27% to -$66.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 491.92% to $261.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 112.76% to -$33.3 million in 2025, then declined by 13.89% to -$37.9 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest BFST Retained Earnings figures stand at -$37.9 million (Q1 2026), -$33.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$36.4 million (Q3 2025).