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.

• In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 28.26% year-over-year to -$37.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$37.9 million (up 28.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$33.3 million, down 112.76% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings was -$37.9 million for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, down from -$33.3 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $310.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$81.3 million in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $71.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$33.3 million in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings slumped 160.89% in 2022, then soared 430.51% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$74.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 391.24% to $216.1 million in 2023, then increased by 20.75% to $261.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 112.76% to -$33.3 million in 2025, then declined by 13.89% to -$37.9 million in 2026.
• The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$37.9 million (Q1 2026), -$33.3 million (Q4 2025), and $310.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.