Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.04% for Q2 2026, up 0.07 percentage points from 0.98% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.09%, up 0.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +0.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.90% in FY2024 (-0.23 pp), 1.13% in FY2023 (+0.12 pp), 1.01% in FY2022 (-0.16 pp) and 1.17% in FY2021 (+0.24 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 0.82% (Q2 2022) to 1.23% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 0.40 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 0.39 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BFST's Return on Assets [ROA] at 1.06% (Q1 2026), 1.09% (Q4 2025) and 1.03% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 1.31% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | 2.83% |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 0.96% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 1.25% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 0.93% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 0.53% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 1.00% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 1.02% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 1.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.23% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();