Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 9.30% for Q2 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from 9.19% a year earlier but down 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.36%, up 1.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +1.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.02% in FY2024 (-2.58 pp), 11.60% in FY2023 (+0.90 pp), 10.70% in FY2022 (-1.66 pp) and 12.36% in FY2021 (+3.73 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 8.69% (Q4 2024) to 12.52% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 6.93 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 2.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BFST's Return on Equity [ROE] at 9.63% (Q1 2026), 9.90% (Q4 2025) and 9.50% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 17.67% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 14.29% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 17.55% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 15.91% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 17.90% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 12.93% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.72% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 9.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.07% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();