Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 18.20% for Q2 2026, up 0.63 percentage points from 17.57% a year earlier but down 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 19.38%, down 0.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +7.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.19% in FY2024 (+1.65 pp), 18.55% in FY2023 (+7.50 pp), 11.04% in FY2022 (-2.48 pp) and 13.53% in FY2021 (+1.97 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 7.58% in Q3 2022 to a high of 20.77% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.49 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 11.23 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 5.66 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 18.88% (Q1 2026), 18.70% (Q4 2025) and 18.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 883.45 Bn | 912.92 Bn | - | 32.13% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 401.52 Bn | 521.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.43 Bn | -1,998.64 Bn | - | 25.16% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.31 Bn | 330.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 299.17 Bn | -209.92 Bn | - | 42.00% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.08 Bn | 124.82 Bn | - | 11.34% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 270.70 Bn | -1,317.79 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 263.13 Bn | -3,293.98 Bn | - | 14.05% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.64 Bn | 245.78 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 911.88 Mn | -1.06 Bn | - | 18.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.25% |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();