Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 16.91% for Q2 2026, up 0.51 percentage points from 16.40% a year earlier but down 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 17.99%, up 1.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +7.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 16.89% in FY2024 (+1.66 pp), 15.23% in FY2023 (+5.43 pp), 9.79% in FY2022 (-2.33 pp) and 12.12% in FY2021 (+1.29 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 6.73% in Q3 2022 to a high of 18.82% in Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.79 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 9.07 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 5.61 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 17.61% (Q1 2026), 17.45% (Q4 2025) and 17.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 3.60% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 12.95% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 11.83% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 49.27% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 6.60% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 3.32% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 3.69% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 16.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.31% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.33% |
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();