Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) recorded quarterly Return on Sales of 0.07% in Q1 2026, down 11.25% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08% in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from 0.07% in Q1 2025.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Sales (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares' Return on Sales history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.07% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.08% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.08%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.07% for Q1 2026 at Business First Bancshares, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.09% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.05% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.07% across 5 years, with a median of 0.07% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Sales slipped 4 bps in 2022, then increased 3 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.08% in 2022, then decreased by 19 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then retreated by 11 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then surged by 47 bps to 0.08% in 2025, then retreated by 11 bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.07% (Q1 2026), 0.08% (Q4 2025), and 0.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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1 Bank Of Chile 97,765.53 Bn 97,765.53 Bn - -
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5 Itau Unibanco Holding 202.78 Bn 202.78 Bn - -
6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 0.00%
7 NatWest 168.65 Bn -51.67 Bn - 0.01%
8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - 578.80%
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - -0.02%
10 Business First Bancshares 951.99 Mn 362.18 Mn - 0.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.07%
Dec 31, 2025 0.08%
Sep 30, 2025 0.09%
Jun 30, 2025 0.08%
Mar 31, 2025 0.07%
Dec 31, 2024 0.06%
Sep 30, 2024 0.07%
Jun 30, 2024 0.07%
Mar 31, 2024 0.06%
Dec 31, 2023 0.06%
Sep 30, 2023 0.08%
Jun 30, 2023 0.08%
Mar 31, 2023 0.07%
Dec 31, 2022 0.08%
Sep 30, 2022 0.07%
Jun 30, 2022 0.07%
Mar 31, 2022 0.05%
Dec 31, 2021 0.06%
Sep 30, 2021 0.06%
Jun 30, 2021 0.10%