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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Of Chile | 97,765.53 Bn | 97,765.53 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bank Bradesco | 6,846.93 Bn | 6,830.99 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Lloyds Banking | 384.13 Bn | 384.40 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | First Capital | 215.78 Bn | 215.63 Bn | - | 0.03% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |