Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Return on Sales [ROS] was 2442.95% in Q2 2026, down 437.19 percentage points from 2880.14% a year earlier and down 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' Return on Sales [ROS] was 2663.98% through Jun 30, 2026, up 45.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2822.84%, up 266.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +1723.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 2556.79% in FY2024 (+199.17 pp), 2357.63% in FY2023 (+1086.72 pp), 1270.90% in FY2022 (+80.35 pp) and 1190.55% in FY2021 (+91.42 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +70.15 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 1345.73 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 526.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2444.14% (Q1 2026), 2815.57% (Q4 2025) and 3052.40% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 886.05 Bn | 915.53 Bn | - | 91.77% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 409.93 Bn | 529.88 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.01 Bn | -1,999.06 Bn | - | 93.16% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 329.11 Bn | 329.16 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.54 Bn | -213.55 Bn | - | 95.89% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 273.59 Bn | 124.33 Bn | - | 138.04% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 268.33 Bn | -1,320.16 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 261.29 Bn | -3,295.82 Bn | - | 131.07% |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.13 Bn | 245.26 Bn | - | 84.05% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 898.89 Mn | -1.08 Bn | - | 2,442.95% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,442.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2,444.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2,815.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3,052.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2,880.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2,570.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2,491.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2,548.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2,665.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2,529.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2,479.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2,519.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2,385.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2,015.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1,827.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1,293.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1,039.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 813.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1,030.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 973.79% |
Business First Bancshares Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();