Business First Bancshares (BFST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Return on Sales [ROS] was 85.07% in Q2 2026, down 8.03 percentage points from 93.10% a year earlier and down 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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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 89.16% through Jun 30, 2026, down 6.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 93.06%, down 6.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +53.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 99.58% in FY2024 (+8.71 pp), 90.87% in FY2023 (+44.94 pp), 45.93% in FY2022 (+3.16 pp) and 42.77% in FY2021 (+3.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.74 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 53.75 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 10.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 86.05% (Q1 2026), 89.66% (Q4 2025) and 96.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 91.99% |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 89.38% |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | 48.15% |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 95.47% |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 138.04% |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 139.33% |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 84.54% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 51.45% |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 965.88 Mn | -1.10 Bn | - | 83.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 83.31% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 85.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 86.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 89.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 93.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 92.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 92.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 103.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 102.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 101.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 101.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 98.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 88.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 64.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.33% |
API Access
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();