Business First Bancshares BFST
NASDAQ BFST
$31.25 +0.03 (+0.08%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 9:42 AM EDT

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $2.2 million for Q2 2026, up 363.89% year-over-year from $468000.0 in Q2 2025, and up 140.95% on a QoQ basis from $901000.0 in Q1 2026.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares has reported Share-based Compensation for 12 years, with the latest figure at $2.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q2 2026 came in at $2.2 million, up 363.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $6.8 million (up 51.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.8 million, up 94.1% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation climbed to $2.2 million in Q2 2026, from $901000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $2.5 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$612000.0 in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.1 million and a median of $1.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Share-based Compensation tumbled 150.08%; it then jumped 363.89% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $1.3 million in 2022, then gained by 0.76% to $1.3 million in 2023, then soared by 50.67% to $2.0 million in 2024, then increased by 22.24% to $2.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 11.64% to $2.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were $2.2 million in Q2 2026, $901000.0 in Q1 2026, and $2.5 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Hdfc Bank 120.45 Bn 84.26 Bn - -
2 Pnc Financial Services 97.88 Bn 97.88 Bn - 178.00 Mn
3 Us Bancorp 96.36 Bn 96.36 Bn - -
4 Lloyds Banking 93.61 Bn 93.91 Bn - -
5 NatWest 74.74 Bn -144.35 Bn - -
6 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 71.96 Bn -81.35 Bn - -
7 Nu Holdings 69.50 Bn 55.81 Bn 2.35 Bn -
8 Truist Financial 61.84 Bn 61.84 Bn - -
9 Fifth Third Bancorp 50.07 Bn 26.34 Bn - -
10 Business First Bancshares 1.02 Bn 441.85 Mn - 2.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 2.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 901,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 901,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 2.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 468,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 468,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 1.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 404,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 404,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -612,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -612,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 1.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.20 Mn