Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares' Share-based Compensation was $2.17 million in Q2 2026, up 363.9% from $468,000 a year earlier and up 141.0% from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Business First Bancshares' Share-based Compensation was $6.82 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 52.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.82 million, up 94.1% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $3 million in FY2024 (-25.0%), $4 million in FY2023 (+8.2%), $3.7 million in FY2022 (+29.2%) and $2.86 million in FY2021 (+16.6%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has moved between -$612,000 (Q2 2024) and $2.46 million (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation was higher in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 101.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 363.9%); the worst was Q3 2023 (a decline of 81.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, BFST's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $901,000 (Q1 2026), $2.46 million (Q4 2025) and $1.29 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 901,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 468,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 404,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -612,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 246,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 287,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 757,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 802,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 814,000.00 |
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();