Business First Bancshares (BFST) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted Shares Outstanding of 32.59 million for Q2 2026, up 10.4% from 29.52 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Business First Bancshares' Shares Outstanding came in at 29.4 million, up 12.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Business First Bancshares' Shares Outstanding was 26.25 million in FY2024 (+4.7%), 25.08 million in FY2023 (+10.8%), 22.63 million in FY2022 (+10.4%) and 20.5 million in FY2021 (+12.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last 19 quarters, with growth averaging 11.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 18.8%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 1.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 32.58 million (Q1 2026), 29.4 million (Q4 2025) and 29.54 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 879.54 Bn | 909.01 Bn | - | 2.69 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 418.48 Bn | 538.42 Bn | - | 26.92 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 381.92 Bn | -1,994.15 Bn | - | 7.15 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 341.10 Bn | 341.15 Bn | - | 3.49 Bn |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 295.71 Bn | -213.38 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 275.38 Bn | 126.13 Bn | - | 1.41 Bn |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 273.79 Bn | -1,314.70 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 11.40 Bn |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 262.78 Bn | -3,294.34 Bn | - | 300.10 Mn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 242.61 Bn | 244.75 Bn | - | 3.04 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 887.98 Mn | -1.09 Bn | - | 32.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.38 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();