Business First Bancshares (BFST) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2014 - 2026)
Business First Bancshares (BFST) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 29.51 million for Q2 2026, down 0.3% from 29.6 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q1 2014, Business First Bancshares' Shares Outstanding (Entity) record includes 50 quarters.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 29.55 million in FY2024 (+16.6%), 25.35 million in FY2023 (+1.0%), 25.11 million in FY2022 (+23.1%) and 20.4 million in FY2021 (-1.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) spans a low of 20.38 million in Q3 2021 and a high of 29.62 million in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 8.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 23.1%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 1.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 29.51 million (Q1 2026), 29.51 million (Q4 2025) and 29.62 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 890.60 Bn | 920.07 Bn | - | 2.66 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 421.74 Bn | 541.68 Bn | - | 12.56 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 385.85 Bn | -1,990.22 Bn | - | 7.02 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 345.94 Bn | 345.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 303.15 Bn | -205.95 Bn | - | 1.57 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 279.82 Bn | 130.57 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 274.62 Bn | -1,313.87 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.07 Bn | -3,290.04 Bn | - | 291.44 Mn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.79 Bn | 245.93 Bn | - | 3.03 Bn |
| 10 | Business First Bancshares | 897.42 Mn | -1.08 Bn | - | 29.51 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.38 Mn |
API Access
Business First Bancshares Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=BFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();