Business First Bancshares (BFST) Times Interest Earned: 2014-2025

Historic Times Interest Earned for Business First Bancshares (BFST) over the last 11 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to $1.58.

  • Business First Bancshares' Times Interest Earned rose 6.46% to $1.58 in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was $1.53, marking a year-over-year increase of 4.86%. This contributed to the annual value of $1.44 for FY2024, which is 948.47% up from last year.
  • Per Business First Bancshares' latest filing, its Times Interest Earned stood at $1.58 for Q3 2025, which was down 0.11% from $1.59 recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Business First Bancshares' Times Interest Earned peaked at $5.99 during Q2 2021, and registered a low of $1.39 during Q1 2024.
  • Its 3-year average for Times Interest Earned is $1.56, with a median of $1.54 in 2025.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Business First Bancshares' Times Interest Earned skyrocketed by 313.35% in 2021, and later plummeted by 63.67% in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Business First Bancshares' Times Interest Earned (Quarterly) stood at $4.70 in 2021, then slumped by 52.26% to $2.24 in 2022, then tumbled by 33.27% to $1.50 in 2023, then fell by 4.99% to $1.42 in 2024, then grew by 6.46% to $1.58 in 2025.
  • Its Times Interest Earned was $1.58 in Q3 2025, compared to $1.59 in Q2 2025 and $1.54 in Q1 2025.